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6 Oct 2026Indian Army has invited bids for lead Acid Storage Batteries for Motor Vehicles with Light Weight and High Cranking Performance (V2), in All India.
The contract value isn't published, so we can't estimate cost or profit. Check the official BOQ on the portal for quantities and the price ceiling. You'll need to block ₹35,427 as a refundable deposit (EMD) to bid, returned if you don't win.
The main thing you must have to bid is minimum average annual turnover of ₹5 Lakh, plus past experience required: 3 Year (s).
Bidrove summary — not the buyer’s wording
You must meet all of these to bid. Tap any line to see it in plain English.
From this tender's official document. Reconfirm on the portal before bidding.
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).
The link opens Bid Listing — every live bid on GeM, newest first.
The search box sits above the list, on the right.
The bid number exactly as it is written, slashes included.
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Tailored to this tender — its portal, its papers and its deadline.
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.
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.
Keep your documents ready
This tender asks for: GST registration certificate, PAN, OEM authorization certificate, CA-certified turnover certificate, Past performance / completion certificates, MSE / Udyam certificate, Startup certificate, Bid security / EMD proof, Tender-acceptance undertaking. Scan each as a clear PDF before you start — you'll upload them during bid submission.
Arrange the EMD of ₹35,427
Pay the Earnest Money Deposit (₹35,427) online via the portal's payment gateway or as specified in the tender. It's refundable if you don't win. Check if your MSME/Udyam registration gives you an EMD exemption.
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.
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.
Submit & sign before 17 October 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 17 October 2026, submission closes.
Tender notices are written in their own shorthand. These are the terms that decide whether you can bid at all.
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.
Verify on official portal
Always confirm & submit on the government source.