Procurement of Stationery and Miscellaneous Items for Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat

The Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat (Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman)) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the procurement of stationery and other miscellaneous items under reference P161568. Funds have been reserved for procurement planned for financial year 2026-27, and part of these funds will cover eligible payments under the contract. The goods to be supplied are described in the bidding documents available through EPADS v2.0.

The procurement will follow the single-stage, one-envelope procedure, using the Least Cost Based Selection technique. The process will be conducted in accordance with the Public Procurement Rules, 2026, together with applicable regulations, regulatory guides, procurement guidelines and instructions issued by the Authority from time to time.

Interested bidders must be registered on EPADS v2.0 to participate. Electronic bidding documents containing detailed terms and conditions, specifications and requirements are available at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/161568. Vendors who have not registered on the new version of EPADS may register at https://vendors.epads.gov.pk/. A tutorial explaining the registration process is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNW6T38v7tc.

Each bid must be accompanied by bid security in the amount required in the Bid Security Section of the bidding documents, in the form of a pay order or banker's cheque, or by a bid-securing declaration in the format specified in those documents. Bidders must prepare their electronic bids in accordance with the instructions in the electronic bidding documents.

Bids must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 by 12:00 PM on Friday, November 6, 2026. Electronic bids will be opened through EPADS v2.0 on the same day at 12:30 PM. Manual submission of bids will not be entertained.

A Grievance Redressal Committee has been notified for this procurement under Rule 65 of the Public Procurement Rules, 2026. The notification is available on the procuring agency's website and the Authority's website at www.ppra.gov.pk.

The contact office is the Superintendent, Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat, Block-4B, Pakistan Secretariat, Saddar, Karachi, Sindh. The telephone number is +92-344-202-4272, and the email address is wmohtasib@gmail.com.