Procurement of School Furniture for 300 ECE Classrooms under STEP-B by PMU-BESP

The Project Director, Project Management Unit, Balochistan Education Support Programme (PMU-BESP), invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the procurement of school furniture for Early Childhood Education (ECE) classrooms under the System Transformation of Early Education Project – Balochistan (STEP-B). The procurement covers 300 schools. The project number is P507717, and the procurement reference is PK-PMU-SED GOB-579313-GO-RFB.

The Government of Balochistan, through the Government of Pakistan, has received a grant from the Global Partnership for Education through its grant agent, the World Bank. The funding supports STEP-B through the System Transformation Grant. The project aims to improve Balochistan's education system by addressing gaps in early childhood education and primary-level learning outcomes. Part of the grant proceeds will finance this procurement for public school educational facilities.

Bidding will follow a one-envelope process through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids, in accordance with the World Bank Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing, Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, February 2025. The competition is open to all eligible bidders as defined in those regulations.

Interested bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the office of the Project Director, PMU-BESP, during working days between 10:00 and 17:00. English-language bidding documents may be purchased by submitting a written application and paying a nonrefundable fee of PKR 2,000 in cash. Documents may be collected by hand or requested through email.

Bids must reach the PMU-BESP office by 10:00 on 23 November 2026. Electronic bidding is not permitted, and late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened publicly at the same office at 10:30 on 23 November 2026, in the presence of bidders' designated representatives and anyone choosing to attend.

Each bid must include bid security of PKR 2,100,000 in the form of a pay order, demand draft or bank guarantee, as required by the bidding documents, in favour of the Project Director, PMU-BESP, Government of Balochistan. The procurement regulations require disclosure of the successful bidder's beneficial ownership as part of the contract award notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form included in the bidding documents.

The office address is PMU-BESP Office, 74-A Chaman Housing Scheme, Airport Road, Quetta. Contact telephone: 0812-864295; fax: 0812-864297; email: ps.gradesb@gmail.com. The web address is https://pmused.gob.pk/Tenders.