Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Central Ordnance Depot Rawalpindi invites sealed bids for the procurement of general store items for the financial year 2026-27, including crockery, kitchen equipment, and dining items as detailed in Annexure A. The tender is issued under Single Stage, Two Envelope Process as specified in PPRA Regulations. Bidders must deliver complete proposals to the depot's Local Purchase Office, Fort Road, Rawalpindi Cantonment, before 1030 hours on 20 August 2026, with bid opening scheduled for 1100 hours the same day in the Conference Room. The procurement scope encompasses items such as cooking sets, deep freezers, microwave ovens, dining tables, dinner sets for officer messes, and various kitchen utensils and accessories required for mess and food preparation operations.
Eligible bidders must be Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), authorized agents or distributors registered with the Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments, listed on the Federal Board of Revenue's Active Taxpayer List (ATL), and registered with the Directorate General Defense Purchase (DGDP), Directorate General Procurement-Army (DGP-A), any Ordnance Depots of Pakistan Army, or Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). Bid security equal to five percent of the estimated bid value must be deposited within five working days of intimation from COD Rawalpindi. All bidders are bound by the Official Secret Act to maintain confidentiality regarding bid details, contract information, quantities, and delivery locations.
Complete invitation to tender documents, including technical specifications, financial proposal formats, vendor qualification requirements, and terms and conditions, are available from the Local Purchase Office at COD Rawalpindi, Fort Road, Rawalpindi, on working days between 0830 and 1530 hours. Telephone: 051-8770950 or 0319-9436032. Bidders must submit proposals in three separate sealed envelopes: Technical Proposal, Financial Proposal, and Vendor Profile/Qualification Documents, each clearly marked and potentially consolidated in an outer envelope. Digital copies on separate CDs/DVDs must accompany all hard-copy submissions. Failure to submit complete documents in proper sealed envelopes results in outright bid rejection. Collection of tender specifications and relevant documents from the Local Purchase Branch is mandatory for tender participation.
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Closed tender. This procurement covers kitchen and mess supplies for military installations—a recurring category spanning crockery, cooking equipment, freezers, and dining sets. The 15-day submission window and requirement to collect specs in-person from COD Rawalpindi indicate a formal, regulated process typical of defence procurement. Five percent bid security is required. The item list spans small consumables to large appliances (e.g. deep freezers, baking ovens), suggesting moderate contract value. Bidders must be PEC-registered and on FBR's Active Taxpayer List, indicating preference for established, compliant vendors.
Who can bid: Bidders must be OEMs, authorized distributors, or agents registered with Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments, on FBR's Active Taxpayer List (ATL), and registered with DGDP, DGP-A, Pakistan Army Ordnance Depots, or PEC. Typically, defence procurement also requires no blacklist history and demonstrated financial stability.