Human resource tenders ask firms to help a public body or company run its people functions. The most common requests are for recruitment testing, where an agency conducts written tests and interviews for a large number of vacancies, followed by requests for HR policy and manual development, organisational restructuring studies, job evaluation and grading, performance appraisal design, payroll and HR software support, and executive search for senior posts.
Across PakistanTender in the last 90 days — sources most firms never check.
UNDP Pakistan is hiring four National Inventory Experts under the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Project. One individual contractor position is available for each of the four cities: Gilgit, Karachi,…
Board of Revenue, Azad Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir invites sealed bids from public or private sector testing agencies duly registered in Pakistan or Azad Jammu and Kashmir for the provision of Third…
The Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC) invites proposals from qualified consulting firms for a comprehensive organizational review, workload assessment, full-time equivalent (FTE) evaluation, and workforce…
Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) invites sealed electronic bids for the provisioning of human resources outsourcing, scanning, and data entry services for various eGovernment projects under Framework Contract…
Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) invites bids for the provisioning of human resources outsourcing services under a framework contract. The scope includes recruitment and deployment of 50 office boys/helpers,…
Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC), established to enhance the Solid Waste Management system in Rawalpindi, invites bids from pre-qualified labor providing firms and companies for provision of skilled and…
The Finance Department South Punjab invites competitive bids for the procurement of services through hiring of a qualified firm for the provision of staff during the financial year 2025-26. This tender is issued under…
Public bodies in Pakistan regularly outsource recruitment testing to keep selection credible and to handle the volume of applications. A single advertisement can draw tens of thousands of candidates, so the agency must show it can print or administer papers securely, run centres across cities, process results accurately and handle objections. For this reason, evaluation weights experience of similar assignments heavily.
Other HR notices are consultancy in nature and are scored on the quality of the team and approach, not only price. Firms that combine a clear methodology, relevant CVs and references from earlier public sector work tend to do best, while one-person consultants often partner with a larger firm to meet experience thresholds. Another feature of this field is confidentiality. Test papers, candidate data and salary information are sensitive, and clients increasingly ask bidders to describe data protection, access control and record keeping as part of the proposal.
Buyers include federal and provincial departments, autonomous bodies, universities, banks and financial institutions under the State Bank framework, development authorities, utilities, public sector companies, hospitals and projects funded by international development partners. Bidders are testing and assessment agencies, management and HR consulting firms, chartered accountancy firms with advisory arms, universities and individual consultants working under a firm. Foreign funded projects also hire HR consultants for capacity assessments and institutional strengthening, usually through the lender procurement guidelines. Private sector companies and non-profit organisations occasionally publish similar requests for recruitment and HR advisory support, usually by invitation to a shortlist of agencies.
Consultancy and non-consulting services follow the Public Procurement Rules, 2004 at federal level and the respective provincial rules in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Consultancy is generally evaluated through quality and cost based selection (QCBS), with a technical score threshold, then a financial proposal opened for those who pass; pure testing services may be awarded to the lowest evaluated bidder after a technical check. PEC registration is not required for HR work. Projects funded by multilateral lenders follow the lender procurement guidelines in addition. For recruitment testing, some clients cap the fee per candidate and compare bidders on turnaround time and number of test centres offered, while others evaluate on a quality-cost mix with the technical score weighted higher.
Testing agencies, universities and assessment firms with experience of conducting large scale tests. Notices usually state minimum experience in terms of past assignments and candidate volume.
Usually not. Consultancy is commonly scored through QCBS, where the technical proposal carries a major weight and only firms above a minimum technical score are considered on price.
No. PEC registration is for engineering works and consultancy. HR firms need tax registration and the experience the notice asks for.
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Some notices invite individual consultants for advisory work, but testing assignments and large studies usually need a firm with a team, so individuals often join a firm or form a joint venture.
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