Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes with Plastic Base (V4) Conforming to IS 13262: GeM business opportunity
Who buys Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes with Plastic Base (V4) Conforming to IS 13262 on GeM, in which states, how many sellers compete and what wins. Change the filters to match your business.
Live bids + bids closed 2025-11-08 – 2026-11-08 (365 days). Includes imported GeM history.
- Live bids
- 27
- Closed in period
- 320
- Awarded results
- 8
- Median winning price (L1)
- ₹59,503
- Avg bidders per bid
- 5.3
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 | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 39 |
| Jun 2026 | 35 |
| Jul 2026 | 57 |
| Aug 2026 | 73 |
| Sept 2026 | 58 |
| Oct 2026 | 52 |
| Nov 2026 | 12 |
How open are these bids?
- No EMD needed
- 89%
- MSE turnover/experience relaxed
- 68%
- Reverse auction
- 5%
based on 330 bids
based on 22 bids
based on 330 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.
- 1Register (V2)87/100
16 live · 4 bidders avg · L1 ₹79,280
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- Volume
- 78
- Momentum
- 93
- Low competition
- 85
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 94
- 2Writing Pens86/100
19 live · 4.2 bidders avg · L1 ₹80,179
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- Volume
- 84
- Momentum
- 79
- Low competition
- 83
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 94
- 3Markers and Highlighters85/100
18 live · 4.4 bidders avg · L1 ₹40,879
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- Volume
- 82
- Momentum
- 83
- Low competition
- 82
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 88
- 4
11 live · 4.7 bidders avg · L1 ₹42,711
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- Volume
- 73
- Momentum
- 95
- Low competition
- 79
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 89
- 5File/Folder (V3)84/100
19 live · 3.5 bidders avg · L1 ₹1.2 lakh
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- Volume
- 80
- Momentum
- 89
- Low competition
- 88
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Eraser (V2)84/100
8 live · 4.7 bidders avg · L1 ₹42,711
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- Volume
- 71
- Momentum
- 95
- Low competition
- 79
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 89
- 7
7 live · 4.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹39,980
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- Volume
- 67
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition
- 83
- Easy criteria
- 98
- Order value
- 88
- 8
27 live · 5.3 bidders avg · L1 ₹59,503
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 50
- Low competition
- 75
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 92
- 9
7 live · 4.5 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,777
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- Volume
- 63
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition
- 81
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value
- 89
- 10Self Adhesive Flags (V3)82/100
12 live · 5 bidders avg · L1 ₹39,980
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- Volume
- 76
- Momentum
- 84
- Low competition
- 77
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 88
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Register (V2) | 87 | 16 | 77 | 4 | ₹79,280 |
| 2 | Writing Pens | 86 | 19 | 116 | 4.2 | ₹80,179 |
| 3 | Markers and Highlighters | 85 | 18 | 103 | 4.4 | ₹40,879 |
| 4 | Black Lead Pencils (V3) Conforming to IS 1375 | 85 | 11 | 59 | 4.7 | ₹42,711 |
| 5 | File/Folder (V3) | 84 | 19 | 86 | 3.5 | ₹1.2 lakh |
| 6 | Eraser (V2) | 84 | 8 | 55 | 4.7 | ₹42,711 |
| 7 | Correspondence Envelopes (V3) Conforming to IS 13892 | 84 | 7 | 41 | 4.3 | ₹39,980 |
| 8 | Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes with Plastic Base (V4) Conforming to IS 13262 | 83 | 27 | 320 | 5.3 | ₹59,503 |
| 9 | Tags For Files (V3) Conforming to IS 8499 | 83 | 7 | 32 | 4.5 | ₹41,777 |
| 10 | Self Adhesive Flags (V3) | 82 | 12 | 71 | 5 | ₹39,980 |
Fewest bidders per bid, then relaxed criteria
- 1Staplers(V3)100/100
10 live · 4 bidders avg · L1 ₹4.9 lakh · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 68
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2
15 live · 9 bidders avg · L1 ₹57,670 · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 77
- Momentum
- 80
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3
7 live · 4.5 bidders avg · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 58
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Paper Punch Machine(V2)100/100
5 live · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 55
- Momentum
- 97
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5
5 live · 5 bidders avg · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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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
- 6Sketch Pens (V3)100/100
2 live · 5 bidders avg · L1 ₹1.6 lakh · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 45
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Air 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
- 42
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8
2 live · 4 bidders avg · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 39
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9
2 live · 4 bidders avg · L1 ₹4.9 lakh · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 38
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10
1 live · 4 bidders avg · ranked by bid criteria (no results yet)
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- Volume
- 56
- Momentum
- 67
- 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 | Staplers(V3) | 100 | 10 | 41 | 4 | ₹4.9 lakh |
| 2 | Plain Copier Paper (V3) ISI Marked to IS 14490 | 100 | 15 | 77 | 9 | ₹57,670 |
| 3 | Stationery Scissors (V2) Conforming to IS 989 | 100 | 7 | 21 | 4.5 | — |
| 4 | Paper Punch Machine(V2) | 100 | 5 | 19 | — | — |
| 5 | Paper Adhesives, Liquid Gum and Office Paste Type (V2) Conforming to IS 2257 | 100 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — |
| 6 | Sketch Pens (V3) | 100 | 2 | 11 | 5 | ₹1.6 lakh |
| 7 | Air Freshener liquid (V3) | 100 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ₹43,645 |
| 8 | Note Sheet Pad (Azure Laid) (V3) | 100 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 9 | Metric Scale (V2) Conforming to IS 1480 | 100 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ₹4.9 lakh |
| 10 | Photography paper Conforming to IS 6139 | 100 | 1 | 24 | 4 | — |
- 1
Ministry of Defence ·14 live · 4.4 bidders avg · L1 ₹41,777
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 55
- Low competition
- 82
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 100
- 2
Ministry of Defence ·4 live
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- Volume
- 45
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Department of Defence63/100
Ministry of Defence ·1 live · 7 bidders avg · L1 ₹1.6 lakh
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- Volume
- 53
- Momentum
- 71
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4
Ministry of Education ·2 live · 2 bidders avg · L1 ₹1.2 lakh
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- Volume
- 31
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5
Ministry of Communications ·1 live
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- Volume
- 27
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ·1 live
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- Volume
- 27
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7
0 live
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- Volume
- 27
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8
Ministry of Defence ·0 live
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- Volume
- 31
- Momentum
- 83
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Home Department Gujarat59/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 31
