Third-Party Validation Consultancy for Daanish Schools in Skardu and Tando Muhammad Khan

Daanish Schools Authority invites proposals through EPADS v2.0 from eligible consulting firms registered on EPADS v2.0 for two consultancy assignments. Reference P197253 covers Third-Party Validation of the Establishment of Daanish Schools at Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan. Reference P198249 covers Third-Party Validation of the Establishment of Daanish School at Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh.

A firm may submit proposals for one or both assignments. A separate proposal must be submitted against each EPADS reference number, and each assignment will be evaluated and awarded separately. Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding using the single-stage, two-envelope procedure and the Quality and Cost Based Selection method. The process will follow the Public Procurement Rules, 2026, the Procurement of Consultancy Services Regulations, 2010, and the regulations and instructions issued by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority from time to time.

Each proposal must be accompanied by bid security of Rs. 500,000 for each assignment. The security may be furnished as a pay order, banker's cheque, call deposit, bank guarantee or demand draft in favour of DDO, Daanish Schools Authority. A scanned copy of the security must be uploaded on EPADS with the technical proposal. The original security must reach Room No. 227, 2nd Floor, Block-D, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad before the proposal submission deadline, in a sealed envelope marked with the assignment title and EPADS reference number. Proposals without valid bid security will be rejected.

The RFP documents contain the detailed terms and conditions, Terms of Reference, evaluation criteria and requirements. They are available on EPADS at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/197253 for P197253 and https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/198249 for P198249.

Proposals prepared in accordance with the respective RFP must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 by Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 2:00 PM. Technical proposals will be opened through EPADS on the same day at 2:30 PM. Manual submission of proposals will not be entertained.

An online pre-proposal meeting for both assignments will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, 17 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. The meeting ID is 891 8568 2583. The joining link is available on EPADS with the RFP documents.

The contact officer is Shah Jehan, Deputy Secretary, Daanish Schools Authority, Room No. 227, 2nd Floor, Block-D, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad. Telephone: 051-9103915.