One-Year Auction of Canteen at Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi

Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi invites interested individuals, firms and companies registered with the relevant authorities to participate in the auction of its canteen for a period of one year through the e-Auction Portal. The canteen covers 5,300 square feet and is located near the Emergency Department. The reserve price for the one-year period is Rs. 33,876,700, excluding taxes.

Detailed terms, conditions and auction documents can be viewed and downloaded from https://eauction-health.punjab.gov.pk/login immediately after publication of the advertisement. Interested applicants must register through the portal according to the eligibility criteria in the auction documents. Hard copies of registration applications are not required. The institution's auction committee will scrutinize the information submitted and upload the evaluation results. Only applicants declared eligible may participate in the subsequent electronic auction.

The registration deadline is 14 November 2026. The hospital will upload eligibility status on 21 November 2026. Grievances must be submitted by 28 November 2026, and grievance redressal will be uploaded by 5 December 2026. The final date for submission of the Call Deposit Receipt is 15 December 2026. The auction will take place on 22 December 2026 through the e-Auction Portal.

Registered applicants must furnish earnest money equal to 10% of the reserve price, amounting to Rs. 3,387,670. It may be furnished as a bank draft, bank guarantee, Call Deposit Receipt, demand draft, pay order or banker's cheque issued by a scheduled bank operating in Pakistan, in the name of the Medical Superintendent, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi. The original instrument must be physically submitted to the office of the Principal within ten days of announcement of the evaluation result; failure to do so makes the applicant ineligible. A soft copy must also be uploaded to the portal.

Bidding starts at the reserve price. Each subsequent offer must exceed the previous offer by 1% of the reserve price. If an offer arrives during the final minute, the auction is extended by five minutes, with further extensions during continued competition. It ends conclusively at midnight on auction day. The successful offer will be published on the relevant website, and the signature uploaded during registration will be deemed affixed to the auction document, making the offer final and binding.

Applicants should register in good time and are responsible for successful submission despite technical or internet failures. Corrupt or virus-containing submissions will be rejected. If an activity's closing date falls on a government-declared public holiday or another non-working day, the next official working day becomes the closing date. The auction follows Auction Policy 2025 notified by the SHC&ME Department. The issuing officer is the Medical Superintendent, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi.