Ladakh e-tender: how to find, register and bid on tenders.ladakh.gov.in

If you are looking for a Ladakh tender, start with tenders.ladakh.gov.in, the e-procurement portal of the Union Territory of Ladakh. The UT's departments publish their works and supply tenders there, from PWD works in Leh, Kargil and Zanskar to power, health and tourism, and the hill council LAHDC - Leh publishes there too. This guide explains what is on the portal, who publishes, how to register, search and bid, and where GeM fits in.

What is tenders.ladakh.gov.in? (Ladakh e-tender portal)

The portal's title is eProcurement System Union Territory of Ladakh. Its welcome text says it "enables the Tenderers to download the Tender Schedule free of cost" and then submit bids online. The footer says the contents are owned and maintained by the departments of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and that the portal is "Designed, Developed and Hosted by National Informatics Centre".

It runs on GePNIC, NIC's e-procurement software, so the menus are the same as on most state portals. You can browse without logging in:

• Search, Advanced Search, Active Tenders and Tenders by Closing Date.
• Tenders by Location, Tenders by Organisation and Tenders by Classification.
• Corrigendum, Results of Tenders, Tenders Status, Cancelled/Retendered and Tenders in Archive.
• Announcements, Debarment List, Downloads, Reports and Site compatibility.

At the bottom are the help pages: Help For Contractors, Guidelines for Hassle Free Bid Submission, Information About DSC, FAQ and Bidders Manual Kit. The home page shows the latest tenders and latest corrigenda, and both lists update every 15 minutes.

Who publishes Ladakh tenders

On 31 October 2026, Tenders by Organisation on the portal listed these departments with open tenders. The Public Works Department alone had about seven in ten of them.

So the portal suits civil contractors above all, with a smaller flow of supply, service and power tenders.

LAHDC Leh and Kargil

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council for Leh appears as its own organisation, LAHDC - Leh. We saw no LAHDC Kargil entry among the organisations with open tenders on 31 October 2026. Work in Kargil did appear under the UT departments' Kargil offices, such as PW RnB Division Kargil. The organisation list shows only bodies with tenders open that day, so check it on the day you search.

Reading a Ladakh tender reference

The reference number is the office's own file number, and it usually tells you who issued the tender. Examples from the portal:

• E Tender 91 of R and B Division Leh: PWD's Roads and Buildings division in Leh.
• e-tender 15 of PW RNB ZDA Div Zanskar 2026-27: a PWD R&B division in Zanskar, year 2026-27.
• E Tender-11 of PDC Khaltsi: an office in Khaltsi.

The office matters because questions about the work go to it, the Tender Inviting Authority named in the tender, and not to the portal's helpdesk.

Ladakh tenders on other portals

Not every tender for work in Ladakh is on the UT's portal. Each of these needs its own account:

• GeM (gem.gov.in): goods and common services for many buyers. On 31 October 2026 we had 95 GeM bids for Ladakh on our GeM tenders pages.
• CPWD's own e-tender site (etender.cpwd.gov.in): we had 2 CPWD tenders for Ladakh that day.
• Central ministries' offices generally publish on the central eProcurement portal, eprocure.gov.in.

Jammu and Kashmir is a separate union territory with its own portal, jktenders.gov.in. A login there doesn't work on the Ladakh portal; our J&K e-tender guide covers that one.

GovtTenderHub's Ladakh tenders page brings the UT portal, GeM and CPWD tenders for Ladakh into one list, so you can search them together.

Ladakh e-tender registration

You enrol once on tenders.ladakh.gov.in and can then bid for any department on it. The steps are the standard NIC ones, shown screen by screen in our NIC registration guide.

What you need

• A Class 3 DSC with a signing certificate, on a USB token, in the name of the person who will sign your bids. NIC portals don't need an encryption certificate from bidders. See the DSC guide.
• An email ID that becomes your login ID. It can't be changed later.
• A mobile number, your firm's PAN, registration number, address, legal status and year of establishment.
• A computer with the token's driver installed. Check Site compatibility and Downloads on the portal before your first bid.

Steps

1. Click Online Bidder Enrollment on the home page, next to Login.
2. Set up your login: email ID, a password of 8 to 32 characters, a correspondence email and a mobile number.
3. Fill in company details: name, registration number, address, PAN, establishment year, legal status and category. NIC's manual says the company name can't be changed later, so type it as it appears on your PAN.
4. Add the contact person, type the CAPTCHA and submit.
5. Log in and enrol your DSC. You become a valid bidder only after this. A new DSC can take up to 24 hours to be recognised, so don't leave it to the closing day.
6. Pick product categories under My Accounts to get email alerts when new tenders in them are published.

Is there a fee? The Ladakh portal's home page states no enrolment fee. NIC's central FAQ says "NIC does not charge the Bidders for enrollment", adding that it depends on the organisation's policy. What each tender charges as tender fee and EMD is on that tender's page.

Contractor registration with the departments

A portal account only lets you submit bids. It doesn't make you eligible for every work. Works tenders often say who may bid, for example contractors registered with a department in a given class, with similar completed works and turnover. Read that line of the NIT before you spend money on a bid.

