India is one of those economies which has been experiencing the growth of electronic industries by leaps and bounds. Especially during the last couple of decades the growth has been phenomenal. Against this background, battery tenders offer excellent business opportunities for all types of enterprises.
Battery Tender Features
Electrical batteries are made with electrochemical cells that are used to convert stored chemical energies into electrical energies. Batteries today are the source of power for most of the commercial and household devices and establishment today. In addition batteries have multiple uses in industries. In addition to the local scope, battery tenders have a global feature also. Worldwide battery sales count for around $67 billion with growth of around 6% annually.
Types of Battery Tenders in India
Usually such tenders in India are floated for procurement of two types of batteries as follows.
- Primary or disposable batteries those are used once and discarded.
- Secondary or rechargeable batteries that can be recharged and are reusable.
- Miniature batteries that are used to power mobiles, hearing aids, wrist watches while there are certain larger size batteries that are used to provide standby powers in UPS and such devices.
Scope of Business Winning Battery Tenders
Aspirant entrepreneurs would do well by understanding the scope of business that will come their way by winning the tender. One of the best things about winning such tenders is that the scope is much greater than other types of consumer goods where the target customer group is limited. Batteries are used by everyone whether for domestic, commercial, industrial, educational, or any other purposes.
Major Sources for Battery Tenders
Some of the major sources of battery tenders are as follows.
- Industries using batteries for providing back up power.
- Automobile showrooms and garages requiring batteries for powering the motors.
- Power generation companies requiring alternative powers to their generators.
- Telephone and mass communication industries requiring back up and normal power supplies.
- Wholesale suppliers and battery manufacturers looking for retail outlets.
- Defense services, shipyards, railways, and transportation departments requiring the batteries.
- Healthcare institutions, hospitals, medical colleges, and clinics where batteries are used to run electronic devices as well as for running generators.
- Educational institutions; especially those having science laboratories, libraries, and computer labs.
- IT industries running computers and printers require batteries for Uninterrupted Power Supply or UPS.
- There are multiple other sources for the battery tenders but these are some of the most common sources.
Getting Information
Responding to and winning bids could provide great business opportunities for every bidder irrespective of their status. However, it is necessary getting required information about the tenders floated from time to time. Print and electronic media, trade journals, magazines, yellow pages, boards and banners, and brochures all contain information on such tenders.
However, the best source of information always is the Internet, the largest living library on the earth.
