Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer of Digital Library and Knowledge Network by Deputy Commissioner Office, Quetta (West)

The Deputy Commissioner Office, Quetta (West), Government of Balochistan, facilitated by the Balochistan Public-Private Partnership Authority (BPPPA), invites bids to design, build, upgrade and expand, finance, operate, maintain and transfer the Digital Library and Knowledge Network at Customs Area, Saryab Road, Old Levies Thana site, Quetta. The project will be undertaken through a public-private partnership on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer basis for a renewable concession period of 15 years. It will be delivered in three phases and entirely funded by the concessionaire.

Interested bidders must meet the basic eligibility criteria in the Request for Proposal. The bidder, and each member of a consortium, must be registered in Pakistan as a nonprofit organisation, company, trust or society, hold a valid National Tax Number from FBR, and be registered with the Balochistan Revenue Authority. Each must have a clean record, with no conflict of interest, blacklisting, failed or abandoned contract, or refusal to sign a contract during the last five years. Technical qualification requires compliance with the RFP requirements for financial soundness, bidder experience, methodology, work plan and presentation, and key professionals, with a minimum score of 70 marks.

Procurement will follow National Competitive Bidding through the Single-Stage-Two-Envelope procedure under the Balochistan Public-Private Partnership Rules, 2026. Financial proposals of technically qualified bidders will be evaluated on a revenue-sharing basis. The highest percentage of gross revenue payable to the Government, subject to a minimum of 10%, will constitute the best evaluated bid. As the project originates from an unsolicited proposal, the original proponent holds the right to match the best evaluated bid under the Balochistan Public-Private Partnership Act, 2025.

Submit one bid comprising one original technical proposal and one original financial proposal, five hard copies of each, and one soft copy of each on USB, together with the supporting documents identified in the RFP. Proposals must use the prescribed RFP formats; otherwise, they may be rejected. Bid submission closes at 11:00 AM PST on November 19, 2026. Technical proposals will open the same day at 11:30 AM PST at the BPPPA office, A-49, Jinnah Town, Quetta, Pakistan.

Bid security of PKR 3.0 million must be enclosed in the technical proposal as a bank guarantee, call deposit receipt, pay order or demand draft issued by a scheduled bank in Pakistan in favour of the Deputy Commissioner Office, Quetta (West), Government of Balochistan. Bids must remain valid for 90 days, and security must remain valid for 28 days beyond that period.

The RFP can be downloaded from https://bpppa.gob.pk. Contact BPPPA at +92-81-2503098 or email ahsanullah@bpppa.gob.pk and faraz.syed@bpppa.gob.pk.