Procurement of Servers, Satellite Imagery, Equipment and Store Articles for GIS Lab Punjab Forest Department Lahore

GIS Lab, Punjab Forest Department Lahore invites bids for store articles, durable goods, machinery, equipment, high-resolution satellite imagery and software for financial year 2026-27. Procurement is under the development scheme GIS-Based Protection Regime and Establishment of Digital Communication Cell in Forestry Wildlife and Fisheries Department and the non-development budget.

The procurement comprises eight lots covering nine items. Lot 1 is one data storage server, with an estimated cost of Rs. 24.000 million. Lot 2 is high-resolution satellite imagery/software on a lump-sum basis, estimated at Rs. 12.000 million. Lot 3 is high-resolution satellite imagery/software under the non-development budget on a lump-sum basis, estimated at Rs. 2.000 million. Lot 4 is three 4-ton AC cabinets for the Geospatial and Digital Communication Cell, Control and Server Room, estimated at Rs. 3.300 million. Lot 5 is one solar system for the Geospatial and Digital Communication Cell, Control and Server Room, estimated at Rs. 3.300 million. Lot 6 is one emergency electric generator for GIS Lab, estimated at Rs. 5.000 million. Lot 7 is furniture on a lump-sum basis, estimated at Rs. 9.370 million. Lot 8 includes printing of atlases and reports on a lump-sum basis, estimated at Rs. 2.100 million, and stationery on a lump-sum basis, estimated at Rs. 2.300 million.

Registered firms, manufacturers, authorized dealers and suppliers may participate and must not be blacklisted by PPRA or the procuring agency. Suppliers must be registered with the Sales Tax and Income Tax Department and quote their GST and NTN numbers, with a Professional Trade Tax Registration Certificate where applicable. A company may participate in one or all lots according to its relevance and interest, but bidders must submit financial instruments only for their desired lots. For Lot 2, the procuring agency may procure satellite imagery, software or another item under the specific PC-I budget head according to requirements.

Procurement will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure under Rule 38(a) of the amended PPRA Rules 2014, with separate technical and financial offers. Tender documents are available through https://ppra.punjab.gov.pk/, and the tender enquiry must be conducted through EPADS at https://eprocure.gov.pk/. The e-tender notice and bidding documents are available on EPADS and the PPRA website. Information regarding any lot or tender details may also be obtained from the office of the GIS Manager, GIS Lab, 108-Ravi Road, Lahore, until 10 November 2026.

Bids must be received through EPADS by 11:00 AM on 25 November 2026. Technical bids will open through EPADS at 11:30 AM the same day. Financial bids will open after technical evaluation, on a date to be announced through EPADS. If a government holiday falls on the scheduled date, opening will take place on the next working day at the same time and on the same terms.

Bid security is 5% of the estimated price, payable in favour of the GIS Manager, GIS Lab, 108-Ravi Road, Lahore, through a bank guarantee or scheduled-bank instrument. The financial instrument must be submitted in hard copy, with a copy uploaded on EPADS. Offers must remain valid for 120 days and include applicable taxes, duties, freight and transportation charges. Corrupt, virus-affected or unreadable electronic bids are liable to rejection. The department reserves the right to reject all tenders or any specific item before acceptance under the applicable PPRA rules.