Closes in
4
days
10 Sept 2026Estimated Bid Value
Not given
Supply & Goods
Ngc Kavach Main Equipment, Ngc Kavach Cables, Ngc Kavach Installation Materials +1 More
Supply of main equipment, cables, installation materials and lifting gear for the NGC Kavach defence project (all‑India).
- On the value
- The buyer did not declare one on GeM
- Earnest money
- Not publishedConfirm the amount in the tender document
- Published
- 18 May 2026
- State
- All India
- Country
- India
- Portal
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In brief
The Department of Defence Production seeks vendors to provide core hardware, specialised cables, installation consumables and lifting equipment for the NGC Kavach system, a national‑level defence platform. The procurement covers all of India and will be executed under the GeM Goods & Services framework. Only firms with existing defence‑sector clearances, ISO‑9001 quality certification and prior experience supplying critical defence hardware can participate. ## Winning approach Present a turnkey package that bundles OEM‑approved equipment with pre‑tested cable assemblies and certified lifting gear, ensuring full compatibility with the NGC Kavach architecture; include a detailed integration schedule aligned with the project’s milestones. ## What to emphasise in your technical bid - Existing defence‑clearance and ability to handle classified material. - Proven track record of supplying similar main‑equipment kits for defence platforms. - Compliance with Indian Defence Standards (e.g., IS/IES 2060) for cables and lifting gear. ## Watch-outs for this tender - Absence of a quoted value means the buyer will scrutinise cost‑breakdowns; avoid hidden markup that could be challenged. - Any deviation from the specified technical specifications will lead to immediate disqualification. - Delivery timelines are critical for defence projects; any unrealistic schedule will be rejected. ## Your edge Leverage any existing OEM partnership for the NGC Kavach system and highlight your in‑house testing capabilities that guarantee ready‑to‑install equipment.
Bidrove summary — not the buyer’s wording
AI Bid Advisor
No recommended bid for this tender — and that's deliberate
GeM runs this as a reverse auction. The buyer never publishes an estimated contract value — bidders compete downward in a live round instead. There is no official figure to work from, so we don't invent one. A recommended bid built on a guessed value would look precise and be worthless.
How to price a reverse auction
- Work out your floor first, before the round opens. Materials, labour, transport, GST, the EMD you have tied up, and your overhead. In a live auction there is no time to calculate — the only number that protects you is one you decided in advance.
- Price the quantity, not the tender. GeM lists an exact quantity and specification. Cost one unit properly, multiply, then add delivery and any inspection or installation the specification requires.
- Check the EMD. Earnest money is usually a small percentage of what the buyer expects to spend, so it is often the only public hint at the scale of the contract.
- Decide your walk-away number and hold it. Reverse auctions are designed to pull the price down. Winning below your floor is worse than not winning — you carry the delivery risk and the penalty clauses either way.
- Read the eligibility and documents below before you bid. A disqualified bid costs the EMD and the effort, whatever the price was.
Find it on the portal
You cannot bid from here — government bids are filed on the portal itself, and the portal will not take a link straight to this tender. This is where it lives, and what to search for once you are there — on Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
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The link opens Bid Listing — every live bid on GeM, newest first.
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The search box sits above the list, on the right.
Type this, and nothing else
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- The bid opens with its documents attached — no login is needed to read it.
- Bidding itself needs a GeM seller account and the item in your catalogue.
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Filing it, step by step
Tailored to this tender — its portal, its papers and its deadline.
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Register on Government e-Marketplace (gem.gov.in)
Create a free bidder account on the portal where this tender is published. Use your firm's PAN and email. If you already have an account, just log in.
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Get a Class-3 Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)
You cannot submit a government bid online without a DSC. Buy a Class-3 DSC from a licensed certifying authority (takes 1–2 days) and register it on the portal.
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Keep your documents ready
Check the official tender notice for the exact document checklist (eligibility proofs, EMD receipt, experience certificates, etc.), and scan each as a clear PDF before you start — you'll upload them during bid submission.
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Check the EMD in the tender document
The portal hasn't published an Earnest Money Deposit for this tender, so confirm the amount and how to pay it in the official document before you bid. It's refundable if you don't win, and your MSME/Udyam registration may give you an exemption.
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Study the BOQ and prepare your price
Download the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) from the tender, fill your rates carefully, and cross-check totals. Use the profit estimate on this page as a sanity check — quote competitively but don't go below cost.
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Fill the technical & financial bid
Complete the technical bid (your eligibility, documents, experience) and the financial bid (your price/BOQ) in the portal's forms. Double-check every figure.
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Submit & sign before 10 September 2026
Upload all documents, attach your priced BOQ, sign with your DSC and submit. Do it at least a day early — portals get slow near the deadline. After 10 September 2026, submission closes.
The words on this page
Tender notices are written in their own shorthand. These are the terms that decide whether you can bid at all.
- EMD — Earnest Money Deposit
- A refundable deposit you pay to show you're a serious bidder. Returned if you don't win.
- BOQ — Bill of Quantities
- The official list of all materials & work with quantities. You quote your price against it.
- DSC — Digital Signature Certificate
- A digital ID needed to sign and submit bids online on government portals.
- GeM — Government e-Marketplace
- The central government's online shopping & tender portal (gem.gov.in).
- CPPP — Central Public Procurement Portal
- The main government tenders website (eprocure.gov.in) listing most central tenders.
- Turnover — Annual Turnover
- Your business's total yearly sales. Many tenders need a minimum turnover to qualify.
Estimated cost & profit
This department hasn't published the contract value, so we can't estimate cost & profit yet. The EMD (deposit) and all other details are shown — open the official portal for the full BOQ.