Hiring of Support Staff Services Firm for Program Management Unit, Punjab Development Program

The Program Management Unit (PMU-PDP), Punjab Development Program, invites electronic bids for hiring a firm to provide support staff services. The estimated cost is Rs. 27.563 million. The contract period is eleven months and may be extended subject to satisfactory performance and the requirements of the program.

Eligible firms, companies and sole proprietors must be registered with the relevant registration authorities and tax departments or authorities, including Income Tax, Sales Tax and Punjab Sales Tax, and with SECP where applicable. Bidders must have relevant experience in providing the required services. Staff categories, minimum qualification criteria and detailed Terms of Reference are included in the bidding documents. Procurement will be carried out through a framework contract on an as-and-when-required basis at the successful bidder’s quoted rates.

Bidding documents can be downloaded free of cost from https://ep.punjab.gov.pk and https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ActiveTender.aspx. Bidders must complete and authenticate their electronic bids by uploading a PDF file and submitting it through the e-Procurement Punjab System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk. Technical and financial bids must both be received through that portal. The single-stage, two-envelope procedure will apply, and encrypted electronic submissions will be treated as submissions in envelopes under the applicable rules.

Bid security is 5% of the estimated cost, stated as Rs. 1,378,157. It must be in favour of the Director, Program Management Unit, Punjab Development Program, in the form of a CDR, bank guarantee, demand draft or pay order from a scheduled bank in Pakistan, or from a foreign bank duly counter-guaranteed by a scheduled bank in Pakistan. Bid security must be submitted electronically through the prescribed e-Pay challan process and the e-Procurement Punjab System. Physical financial instruments will not be accepted.

The deadline for submission is 19 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. Technical bids will be opened on the same date at 11:30 AM. Only technically responsive bidders will qualify for opening of financial bids, and technically non-responsive bidders’ financial bids will remain unopened in the portal. Bids must remain valid for 120 days. If the submission deadline falls on an official holiday, bids may be submitted on the next working day.

Bidders must quote rates against every staff category and complete the financial bid form. Bids containing blank entries will be declared non-responsive and excluded from the lowest evaluated bidder determination. Rates and amounts must be stated in figures and words. Conditional tenders will not be accepted. The contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder after correction of arithmetic errors in financial proposals. Corrupt, unreadable or virus-containing electronic files will result in rejection. The procuring authority may reject all bids before acceptance under Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, Rule 35.

Bidders should upload their submissions well before the deadline. For assistance with the e-Procurement Portal, the Mobile Helpline is 1248 and the Landline is 042-1248.