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Why we picked it This is the guide that tells you which tenders you can actually win on merit instead of on price. It lays out the QCBS 70:30 (and 80:20 / 60:40) technical-to-financial weight split, explains that if your technical score misses the cutoff (often 70/100) the buyer never even opens your price bid, and walks through the GeM/CPPP submission mechanics where mixing the technical and financial files gets you rejected with no do-over. Read it to spot the tenders where quality is scored, so you are not forced into an L1 race to the bottom.
QCBS in Tenders: An MSME Guide to Scoring and Selection
From Tata Nexarc Blog by Tata Nexarc editorial team 10 min read
- QCBS scores technical proposal and price together (commonly 70:30), so a strong build can beat a cheaper competitor, unlike pure L1
- Miss the technical cutoff and your financial bid is never opened, so the score sheet is the real spec to build against
- On GeM and CPPP, putting technical and financial content in the wrong slot is an instant rejection with no correction window