Consulting Firm for Independent Third-Party Review of HEC and HEC-Funded Higher Education Institutions

The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, invites eligible national and international consulting firms, including joint ventures, to apply for prequalification for an independent third-party review of the Higher Education Commission and HEC-funded higher education institutions. The assignment covers the Commission and the higher education institutions funded by HEC.

This expression of interest seeks to identify consulting firms with the qualifications and experience required to undertake the assignment. Interested applicants should review the Prequalification Documents for the detailed scope of work, eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria before preparing their applications. Prequalification will be conducted according to the requirements in those documents and the applicable procurement rules. Only applicants meeting the prescribed prequalification requirements will be invited to participate in the subsequent Request for Proposals process. An RFP will be issued to shortlisted or prequalified applicants following completion of prequalification.

Applicants may access the Prequalification Documents and obtain further information through the Electronic Pakistan Acquisition and Disposal System, EPADS v2.0, at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/164583. Applications must be prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in the Prequalification Documents and submitted electronically through EPADS v2.0. Manual submissions will not be accepted. Applicants who have not registered on EPADS v2.0 may register at https://vendors.epads.gov.pk/. A registration tutorial is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNW6T38v7tc.

The deadline for electronic submission of applications is Tuesday, 17 November 2026, at 11:30 AM Pakistan Standard Time. Applications will be opened electronically on the same day at 12:00 noon Pakistan Standard Time. Applicants must use the electronic submission process for this prequalification exercise.

A pre-application meeting will take place on Monday, 2 November 2026, at 11:00 AM Pakistan Standard Time at the Central Procurement Cell, Higher Education Commission, Sector H-9, Islamabad. Requests for clarification must be submitted by Thursday, 12 November 2026.

For inquiries, contact the Assistant Director (Procurement), Central Procurement Cell, Higher Education Commission, Sector H-9, Islamabad. The telephone number is +92-51-9040-1582 and the email address is zalashari@hec.gov.pk.