How to search Ladakh tenders

• Tenders by Organisation: the quickest way in. Click a department to see its open tenders.
• Tenders by Location: this is a search box, not a list. Type the city or place and the CAPTCHA.
• Tenders by Classification: tenders grouped by type of work or supply.
• Tenders by Closing Date: to catch tenders that are about to close.
• Search and Advanced Search: by keyword or tender ID.

Each tender has a Tender ID on its page, separate from the office's reference number. Note it down: it is the quickest way to find the tender again, so quote it whenever you contact the helpdesk or the department.

How to bid on tenders.ladakh.gov.in

The how to apply guide explains the whole process; on the portal the steps are:

1. Find the tender and click Set Open Tender as Favorite, so it moves to My Tenders after you log in.
2. Read the tender page: the covers, the payment mode, the Tender Fee Details and EMD Fee Details, whether an exemption is allowed, and the critical dates.
3. Download the NIT and the work item documents, including the BOQ (the bill of quantities, where you fill your rates).
4. Click Proceed for Bid Submission in My Tenders, then pay online or enter the details of the instrument, as the tender says.
5. Encrypt & Upload each cover with your DSC. In the BOQ, fill in only your name and rates, and don't rename the file.
6. Click Freeze Bid Submission and save the acknowledgement with your Bid ID.

NIC's help page is clear that bids which are not frozen "are considered as Incomplete/Invalid bids". The CPPP guidelines for hassle-free bid submission advise paying online at least one day before closing, so the payment has time to show as successful. If you withdraw a bid, the same guidelines say you can't take part in that tender again.

Corrigenda, tender fee and EMD

Check Corrigendum right up to the closing date. Terms change after a tender is published, and the home page shows how often. On 31 October 2026, one tender had already had a fourth and a fifth date extension and a payment corrigendum. A Kargil PWD tender had a corrigendum titled "Tender Fee/EMD", and a power tender in Khaltsi had one titled "Stage-II Scope of work".

The tender fee and EMD come from each tender. Go by the figure on the tender page and in the latest corrigendum, not by an amount from a similar work. Favourite tenders send you email updates, but keep checking the portal yourself until the closing date.

Results and tender status

• Tenders Status shows the stage a tender has reached after closing.
• Results of Tenders shows the outcome once the department publishes it.
• My Active Bids, after you log in, shows your own bids.
• Cancelled/Retendered lists tenders that were scrapped or called again.
• Debarment List shows firms barred from bidding.

GeM tenders in Ladakh

Buyers in Ladakh also use GeM, the Government e-Marketplace, for common goods and services. To sell there, register as a seller on gem.gov.in. Registration is free, and you need the Aadhaar or personal PAN of the person registering, plus your firm's PAN, bank account and address. Our GeM registration guide has the steps.

In a GeM bid, read the consignee address and the delivery period before you price. A bid for Leh or Kargil means delivering, installing and sometimes servicing there. On GeM you verify your bid with OTP, e-sign or a DSC.

Help with the Ladakh e-tender portal

• Login, DSC and upload problems: the Contact Us page leads to the portal's HelpDesk. Give your tender ID when you write or call.
• Questions about a tender: the Tender Inviting Authority named in it. Only the department can change the terms or extend a date, through a corrigendum.
• Nodal officer: next to the login there is a Find My Nodal Officer link.
• Manuals: the Bidders Manual Kit and Information About DSC pages.

Common questions

What is the official website for Ladakh tenders?

tenders.ladakh.gov.in, the eProcurement System Union Territory of Ladakh. NIC designed and hosts it, and the UT's departments and LAHDC - Leh publish their e-tenders on it.

How do I register on tenders.ladakh.gov.in?

Get a Class 3 DSC, click Online Bidder Enrollment, fill in your login, company and contact details, then log in and enrol the DSC. You become a valid bidder only after the DSC is enrolled.

Is there a fee to register on the Ladakh e-tender portal?

The portal's home page states no enrolment fee, and NIC says it doesn't charge bidders for enrolment, subject to the organisation's policy. You pay for your own DSC, and each tender sets its own tender fee and EMD.

Can I use my jktenders login for Ladakh tenders?

No. Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir have separate NIC portals, and each needs its own enrolment. You can enrol the same Class 3 DSC on both.

Are LAHDC Kargil tenders on tenders.ladakh.gov.in?

LAHDC - Leh has its own entry on the portal. On 31 October 2026 there was no LAHDC Kargil entry among the organisations with open tenders, though Kargil offices of UT departments, such as PW RnB Division Kargil, had tenders. Check Tenders by Organisation on the day.

Where can I find GeM tenders for Ladakh?

GeM bids are listed on bidplus.gem.gov.in, and each bid document names its consignee locations. GovtTenderHub's Ladakh page lists GeM bids for Ladakh next to the UT portal's tenders.

How do I get alerts for new Ladakh tenders?

Pick product categories under My Accounts on the portal. To get the UT portal, GeM and CPWD tenders for Ladakh in one email each morning, see GovtTenderHub's tender alerts.