MEP Operation and Maintenance Services with Manpower Deployment for Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drug Authority

The Director General, Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drug Authority (PAFDA), Home Department, Government of the Punjab, invites electronic bids from eligible service providers for MEP operation and maintenance under a single service-level agreement. The requirement includes approved manpower deployment and routine consumables within the monthly service charges. The estimated value is PKR 40,200,000.

Bidders must be registered with the Tax Departments in Pakistan and with the Punjab e-Procurement System (PEPS). Joint ventures and consortium bids are not permitted. Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding using the single-stage, two-envelope procedure under Rule 38(2)(a) of the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014.

The bidding process will use PEPS, approved by the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority. Interested bidders can download the bidding documents from the Punjab e-Procurement System or the PPRA website without paying a tender fee. Bidders must use the PDF upload method to submit their electronic bids through https://ep.punjab.gov.pk. Complete bids must include the required documents.

The submission deadline is 10 November 2028 at 12:00 PM. Electronic bids will be opened on the same date at 12:30 PM in the Committee Room of the PAFDA building at Thokar Niaz Baig, Main Multan Road, Lahore. Bidders or their authorized representatives may attend the opening; representatives must hold a valid authority letter. If the opening date is declared a public holiday or becomes a non-working day for any reason, electronic bids will be opened on the next working day at the same time.

Bid security is 2% of the estimated cost, amounting to PKR 804,000, and must be submitted electronically through PEPS. Physical financial instruments, including Call Deposit Receipts, Pay Orders and Bank Guarantees, will not be accepted. Only bid securities submitted electronically through registered PEPS will be considered valid.

An optional pre-bid meeting and site visit will start at PAFDA Head Office on Friday, 30 October 2026, at 11:00 AM PST. The office is located at Thokar Niaz Baig, Multan Road, Lahore. For contact, telephone 042-99233617, extensions 736, 737 and 738, or email Info@pafda.gop.pk. The authority's website is www.pafda.gop.pk.