Correspondence Envelopes (V3) Conforming to IS 13892: GeM business opportunity
Who buys Correspondence Envelopes (V3) Conforming to IS 13892 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
- 16
- Closed in period
- 238
- Awarded results
- 5
- Median winning price (L1)
- ₹43,645
- Avg bidders per bid
- 3.9
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 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 32 |
| Jun 2026 | 37 |
| Jul 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 2026 | 52 |
| Sept 2026 | 28 |
| Oct 2026 | 37 |
| Nov 2026 | 6 |
How open are these bids?
- No EMD needed
- 88%
- MSE turnover/experience relaxed
- 67%
- Reverse auction
- 3%
based on 244 bids
based on 15 bids
based on 244 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.
- 1
6 live · 4 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,813
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- Volume
- 69
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition
- 85
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 76
- 2
16 live · 3.9 bidders avg · L1 ₹43,645
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 50
- Low competition
- 86
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 77
- 3Writing Pens84/100
11 live · 4.8 bidders avg · L1 ₹11 lakh
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- Volume
- 82
- Momentum
- 76
- Low competition
- 79
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 100
- 4
7 live · 4.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹39,980
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- Volume
- 70
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition
- 83
- Easy criteria
- 98
- Order value
- 76
- 5Eraser (V2)83/100
3 live · 4 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,813
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- Volume
- 64
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition
- 85
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 76
- 6Self Adhesive Flags (V3)82/100
6 live · 4.7 bidders avg · L1 ₹39,980
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- Volume
- 69
- Momentum
- 99
- Low competition
- 79
- Easy criteria
- 98
- Order value
- 76
- 7Register (V2)81/100
7 live · 4.6 bidders avg · L1 ₹5.9 lakh
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- Volume
- 81
- Momentum
- 63
- Low competition
- 80
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 95
- 8Markers and Highlighters81/100
6 live · 5 bidders avg · L1 ₹5.9 lakh
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- Volume
- 75
- Momentum
- 74
- Low competition
- 77
- Easy criteria
- 98
- Order value
- 95
- 9
5 live · 4.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,813
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- Volume
- 70
- Momentum
- 85
- Low competition
- 83
- Easy criteria
- 98
- Order value
- 76
- 10
6 live · 4.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹11 lakh
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- Volume
- 78
- Momentum
- 53
- Low competition
- 82
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 100
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Lead Pencils (V3) Conforming to IS 1375 | 85 | 6 | 39 | 4 | ₹41,813 |
| 2 | Correspondence Envelopes (V3) Conforming to IS 13892 | 84 | 16 | 238 | 3.9 | ₹43,645 |
| 3 | Writing Pens | 84 | 11 | 80 | 4.8 | ₹11 lakh |
| 4 | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes with Plastic Base (V4) Conforming to IS 13262 | 84 | 7 | 41 | 4.3 | ₹39,980 |
| 5 | Eraser (V2) | 83 | 3 | 31 | 4 | ₹41,813 |
| 6 | Self Adhesive Flags (V3) | 82 | 6 | 38 | 4.7 | ₹39,980 |
| 7 | Register (V2) | 81 | 7 | 79 | 4.6 | ₹5.9 lakh |
| 8 | Markers and Highlighters | 81 | 6 | 58 | 5 | ₹5.9 lakh |
| 9 | Binder Clips (V3) Conforming to IS 8231 | 81 | 5 | 42 | 4.3 | ₹41,813 |
| 10 | Plain Copier Paper (V3) ISI Marked to IS 14490 | 80 | 6 | 69 | 4.3 | ₹11 lakh |
Fewest bidders per bid, then relaxed criteria
- 1
3 live · 6 bidders avg · L1 ₹15 lakh · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 53
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2Sticky Notes (V2)100/100
4 live · 5 bidders avg · L1 ₹36,471 · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 65
- Momentum
- 73
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Air Freshener liquid (V3)100/100
1 live · 3 bidders avg · L1 ₹43,645 · 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
- 4
1 live · 6 bidders avg · L1 ₹15 lakh · 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
- 5
0 live · 5 bidders avg · L1 ₹36,471 · 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
- 6Paper Punch Machine(V2)100/100
2 live · 6 bidders avg · L1 ₹15 lakh · 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
- 7Manual Pencil Sharpener (V3)100/100
2 live · 3 bidders avg · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 42
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Staple Pins/Staples(V3)100/100
3 live · 6.5 bidders avg · L1 ₹7.5 lakh · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 66
- Momentum
- 59
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Staplers(V3)100/100
2 live · 6 bidders avg · L1 ₹15 lakh · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 59
- Momentum
- 70
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10
0 live · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 48
- Momentum
- 84
- 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 | Stationery Scissors (V2) Conforming to IS 989 | 100 | 3 | 15 | 6 | ₹15 lakh |
| 2 | Sticky Notes (V2) | 100 | 4 | 31 | 5 | ₹36,471 |
| 3 | Air Freshener liquid (V3) | 100 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ₹43,645 |
| 4 | Paper Adhesives, Liquid Gum and Office Paste Type (V2) Conforming to IS 2257 | 100 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ₹15 lakh |
| 5 | Paper Pins (V2) Conforming to IS 5653 | 100 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ₹36,471 |
| 6 | Paper Punch Machine(V2) | 100 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ₹15 lakh |
| 7 | Manual Pencil Sharpener (V3) | 100 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 8 | Staple Pins/Staples(V3) | 100 | 3 | 34 | 6.5 | ₹7.5 lakh |
| 9 | Staplers(V3) | 100 | 2 | 24 | 6 | ₹15 lakh |
| 10 | Stamp-Pad Ink (V2) Conforming to IS 393 | 100 | 0 | 13 | — | — |
- 1
Ministry of Defence ·5 live · 4 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,813
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 44
- Low competition
- 85
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 100
- 2
Ministry of Communications ·2 live
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- Volume
- 41
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3
0 live
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- Volume
- 29
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Coal India Limited58/100
Ministry of Coal ·0 live · 1 bidders avg
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- Volume
- 38
- Momentum
- 73
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5
Ministry of Finance ·1 live
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- Volume
- 44
- Momentum
- 52
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6
Ministry of Defence ·1 live
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- Volume
- 54
- Momentum
- 30
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7
Pmo ·1 live
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- Volume
- 46
- Momentum
- 45
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Department of Defence48/100
Ministry of Defence ·0 live · 6 bidders avg · L1 ₹15 lakh
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- Volume
- 50
- Momentum
- 0
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9
Ministry of Home Affairs ·0 live
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- Volume
- 46
- Momentum
- 0
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10
Ministry of Education ·0 live
