Outsourcing of Canteen at Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar

Khyber College of Dentistry (KCD), Peshawar invites bids through EPADS, the E-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System, for outsourcing its canteen. Procurement will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure and will be carried out under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Procurement Regulatory Authority rules and Act.

Eligible bidders must be registered with the Federal Board of Revenue for income tax and sales tax, appear on the FBR Active Taxpayer List, and be registered with EPADS. Bids must be typed on original letterhead, sealed and signed. Handwritten tenders will not be accepted. Offers must comply with KCD specifications, and alternate rates will not be accepted.

A complete set of bidding documents can be downloaded from https://kcd.edu.pk/tenders and the EPADS portal at https://portalkp.eprocure.gov.pk after publication of the advertisement until the last day for bid submission. Tender details, specifications, submission requirements, opening arrangements and the evaluation method are provided in the bidding documents.

A pre-bid meeting will take place on 13 November 2026 at 11:00 AM in the Committee Room, KCD. Interested bidders should thoroughly study the bid solicitation documents before attending and bring their queries or suggestions for clarification. Queries and suggestions must also be submitted in writing on or before the pre-bid meeting day. Queries or suggestions without a hard-copy submission by that day will not be considered.

Bidders must upload separate PDF files of their technical and financial bids through EPADS by 27 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. Bids will be opened on the same day at 11:30 AM in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives who choose to attend. Hard copies of bids will not be accepted.

The fixed bid security is Rs. 700,000, furnished as a Call Deposit Receipt from a scheduled bank of Pakistan in favour of the Dean, KCD, Peshawar. The financial bid must be accompanied by irrevocable bid security issued from the prospective bidder's bank account. The original security must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and submitted at bid opening. Each bidder must also provide an affidavit on judicial stamp paper confirming that the original security, as required by the Bid Data Sheet, is enclosed and uploaded on EPADS with the financial bid. Failure to comply will make the bid non-responsive. A bid accompanied by a pay order will be rejected.

Khyber College of Dentistry reserves the right to cancel any or all bids with cogent reasons under Rule 47 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. The notice is issued by the Dean, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.