Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for online procurement of common use Goods and Services required by various Government Departments/ Organizations/ PSUs to enhance transparency, efficiency and speed in public procurement.
Heads of all Departments and Subordinate Offices are hereby requested to take immediate and suitable administrative action to onboard their respective departments/ offices/ organizations onto the GeM portal.
The eNIT/eNIQ must be mandatorily published on the respective Departmental website as well as on the e-Procurement portal of the Government of West Bengal.
Proposals for extension of tenure for such agencies shall not be considered hereafter, except under highly compelling and exceptional circumstances.
Any deviation from Indian Standards or inclusion of additional parameters must be justified with specific reasons and are to be recorded in writing by the Tender Inviting Authorities.
It is hereby clarified that the Rs. 5.00 lakh ceiling fixed for procurement of computer related items in terms of the order no. ibid is applicable only for the projects funded under Administrative Expenditure.
Issues [Problems technical/ Administrative] faced by the Primary User/ Buyer/ DDO/ Consignee and Nodal Officer of the State regarding procurement through GeM Portal.
In order to get more participants and obtain better competition in procurement through GeM, it is decided to include following categories of sellers/ service providers, in addition to our existing provisions, for exemption of EMD deposit in GeM.
The Executive Engineers under the control of concerned Superintending Engineer will act as DDO and/or buyer, as required and the corresponding Assistant Engineer(s) will be the consignee.
Introduction of IFMS-GeM integration for smooth and hassle free procurement of Goods & Services through GeM Portal by all State Government Offices and Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Bodies, Local Bodies, etc.
Up to Rs. 25,000/- through any of the available suppliers on the GeM, meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period provided the procuring authority is satisfied about the reasonability of the rate.