Government vehicle procurement — from staff cars to ambulances to electric buses — is shifting rapidly. GeM has become the default channel for standard vehicles, while fleet management contracts and the FAME II electric vehicle push have created new tender categories.
What Gets Procured
- Staff cars and SUVs — for government officers. Now primarily through GeM catalog.
- Buses — state transport corporations (STUs) for public transit. Electric buses under FAME II.
- Ambulances — 108 ambulance service, district hospitals, NHM. Equipped ambulances with medical fittings.
- Police vehicles — patrol cars, prisoner transport, PCR vans. State police tenders.
- Utility vehicles — tipper trucks, water tankers, fire engines for municipal corporations
- Fleet management services — driver-managed vehicle rental for government offices. Multi-year contracts.
Electric Vehicle Tenders
The FAME II scheme allocated ₹10,000 crore for EV adoption, including government fleet electrification. Key developments:
- EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Limited) procures EVs for central government. Aggregated demand model.
- State transport corporations ordering electric buses — Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata leading.
- CESL (Convergence Energy Services) runs the Grand Challenge for e-bus deployment across cities.
- EV charging infrastructure tenders alongside vehicle procurement.
Fleet Management Contracts
Many government departments now hire vehicles on contract rather than buying them:
- Contracts typically run 3–5 years with monthly fixed + per-km variable rates
- Vendor provides vehicles, drivers, maintenance, insurance
- PQ: fleet size, financial capacity, experience in similar contracts
- Found on GeM (for smaller requirements) and CPPP/state portals (for large departments)
Vehicle and Fleet Tenders
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