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Social Security Hospital, Islamabad, operating under the Punjab Employees Social Security Institution and located at I-12, IJP Road, Islamabad, has invited bids through the Punjab e-Procurement system for placement of laboratory equipment on a reagent rental basis for the year 2026-27. The estimated contract value is Rs. 7,735,000 and the contract period runs up to 30.06.2026 following issuance of the award list. This is a recurring annual arrangement whereby lab analyzers and related equipment are placed at the hospital free of cost against exclusive purchase of reagents and consumables from the successful bidder.
Only registered Sales Tax and Income Tax active suppliers with established technical, financial and managerial credentials are eligible to participate, and firms blacklisted by PPRA or PESSI are barred from bidding. Bidders must submit a combined technical and financial proposal under the Single Stage One Envelope procedure as per Rule 38(1) of the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, along with an e-Bid security equal to 2% of the estimated price in the e-Procurement system prescribed format, with the corresponding e-Stamp paper reaching the hospital before the bid submission deadline.
The bidding document, detailed technical specifications and instructions are available for download from the PPRA Punjab e-Procurement portal and the PESSI website. Interested bidders must submit their bids electronically by 05-08-2026 before 10:00 AM, and bids will be opened the same day at 10:30 AM in presence of representative bidders. Queries may be directed to the Medical Superintendent's office at 051-9278395 or via email at ms.sshisb@pessi.punjab.gov.pk.
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This is a recurring annual reagent-rental tender rather than a one-off equipment purchase, meaning suppliers who win typically lock in a year-long consumables supply relationship with steady revenue, …
hough profitability depends on volume of tests run. At roughly Rs. 7.7 million estimated value, this is a small-scale hospital lab contract suited to mid-sized diagnostic equipment suppliers or distributors already active in government hospital reagent rental schemes rather than large multinational diagnostics firms.
Who can bid: Bidders must be active Sales Tax and Income Tax registered suppliers not blacklisted by PPRA or PESSI, with demonstrated technical, financial and managerial capacity. Typically for reagent rental lab equipment tenders, bidders are also expected to hold relevant drug/medical equipment registration and possess prior experience supplying diagnostic reagents to public sector hospitals.