To do any kind of business like selling products or providing any services to the Government buyers, creating a seller/service provider account is mandatory.
GeM Provides an option to create Primary sellers and Secondary Sellers. The idea of having a Primary seller on GeM is taht Registration(Primary Seller) on Government e-Marketplace should be done by an authorized person of the organization (Director of the organization or a Key Person or authorized signatory of ITR).
Any user can register themselves on GeM by clicking on https://gem.gov.in/
On clicking on ‘Signup’ you will get option to register as a Seller/Service Provider Registration https://mkp.gem.gov.in/registration/signup#!/seller
Reasons for a Primary buyer on GeM:
- Details of the authorized person will get validated as per the Income Tax Return filing.
- Primary seller have an option to create secondary seller’s to assign roles like Bid Participation, Creation of Catalog and Order Fulfillment
- For MSE , Udyam Number and mobile number linked with the same is required.
- For Start Up, DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy and promotion) number and mobile number linked with the same is required.
- Bank Details (Account Number & IFSC Code)for the account which will be used for business done on Government e-Marketplace.
One of the best organizations which helps in consulting for all the above services is gemhelp.in which provides smooth onboarding services for any user wanting to join GeM and start business on GeM.
Their team of experienced consultants who have dedicatedly worked on GeM consultation only are cordial to work with and give enough time to their customers for onboarding.
Following are the documents required for registering as a primary seller on GeM:
- Aadhaar Number / Virtual ID/ Personal PAN of the User.
- Mobile number linked with Aadhaar/Mobile number in case of PAN
- Active Email ID
- Documents as per Constitution/Business type such as CIN, PAN, DIPP, Udyam Number, ITR details to Complete profile.
- Address details (Registered Address)
- Bank account details
Following are the documents required for a secondary seller on GeM:
- Aadhaar/ Personal PAN number
- Mobile number should be linked with Aadhaar /Mobile number is a case of PAN based registration done by a Primary user’
- Active Email ID
In addition to the basic checks, there are list of verifications and authorizations needed to complete the GeM profile. In order to work on GeM, the profile should be 100% complete.
While registration on GeM is free off cost, gemhelp.in charges a nominal consultation fee to ensure that your profile is 100% complete and verifications are done so that you can continue your business on GeM smoothly.
GeM charges a Caution Money deposit based on your turnover, this money needs to be paid by the seller/service provider and is a refundable depository with Government e Marketplace.
To register on GeM, users may contact team gemhelp.in on XXXXXX and make a deposit to proceed further.