food Items at King Edward Medical University, Lahore

King Edward Medical University, Lahore invites sealed bids from eligible manufacturers, authorized distributors, and well-reputed firms for a framework agreement to supply consumable items on free delivery to consignee's end basis for the financial year 2026-27. The tender is issued under Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, as amended to date, and will be conducted through single-stage two-envelope bidding via the PPRA ePADS online portal. Bidding documents are available for download from the university website at https://kemu.edu.pk and the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority portal at http://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/viewtender.aspx.

Eligible bidders must be registered with the Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments with an active professional tax certificate for the current financial year. Bidders must submit a call deposit or bid security equal to two percent of the estimated value in the form of a Certificate of Deposit or Bank Guarantee in the name of the Vice Chancellor, KEMU, Lahore, along with the technical proposal. Offers with shorter bid validity than the required 180 days, hand-written offers, conditional offers, or those from blacklisted or suspended firms will be rejected. Bad experience with KEMU, Lahore will also result in disqualification.

Technical proposals will be opened on 07 August 2026 at 10:30 am in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives at the Senior Purchase Office, Patiala Block, KEMU, Lahore. The institute will evaluate technical proposals against specified requirements without reference to price. Bidders may submit grievances against the technical evaluation report within five days of its announcement. Financial bids will be opened following the technical evaluation pause period, with a subsequent ten-day grievance window before contract award to the lowest evaluated bidder.

Framework agreement for consumable items (Kitchen/Mess Items) over one year at a major teaching hospital in Lahore. Scale appears medium-to-large given university operations. Single-stage two-envelope process with 180-day bid validity; technical evaluation precedes price opening, creating moderate timeline risk if technical submission is weak. Recurring contract typical for consumables; rates will be run-contract based. Bidders must hold current sales tax and income tax registrations; financial capacity not explicitly mentioned but two percent bid security is modest.

Who can bid: Bidders must be registered with Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments with active professional tax certificate for current financial year. Manufacturers, authorized distributors, and well-reputed firms are eligible. Firms blacklisted, suspended, or removed from approved list are ineligible. Those with bad experience with KEMU are rejected. Typically, firms should have previous experience supplying similar items to institutional buyers.