- Momentum
- 83
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10
Ministry of Railways ·1 live
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- Volume
- 35
- Momentum
- 67
- 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 | 86 | 14 | 156 | 4.4 | ₹41,777 |
| 2 | Department of Defence Research & Development | 66 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 3 | Department of Defence | 63 | 1 | 13 | 7 | ₹1.6 lakh |
| 4 | Department of Higher Education | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ₹1.2 lakh |
| 5 | Department of Telecommunications (dot) | 61 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 6 | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | 61 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 7 | Housing and Urban Development Department Punjab | 61 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 8 | Department of Defence Production | 59 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 9 | Home Department Gujarat | 59 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 10 | Railways Public Sector Undertakings | 56 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
- 1Ministry of Defence87/100
19 live · 4.7 bidders avg · L1 ₹42,711
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 61
- Low competition
- 79
- Easy criteria
- 99
- Order value
- 100
- 2Ministry of Education66/100
2 live · 2 bidders avg · L1 ₹1.2 lakh
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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
1 live
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- Volume
- 26
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4
1 live
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- Volume
- 34
- Momentum
- 67
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5
1 live
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- Volume
- 34
- Momentum
- 67
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Ministry of Railways55/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 37
- Momentum
- 56
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7
0 live
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- Volume
- 37
- Momentum
- 56
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Ministry of Power46/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 44
- Momentum
- 0
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Pmo46/100
0 live
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- Volume
- 44
- 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
- 39
- 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 | 87 | 19 | 178 | 4.7 | ₹42,711 |
| 2 | Ministry of Education | 66 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ₹1.2 lakh |
| 3 | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | 60 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 4 | Ministry of Communications | 56 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 5 | Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution | 56 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 6 | Ministry of Railways | 55 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 7 | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | 55 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 8 | Ministry of Power | 46 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 9 | Pmo | 46 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 10 | Ministry of Civil Aviation | 44 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
- 1Maharashtra75/100
3 live
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- Volume
- 96
- Momentum
- 69
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2Rajasthan74/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 72
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Tamil Nadu73/100
3 live
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- Volume
- 80
- Momentum
- 83
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Madhya Pradesh72/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 80
- Momentum
- 83
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 93
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5Uttar Pradesh71/100
4 live
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- Volume
- 94
- Momentum
- 49
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Assam69/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 80
- Momentum
- 63
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Karnataka68/100
2 live
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- Volume
- 88
- Momentum
- 45
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 8Punjab68/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 86
- Momentum
- 50
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 9Jammu & Kashmir66/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 20
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 10Delhi65/100
1 live
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- Volume
- 88
- Momentum
- 30
- 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 | 75 | 3 | 26 | — | — |
| 2 | Rajasthan | 74 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | 73 | 3 | 13 | — | — |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 72 | 2 | 14 | — | — |
| 5 | Uttar Pradesh | 71 | 4 | 23 | — | — |
| 6 | Assam | 69 | 2 | 14 | — | — |
| 7 | Karnataka | 68 | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 8 | Punjab | 68 | 1 | 19 | — | — |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | 66 | 1 | 33 | — | — |
| 10 | Delhi | 65 | 1 | 21 | — | — |
- 1Sonitpur75/100
Assam ·2 live
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- Volume
- 76
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 2Bangalore74/100
Karnataka ·2 live
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- Volume
- 100
- Momentum
- 59
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 3Jammu73/100
Jammu & Kashmir ·1 live
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- Volume
- 67
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 4Mumbai72/100
Maharashtra ·1 live
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- Volume
- 76
- Momentum
- 83
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 5Indore72/100
Madhya Pradesh ·2 live
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- Volume
- 72
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 83
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 6Mohali71/100
Punjab ·0 live
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- Volume
- 62
- Momentum
- 100
- Low competition (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- Easy criteria
- 100
- Order value (not enough data, neutral)
- 50
- 7Ahmednagar69/100
Maharashtra ·2 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
- 8Lucknow69/100
Uttar Pradesh ·1 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
- 9South 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
- 10Ranchi67/100
Jharkhand ·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
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| Rank | Name | Score | Live bids | Closed in period | Avg bidders per bid | Median winning price (L1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonitpur | 75 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| 2 | Bangalore | 74 | 2 | 15 | — | — |
| 3 | Jammu | 73 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 4 | Mumbai | 72 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 5 | Indore | 72 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| 6 | Mohali | 71 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 7 | Ahmednagar | 69 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | Lucknow | 69 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 9 | South Delhi | 67 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 10 | Ranchi | 67 | 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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8 different sellers won
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