Binder Clips (V3) Conforming to IS 8231: GeM business opportunity
Who buys Binder Clips (V3) Conforming to IS 8231 on GeM, in which states, how many sellers compete and what wins. Change the filters to match your business.
Live bids + bids closed 2025-11-07 – 2026-11-07 (365 days). Includes imported GeM history.
- Live bids
- 22
- Closed in period
- 280
- Awarded results
- 6
- Median winning price (L1)
- ₹40,879
- Avg bidders per bid
- 6.1
Tenders published per month
Last 12 months, matching your filters
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| Month | Tenders |
|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 45 |
| Jun 2026 | 50 |
| Jul 2026 | 48 |
| Aug 2026 | 50 |
| Sept 2026 | 39 |
| Oct 2026 | 42 |
| Nov 2026 | 11 |
How open are these bids?
- No EMD needed
- 88%
- MSE turnover/experience relaxed
- 61%
- Reverse auction
- 5%
based on 288 bids
based on 18 bids
based on 289 bids
Turnover, experience, EMD and exemptions come from bid documents and are still sparse; every share shows how many bids it is based on. Results improve as more history is imported.
Top 10: where to work
Ranked by opportunity score (0–100). Open a row to see why.
- 1Glue Stick (V3)86/100
10 live · 3.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹43,645
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- Volume
- 77
- Momentum
- 76
- Low competition
- 90
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 100
- 2Self Adhesive Flags (V3)85/100
12 live · 4.8 bidders avg · L1 ₹39,980
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- Volume
- 76
- Momentum
- 88
- Low competition
- 79
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 99
- 3
11 live · 4.8 bidders avg · L1 ₹40,879
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- Volume
- 75
- Momentum
- 91
- Low competition
- 78
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 99
- 4Register (V2)85/100
8 live · 4.7 bidders avg · L1 ₹39,980
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- Volume
- 74
- Momentum
- 88
- Low competition
- 79
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 99
- 5
8 live · 5.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹39,980
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- Volume
- 73
- Momentum
- 99
- Low competition
- 74
- Easy criteria
- 98
- Order value
- 99
- 6Writing Pens84/100
16 live · 5 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,777
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- Volume
- 84
- Momentum
- 72
- Low competition
- 77
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 100
- 7Correction Fluid Pen(V3)84/100
8 live · 5.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹39,980
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- Volume
- 70
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition
- 75
- Easy criteria
- 98
- Order value
- 99
- 8
5 live · 4.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,813
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- Volume
- 68
- Momentum
- 86
- Low competition
- 83
- Easy criteria
- 98
- Order value
- 100
- 9
6 live · 5 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,777
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- Volume
- 64
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition
- 77
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 100
- 10
22 live · 6.1 bidders avg · L1 ₹40,879
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 50
- Low competition
- 68
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 99
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glue Stick (V3) | 86 | 10 | 72 | 3.3 | ₹43,645 |
| 2 | Self Adhesive Flags (V3) | 85 | 12 | 63 | 4.8 | ₹39,980 |
| 3 | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes with Plastic Base (V4) Conforming to IS 13262 | 85 | 11 | 62 | 4.8 | ₹40,879 |
| 4 | Register (V2) | 85 | 8 | 59 | 4.7 | ₹39,980 |
| 5 | Paper Clips (V2) Conforming to IS 5650 | 85 | 8 | 55 | 5.3 | ₹39,980 |
| 6 | Writing Pens | 84 | 16 | 106 | 5 | ₹41,777 |
| 7 | Correction Fluid Pen(V3) | 84 | 8 | 46 | 5.3 | ₹39,980 |
| 8 | Correspondence Envelopes (V3) Conforming to IS 13892 | 83 | 5 | 42 | 4.3 | ₹41,813 |
| 9 | Paper Pins (V2) Conforming to IS 5653 | 83 | 6 | 31 | 5 | ₹41,777 |
| 10 | Binder Clips (V3) Conforming to IS 8231 | 82 | 22 | 280 | 6.1 | ₹40,879 |
Fewest bidders per bid, then relaxed criteria
- 1
11 live · 3.5 bidders avg · L1 ₹5.9 lakh · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 79
- Momentum
- 76
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2
4 live · 6 bidders avg · L1 ₹34,170 · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 61
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Manual Pencil Sharpener (V3)100/100
6 live · 5 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,777 · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 58
- Momentum
- 99
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4
7 live · 9 bidders avg · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 64
- Momentum
- 87
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5Staple Pins/Staples(V3)100/100
9 live · 10 bidders avg · L1 ₹29,296 · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 72
- Momentum
- 69
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Air Freshener liquid (V3)100/100
3 live · 3 bidders avg · L1 ₹43,645 · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 51
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Paper Punch Machine(V2)100/100
4 live · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 49
