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Description / Scope of Work
Nawaz Sharif Social Security Teaching Hospital (NSSSTH), Multan Road, Lahore, Punjab, invites e-bids through the Punjab E-Procurement System for a Framework Contract for Outsourcing of Specified Lab Investigations for the financial year 2026-27. Well reputed diagnostic centres and laboratories registered with the Punjab E-Procurement System and PPRA are invited to participate through open tender. The contract is valid up to 30.06.2027 and may be extended based on satisfactory performance until the next tender process, whichever is earlier.
Eligible bidders must have active Sales Tax and Income Tax registration, established technical, financial and managerial credentials, and must not be blacklisted by PPRA or NSSSTH. Preference will be given to ISO certified labs, labs registered with the Punjab Healthcare Commission, and centres offering a full range of services under one roof. Bidders must submit a 2% bid security of the estimated price through the Punjab E-Procurement System along with technical documents including details of consultant pathologists, technical staff, lab equipment, ISO and PHC registration certificates, and lab reporting schedule.
Bidding will follow the Single Stage Two Envelope procedure under Rule 38(2)(a) of the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority Rules, 2014. Bid documents can be downloaded from the PPRA and Punjab e-Procurement System websites and the NSSSTH website. E-bids must be uploaded on the Punjab e-Procurement System by 05.08.2026 till 10:00 AM, to be opened the same day at 10:30 AM. Queries may be directed to the Medical Superintendent, NSSSTH, Multan Road, Lahore, at 042-99330033.
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This is a recurring annual rate/framework contract rather than a one-time purchase, meaning the winning lab will handle ongoing referred sample testing for an entire fiscal year, offering steady but volume-uncertain revenue. Since patients are not sent out and only samples are collected on-site by hospital staff, bidders need logistics capacity for pickup and report delivery rather than walk-in patient handling. The preference for ISO/PHC-certified, full-service labs suggests smaller single-test labs may struggle to compete against established diagnostic chains.
Who can bid: Bidders must be active taxpayers (Sales Tax and Income Tax), registered on the Punjab E-Procurement System, and not blacklisted by PPRA or NSSSTH. ISO certification and Punjab Healthcare Commission registration are preferred. Typically, PMDC-registered pathologists and qualified technical staff documentation are also required for such lab outsourcing tenders.