Consultancy for Online Frontier Technology Skills Training and Learning Management System by Punjab Information Technology and Innovation Department

The Information Technology and Innovation Department, Government of the Punjab, invites expressions of interest from eligible firms, universities and consortia for shortlisting consultants under the Punjab Frontier Tech Skills Acceleration & ICT for Girls Project, ADP 2026-27 GS No. 3506.

The selected consultant will design and implement a fully online skills development and training programme in frontier technologies for up to 4.5 million individuals across Punjab. The programme will run in four-month cohorts of about 1.5 million trainees annually, with at least 40 percent participation by women and girls. The estimated consultancy cost is Rs. 2,279 million.

The consultant will be the single point of design and execution for the learning management system, training content, outreach and enrolment, delivery, assessment and certification, freelancing and employment linkages, helpdesk and reporting. A mobilisation period of about three months will be followed by training operations up to June 2029. Payments will be milestone-based and performance-linked.

Selection will take place in two stages. This EOI is a non-priced invitation for shortlisting under Rules 16(2), 43 and 47 of the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014. Only shortlisted applicants will receive the Request for Proposal. Proposals will be evaluated through Quality and Cost Based Selection under Rule 45(3), with weights of 80 percent for quality and 20 percent for cost.

Applicants must be registered with SECP as a company, including a Section 42 company; HEC-recognised universities and their registered entities are also eligible. Pakistani entities must have an NTN and Active Taxpayers List status, along with PRA registration or an undertaking to obtain it before contract award. Applicants must not be blacklisted by any procuring agency in Pakistan.

Eligible applicants will be scored out of 100 for years of operation, learning-platform scale, completed projects, frontier technology courses, AI-customised courses, learners certified, participation of women, turnover, partnerships, international partners, and key management and professional staff. Applicants scoring at least 65 marks will be shortlisted. Consortia of up to five members are permitted under a lead member, with joint and several liability. Foreign entities may participate as consortium members.

The EOI document is available free of cost through the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk and https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ActiveTenders.aspx until the closing date. Applicants must be registered on eP. A pre-application meeting will be held on 17 November 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Project Director's office, 5th Floor, Tower-2, New Civil Secretariat, Lahore; online participation is available on request by email. Clarification requests must reach pmc.ict.itid@punjab.gov.pk or eP by 2 December 2026, with responses posted by 4 December 2026.

EOIs must be submitted exclusively through eP by 10 December 2026 at 11:30 AM and will be opened there at 12:00 PM the same day. Late submissions and submissions through other modes will not be considered. If the closing date is a declared public holiday, the same timings apply on the next working day. Contact the Project Director at 042-99211295 or 0345-6604332.