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Sweeping Broom (V5)100/100
3 live · 9 bidders avg · L1 ₹24,695 · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 47
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Staplers(V3)100/100
7 live · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 67
- Momentum
- 64
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10Paper Weights (V2)100/100
2 live · 6 bidders avg · L1 ₹35,537 · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 43
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Copier Paper (V3) ISI Marked to IS 14490 | 100 | 11 | 81 | 3.5 | ₹5.9 lakh |
| 2 | Metric Steel Scales (V3) Conforming to IS 1481 | 100 | 4 | 28 | 6 | ₹34,170 |
| 3 | Manual Pencil Sharpener (V3) | 100 | 6 | 20 | 5 | ₹41,777 |
| 4 | Stationery Scissors (V2) Conforming to IS 989 | 100 | 7 | 31 | 9 | — |
| 5 | Staple Pins/Staples(V3) | 100 | 9 | 50 | 10 | ₹29,296 |
| 6 | Air Freshener liquid (V3) | 100 | 3 | 14 | 3 | ₹43,645 |
| 7 | Paper Punch Machine(V2) | 100 | 4 | 11 | — | — |
| 8 | Sweeping Broom (V5) | 100 | 3 | 11 | 9 | ₹24,695 |
| 9 | Staplers(V3) | 100 | 7 | 39 | — | — |
| 10 | Paper Weights (V2) | 100 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ₹35,537 |
- 1
Ministry of Defence ·13 live · 6.1 bidders avg · L1 ₹40,879
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 50
- Low competition
- 68
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 100
- 2Department of Defence66/100
Ministry of Defence ·1 live
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- Volume
- 44
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3
Ministry of Civil Aviation ·1 live
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- Volume
- 30
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4
Ministry of Education ·1 live
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- Volume
- 37
- Momentum
- 61
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5
Ministry of Defence ·1 live
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- Volume
- 54
- Momentum
- 23
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6
Ministry of Railways ·1 live
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- Volume
- 21
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (mohua) ·1 live
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- Volume
- 21
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8
Ministry of Defence ·1 live
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- Volume
- 21
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9
1 live
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- Volume
- 21
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10Department of Commerce49/100
Ministry of Commerce and Industry ·0 live
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- Volume
- 13
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Military Affairs | 82 | 13 | 184 | 6.1 | ₹40,879 |
| 2 | Department of Defence | 66 | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| 3 | Airports Authority of India (aai) | 62 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 4 | Department of Higher Education | 56 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 5 | Department of Defence Research & Development | 53 | 1 | 15 | — | — |
| 6 | Railways Public Sector Undertakings | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 7 | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | Department of Defence Production | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 9 | Higher Education Department, Assam | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 10 | Department of Commerce | 49 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
- 1Ministry of Defence82/100
16 live · 6.1 bidders avg · L1 ₹40,879
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 52
- Low competition
- 68
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 100
- 2
1 live
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- Volume
- 36
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Ministry of Education53/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 44
- Momentum
- 37
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Ministry of Railways51/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 20
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5
1 live
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- Volume
- 20
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6
0 live
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- Volume
- 13
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Ministry of Cooperation49/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 13
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Ministry of Power43/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 36
- Momentum
- 0
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Ministry of Home Affairs41/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 30
- Momentum
- 0
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10
0 live
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- Volume
- 26
- Momentum
- 0
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ministry of Defence | 82 | 16 | 209 | 6.1 | ₹40,879 |
| 2 | Ministry of Civil Aviation | 63 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 3 | Ministry of Education | 53 | 1 | 9 | — | — |
