BidNama

Know which tenders you can win before you spend a week on the paperwork.

BidNama reads the tender document for you, checks the eligibility rules against your company, and tells you plainly whether it is worth bidding.

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In early development, built in Pune for Maharashtra tenders first.

Supply of LED street lights, Municipal Council

Turnover needed
₹2 crore a year
Your turnover
₹1.4 crore
Similar orders
3 needed, you have 4
EMD
Exempt, Udyam MSE
Bid due in
14 days
A sample, for illustration. The tender and figures are made up.

Tenders are scattered and the rules are buried

Government tenders are spread across Mahatenders, the Central Public Procurement Portal and GeM. The rules that decide who can bid, like turnover, past work, EMD and certificates, sit inside long documents: the notice inviting tender, the eligibility section, the bill of quantities, special conditions and every corrigendum issued after.

Small firms either miss tenders they could have won, or spend days preparing bids they were never eligible for. BidNama does the first read for you, so your time goes into the tenders that fit.

How it works

  1. Collect

    Public tenders from Mahatenders, the Central Public Procurement Portal and GeM, in one search, filtered to the kind of work you do.

  2. Read

    BidNama uses Claude, Anthropic's AI model, to read each tender document and pull out the eligibility rules, dates, fees and evaluation method.

  3. Compare

    It checks those rules against your company profile: turnover, past orders, registrations and certificates.

  4. Decide

    You get a one-page report with a verdict, the reasons for it, the documents to prepare and the dates to keep.

A sample report

Every report ends with one of three verdicts, Low, Medium or High chance, and the reasons behind it. No made-up percentages. Pick a sample tender to see how the report changes.

Bid report, sample tender

Supply of LED street lights

Buyer
Municipal Council
Type
Goods
Estimated value
₹1.8 crore
Bid due in
14 days
LOW CHANCEturnover short by ₹60 lakh

Eligibility

RuleTender asksYour companyResult
Average turnover, last 3 years₹2 crore₹1.4 crore✗ Short
Similar supply orders, last 5 years3 orders4 orders✓ Meets
BIS certification for the lightsRequiredHeld✓ Meets
EMD₹1,00,000Udyam-registered MSE✓ Exempt

Documents to prepare

  • CA certificate of turnover for 3 years
  • Copies of 3 purchase orders with completion proof
  • BIS licence
  • Udyam certificate, for the EMD exemption

Dates

Pre-bid meeting
Day 5
Bid due
Day 14
Technical opening
Day 15

Watch out: Delivery penalty of 0.5% per week, up to 10% of the order value.

These samples are made up to show the format. Real reports will quote the clause each rule comes from.

What BidNama checks in a tender

The things that decide whether your bid is even considered, pulled out of the document and put side by side with your company.

Turnover

Your average yearly turnover over the last three financial years, against the minimum the tender sets.

Similar work

Completed orders like this one. Many works tenders ask for three similar works worth 40% of the estimated cost each, or two worth 50%, or one worth 80%.

EMD and tender fee

How much, how to pay it, and whether you are exempt.

Registrations and certificates

GST, PAN, Udyam, contractor registration, ISO, BIS, EPF and ESIC, whichever this tender asks for.

Technical requirements

Specifications, approved makes and the standards the goods or work must meet.

Dates

Pre-bid meeting, site visit, last date to submit and bid opening.

Corrigenda

Changes the department issues after publishing, such as new dates or revised quantities.

How bids are judged

Lowest price (L1), or a mix of quality and cost (QCBS).

Payment and penalties

Performance security, payment terms and penalties for delay.

Exemptions

Relaxations for micro and small enterprises and recognised startups, where the tender allows them.

Who it is for

  • ContractorsCivil and electrical firms bidding on works from municipal councils, Zilla Parishads and PWD.
  • SuppliersFirms selling goods to departments, hospitals and schools, including through GeM.
  • Service providersHousekeeping, security, laundry, manpower and IT services on contract.
  • MSMEs and startupsSmaller firms that may qualify for EMD exemptions or relaxed rules and want to know where they stand.

Where BidNama is today

Plans may change as we learn from early users.

  1. Sep 2026

    Work started on BidNama in Pune.

  2. Now

    Building the tender reader and testing it on public tender documents.

  3. Next

    Early access for a small group of businesses that bid on Maharashtra tenders.

  4. Later

    Alerts for new tenders that match your company, Hindi and Marathi documents, and more states.

Questions

Can I use BidNama today?

Not yet. It is in early development. Ask for early access and we will write to you when the first version is ready to try.

Does BidNama submit bids for me?

No. It helps you decide whether to bid and what to prepare. You still submit the bid yourself on the official portal.

Can it promise that I will win?

No. It tells you whether you meet the eligibility rules. Who wins usually depends on price and, in some tenders, technical scores.

Is BidNama part of the government?

No. BidNama is an independent product. It reads tenders that departments publish publicly and is not affiliated with any government department or tender portal.

Which languages can it read?

English tender documents first. Hindi and Marathi documents are planned.

What happens to my company details?

They are used only to compare your company with tender rules. We don't sell them, and you can ask us to delete them at any time. See the privacy notice.

What will it cost?

Early access is free. We will publish pricing before any paid plan starts.

Get early access

Tell us what you bid on. This opens your email app with the details filled in, so you can check them and press send.

If your email app doesn't open, write to founder@bidnama.in.

About BidNama

In Hindi, Urdu and Marathi, a nama is a written record, as in panchnama or vakalatnama. BidNama is the written record of whether a bid is worth making.

It is built by Tanmay Raut, a full-stack developer in Pune. Write to founder@bidnama.in with questions, ideas or a tender you would like us to look at.

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