Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is procuring a Container Orchestration Platform (LOT-1) under the Digital Economy Enhancement Project funded by the World Bank through IDA Credit IDA-75140. This is a Request for Proposals tender with Project ID P174402, aimed at enhancing Pakistan's digital economy infrastructure. The contract has been awarded to WATEEN SOLUTION PRIVATE (registration number 756680), located at Main Walton Road, Lahore, with an evaluated bid price of PKR 214,143,641.00. The contract duration is 11 weeks from the date of award notification issued on July 10, 2026. The procurement was conducted through a competitive bidding process with multiple qualified bidders evaluated, including MULTILYNX with an evaluated bid price of PKR 529,340,256.00. This critical digital infrastructure project will support Pakistan's technology sector development and modernization of government systems across the federal territory.
The tender was published on July 14, 2026, and follows the World Bank's procurement guidelines and Pakistan's procurement regulations. The Request for Proposals methodology ensures transparent, competitive bidding from qualified technology service providers. Eligible bidders must meet World Bank eligibility criteria and possess relevant experience in enterprise-level platform orchestration and cloud infrastructure services. Standard bid security requirements and technical qualification standards apply to all participating vendors.
Bid documents and detailed technical specifications were made available through the World Bank's procurement portal at https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00456657. The notice of contract award with complete bidder evaluation details, pricing information, and contract terms has been published for transparency. For further information regarding this procurement, stakeholders can contact the project implementation team through the World Bank's official procurement channels or the National Database and Registration Authority offices in Lahore.