Tender for Medical Supplies and Services and Auction by Kalsoom Social Security Hospital Okara

Kalsoom Social Security Hospital, Okara invites sealed tenders through the Punjab e-Procurement System (EPADS) for the supply of medical appliances, laboratory kits and chemicals, dialysis disposables, X-ray films and chemicals, blood bank charges, medicines under the M-20 local purchase category, gas filling charges, washing charges, and paint work with electrical appliances. The tender also includes contracts for canteen and parking stand operations within Okara city. The total estimated value of goods and services procurement exceeds 162 million Pakistani rupees, covering essential supplies and ancillary services required for hospital operations throughout the financial year 2026-27.

Eligibility requires firms and suppliers to be registered with the Punjab e-Procurement System. Bidders must submit bid security in the form of bank guarantees, call deposit receipts, or pay orders at three percent of the estimated cost, made payable to the Medical Superintendent of Kalsoom Social Security Hospital, Okara. Scanned copies of bid security documents must be uploaded through EPADS, with original hard copies provided to the hospital office before the bid closing deadline. Technical and financial bid submission shall be conducted entirely through the Punjab e-Procurement System portal.

Bidders may obtain tender documents from the PESSI and PPRA Punjab websites at http://eprocure.gov.pk, where all interested parties must register to participate. Bids close on 12 August 2026 at 10:00 a.m., with technical bids opening at 10:30 a.m. the same day. Tenders remain valid for extension up to three months until September 2027. The hospital reserves the right to reject any bid or the entire procurement process under PPRA Rules 2014 as amended.

This is a large annual procurement aggregating over 162 million rupees across nine product categories and two service contracts. Suppliers must be pre-registered on Punjab e-Procurement System; bidders face tight documentation requirements including scanned and original bid security submission. The multi-category structure suggests opportunity for diversified vendors, though closure of individual lots to single bidders remains possible. Tenders extend through September 2027, indicating framework-style arrangements for recurring supplies.

Who can bid: Firms and suppliers must be registered with the Punjab e-Procurement System. Bidders typically require National Tax Number (NTN), relevant sector registration (pharmaceutical, medical device, or service provider), valid business registration with SECP or local authority, and bank credit facilities to obtain bid security instruments as specified.