Hiring of Welfare Canteen and Cafeteria Services for Punjab Civil Secretariat Lahore

The Services and General Administration Department, Welfare Wing, Government of the Punjab, invites electronic bids for hiring services to run the Welfare Canteen/Cafeteria at Punjab Civil Secretariat, Lahore. The procurement will be conducted under the Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding Procedure.

Eligible bidders include firms, companies, sole proprietors, general order suppliers, service providers and joint ventures, where applicable. Bidders must be engaged in the relevant business and duly registered with the relevant registration authorities and tax departments or authorities, including Income Tax, Sales Tax and Punjab Sales Tax authorities.

The fixed bid security for running the Welfare Canteen/Cafeteria is Rs. 3,000,000. The original bid security instrument must be submitted in accordance with the requirements and procedure prescribed under the applicable procurement rules and the EPADS system.

Complete electronic bids must be submitted online through the e-Procurement System, EPADS, at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk. The submission deadline is 19 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. The submission schedule identifies Room No. 1, Press Law Building, Ground Floor, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Lahore, as the designated place. Electronic bids will be opened on 19 November 2026 at 1:00 PM.

Bidders are advised to upload their bids to the EPADS portal well before the submission deadline rather than waiting until the final date and time. Submission through the E-PADS portal is entirely the bidder's responsibility, and the procuring agency will not be held responsible for issues arising from that submission.

The PPRA website address is https://ep.punjab.gov.pk. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the date of publication of the notice on the PPRA website.

The responsible office is the Section Officer (Welfare-I), S&GAD, Punjab Civil Secretariat, Lahore. The contact telephone number is 042-99212464.