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- Volume
- 41
- 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 | Department of Military Affairs | 85 | 5 | 110 | 4 | ₹41,813 |
| 2 | Department of Telecommunications (dot) | 65 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 3 | Energy Department Madhya Pradesh | 61 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 4 | Coal India Limited | 58 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 5 | Department of Financial Services | 56 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| 6 | Department of Defence Research & Development | 55 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| 7 | Department of Atomic Energy | 55 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 8 | Department of Defence | 48 | 0 | 10 | 6 | ₹15 lakh |
| 9 | Central Armed Police Forces | 46 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 10 | Department of Higher Education | 45 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
- 1Ministry of Defence83/100
6 live · 4.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹43,645
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 40
- Low competition
- 82
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 100
- 2
2 live
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- Volume
- 42
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3
0 live
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- Volume
- 28
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Ministry of Coal58/100
0 live · 1 bidders avg
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- Volume
- 36
- Momentum
- 73
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5Ministry of Education56/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 42
- Momentum
- 52
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Pmo55/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 45
- Momentum
- 45
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Ministry of Finance54/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 52
- Momentum
- 30
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Ministry of Home Affairs47/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 47
- Momentum
- 0
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Ministry of Power42/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 33
- 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
- 28
- 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 | 83 | 6 | 131 | 4.3 | ₹43,645 |
| 2 | Ministry of Communications | 65 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| 3 | Ministry of Labour and Employment | 61 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 4 | Ministry of Coal | 58 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 5 | Ministry of Education | 56 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 6 | Pmo | 55 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 7 | Ministry of Finance | 54 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| 8 | Ministry of Home Affairs | 47 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 9 | Ministry of Power | 42 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 10 | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways | 41 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
- 1Karnataka72/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 91
- Momentum
- 63
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2Madhya Pradesh72/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 71
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 91
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Maharashtra69/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 34
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4West Bengal68/100
1 live · 1 bidders avg
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- Volume
- 69
- Momentum
- 73
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5Andaman & Nicobar68/100
2 live
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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
- 6Delhi66/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 86
- Momentum
- 38
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Jammu & Kashmir66/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 84
- Momentum
- 40
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Assam66/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 77
- Momentum
- 52
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Telangana66/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 46
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10Gujarat65/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 81
- Momentum
- 45
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 93
- 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 | Karnataka | 72 | 1 | 22 | — | — |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 72 | 1 | 10 | — | — |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 69 | 2 | 30 | — | — |
| 4 | West Bengal | 68 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — |
| 5 | Andaman & Nicobar | 68 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 6 | Delhi | 66 | 2 | 17 | — | — |
| 7 | Jammu & Kashmir | 66 | 1 | 17 | — | — |
| 8 | Assam | 66 | 2 | 12 | — | — |
| 9 | Telangana | 66 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 10 | Gujarat | 65 | 1 | 15 | — | — |
- 1Bangalore80/100
Karnataka ·1 live
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 85
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2Jammu73/100
Jammu & Kashmir ·1 live
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- Volume
- 76
- Momentum
- 91
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Mumbai71/100
Maharashtra ·1 live
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- Volume
- 96
- Momentum
- 48
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Jorhat67/100
Assam ·2 live
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- Volume
- 48
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5South Delhi67/100
Delhi ·1 live
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- Volume
- 48
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Bhopal67/100
Madhya Pradesh ·0 live
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- Volume
- 48
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Hyderabad67/100
Telangana ·1 live
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- Volume
- 48
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Kolkata66/100
West Bengal ·0 live · 1 bidders avg
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- Volume
- 62
- Momentum
- 73
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9New Delhi65/100
Delhi ·1 live
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- Volume
- 67
- Momentum
- 60
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10Indore62/100
Madhya Pradesh ·1 live
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- Volume
- 48
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 67
- 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 | Bangalore | 80 | 1 | 16 | — | — |
| 2 | Jammu | 73 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 3 | Mumbai | 71 | 1 | 14 | — | — |
| 4 | Jorhat | 67 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 5 | South Delhi | 67 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 6 | Bhopal | 67 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 7 | Hyderabad | 67 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | Kolkata | 66 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 9 | New Delhi | 65 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 10 | Indore | 62 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
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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- 1 wins
- 1 wins
- 1 wins
- 1 wins
5 different sellers won
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