| 4 | Ministry of Railways | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 5 | Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (mohua) | 51 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 6 | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | 49 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 7 | Ministry of Cooperation | 49 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 8 | Ministry of Power | 43 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 9 | Ministry of Home Affairs | 41 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 10 | Ministry of Labour and Employment | 40 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
- 1Maharashtra78/100
4 live
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- Volume
- 87
- Momentum
- 96
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2Tamil Nadu74/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 70
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Uttar Pradesh72/100
5 live
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 48
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Madhya Pradesh71/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 70
- Momentum
- 92
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 92
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5Jammu & Kashmir68/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 96
- Momentum
- 33
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Delhi68/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 87
- Momentum
- 48
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Assam68/100
3 live
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- Volume
- 84
- Momentum
- 53
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8West Bengal65/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 76
- Momentum
- 49
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Rajasthan65/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 74
- Momentum
- 53
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10Gujarat64/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 44
- Momentum
- 92
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 78 | 4 | 19 | — | — |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 74 | 2 | 10 | — | — |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh | 72 | 5 | 33 | — | — |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 71 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| 5 | Jammu & Kashmir | 68 | 0 | 33 | — | — |
| 6 | Delhi | 68 | 2 | 21 | — | — |
| 7 | Assam | 68 | 3 | 18 | — | — |
| 8 | West Bengal | 65 | 2 | 13 | — | — |
| 9 | Rajasthan | 65 | 0 | 14 | — | — |
| 10 | Gujarat | 64 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
- 1Pune80/100
Maharashtra ·3 live
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- Volume
- 93
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2Sonitpur77/100
Assam ·2 live
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- Volume
- 88
- Momentum
- 92
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Mumbai76/100
Maharashtra ·1 live
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- Volume
- 78
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Kanchipuram72/100
Tamil Nadu ·2 live
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- Volume
- 65
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5Jorhat70/100
Assam ·1 live
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- Volume
- 65
- Momentum
- 92
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Jammu70/100
Jammu & Kashmir ·0 live
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- Volume
- 65
- Momentum
- 92
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Bangalore69/100
Karnataka ·0 live
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 33
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Chennai69/100
Tamil Nadu ·0 live
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- Volume
- 72
- Momentum
- 74
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Kolkata69/100
West Bengal ·1 live
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- Volume
- 72
- Momentum
- 74
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10South Delhi69/100
Delhi ·0 live
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- Volume
- 56
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pune | 80 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| 2 | Sonitpur | 77 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| 3 | Mumbai | 76 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 4 | Kanchipuram | 72 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 5 | Jorhat | 70 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 6 | Jammu | 70 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 7 | Bangalore | 69 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
| 8 | Chennai | 69 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 9 | Kolkata | 69 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 10 | South Delhi | 69 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
How the opportunity score works
Score = Volume 30% + Momentum 20% + Low competition 25% + Easy criteria 15% + Order value 10%. Each part is 0–100; a part without enough data counts as a neutral 50.
- Volume: tenders in the period, compared with the biggest row of the list.
- Momentum: share published in the last 30 days vs the average (100 = twice as fast).
- Low competition: 2 bidders per bid = 100, 15 or more = 0.
- Easy criteria: share of read bid documents with no EMD, an MSE/startup exemption or no turnover/experience criterion.
- Order value: median winning (L1) price, compared with the highest in the list.
Who wins these bids
Top L1 sellers in awarded bids of the period
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