MSE Reserved Bid Participation on GeM | How to Apply Custom Bid on GeM Step-by-Step (Complete Guide)

🔸 Struggling to participate in MSE Reserved Bids or Make in India Reserved Bids on the Government e-Marketplace? Many sellers get stuck at the final step, where the OTP never arrives because their profile is not eligible for the bid conditions. 🔸 In this detailed tutorial, I explain the complete participation process for Custom Bids on GeM and clearly show why eligibility issues, profile restrictions, and compliance gaps block participation at the last stage. 🔸 This video is designed to remove confusion around reserved bids, Custom Bid participation, and Make in India rules so sellers can participate confidently without last-minute failures. 🔸 In this video, you will learn ✔ Complete participation process for Custom Bids on GeM ✔ How MSE Reserved Custom Bids work ✔ How Make in India Reserved Bids are structured ✔ Why OTP fails at the final participation step ✔ How to make your profile eligible for MSE Reserved tenders ✔ How Custom Bid participation works without catalogue based listing ✔ Key differences between Custom Bid and category-based bidding ✔ How to identify whether a tender is MSE Reserved or Purchase Preference ✔ How to create a Custom Catalogue only for Custom Bid participation ✔ How to upload correct specifications, images, and compliance documents ✔ Why Custom Bids usually run for 21 days ✔ How to handle tenders for categories not available on GeM 🔸 This video also explains important practical points ✔ How to read tender documents and understand technical specifications ✔ Hidden eligibility restrictions that silently block participation ✔ How to check the Make in India percentage and local content requirement ✔ When resellers are allowed or restricted in MSE Reserved Custom Bids ✔ How OEM eligibility directly impacts bid participation 🔸 If you are a GeM seller, MSME owner, reseller, OEM, or service provider, this guide will clear all your doubts about Custom Bids, MSE reservation, and Make in India participation rules. 🔸 For Queries Write your queries at rohitsemwal73@gmail.com 🔸 Disclaimer Rohit Semwal/Bidz365 is not affiliated, directly or indirectly, with the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM), the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, any Central or State Government Ministries/Departments, Central or State Public Sector Undertakings, or any other Department of the Government of India or State Governments for the procurement of goods and projects for potential businesses. Some content is used for educational purposes under Fair Use. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 states that Fair Use is permitted for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair Use is a legally allowed use that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of Fair Use. All credit for copyrighted material used in the video goes to the respective owners.