Hiring of a Firm to Conduct Teaching Licence Tests for Sindh Teacher Education Development Authority

Sindh Teacher Education Development Authority (STEDA) invites proposals from consultancy firms, third-party firms and consortia to conduct multiple cycles of teaching licence tests for elementary and secondary categories. The engagement will be for three years and will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure, with separate technical and financial proposals. Each envelope must clearly identify its contents and carry the firm's name, contact number, postal address and email address.

The selected firm will design, develop, administer and manage teaching licence tests and ensure quality assurance in accordance with the Teaching Licence Policy 2023 and standards approved by STEDA's Teaching Licence Committee, Academic Council or another authorised body. It must maintain the technical, operational and institutional capacity to conduct tests as required throughout the contract. STEDA will determine the schedule, frequency, number of testing cycles and category-specific implementation according to policy requirements, implementation priorities and administrative considerations. The testing process must ensure flexibility, scalability, confidentiality, transparency, integrity and quality.

Bidders must be based and incorporated in Pakistan, comply with applicable federal and Sindh laws, and hold income tax, sales tax and Sindh Revenue Board registrations, as applicable. Firms blacklisted by the procuring agency or any government organisation will not be considered. The bidder, or at least one consortium partner, must be accredited or registered with the National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (NACTE). Firms must have more than five years of experience in teacher education and at least five years of demonstrated experience in large-scale test administration. CVs of project leads, teacher education specialists, assessment experts and other relevant professionals must accompany proposals. Consortia demonstrating complementary expertise may apply. Test centres must provide a safe, comfortable environment, including lighting, fans and appropriate seating.

Proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale: firm experience carries 20 marks, methodology 30 marks, key professional staff 20 marks, model test paper 20 marks and financial stability 10 marks. Quoted prices must include all applicable taxes, which will be deducted at source at prescribed rates.

The RFP issue date is 23 October 2026. Bidding documents may be obtained during office hours from the Executive Director, STEDA, Fourth Floor, PNSC Building, Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan Road, Karachi. They may also be downloaded from https://portalsindh.eprocure.gov.pk or www.steda.gos.pk. Bids must be submitted through e-bidding by 2:00 p.m. on 26 November 2026.

Original refundable bid security of Rs. 3,000,000, in the form of a pay order or demand draft favouring DDO, Sindh Teacher Education Development Authority (STEDA), must reach the STEDA office at the same address by the submission deadline. Bids will be opened at 2:30 p.m. on 26 November 2026 in STEDA's Committee Room at that address, in the presence of bidders or representatives who wish to attend.

STEDA reserves the right to cancel the procurement before contract signing and to accept or reject bids under the applicable SPPRA Rules 2010, as amended. If a public holiday or unavoidable circumstances affect the scheduled submission or opening date, proceedings will take place on the next working day at the same time and place. Contact the Executive Director at +92-21-99333321-3 or steda.info@gmail.com.