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Description / Scope of Work
District Council Bahawalpur invites electronic bids for the supply and purchase of items required for the arrangement and celebration of Eid Milad ul Nabi (Mawlid) in 2026. This is Lot 2 of a two-lot procurement notice, with an estimated cost of PKR 2,408,380 and a fixed bid security requirement of PKR 120,419. The procurement covers multiple supply items for a religious celebration event to be organized by the District Council at its offices located near Welcome Chowk on Railway Road, Bahawalpur, in Punjab province. The bidding process follows a single-stage, single-envelope procedure through the electronic procurement system.
Bidders must be registered with relevant registration authorities and tax departments, including Income Tax, Sales Tax, and Punjab Sales Tax authorities. All electronic bids must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a CDR, bank guarantee, demand draft, or pay order made out in the name of District Council Bahawalpur. The bid security amount is fixed at PKR 120,419 regardless of the bid value. Late submissions will be automatically rejected by the system.
Bidders must submit complete bids online through the e-Procurement Autonomous Digitized System (ePADS) portal at https://punjab.eprocure.gov.pk. The original bid security instrument must be physically submitted in a clearly marked envelope at the Procurement Office (I&S) Branch and Store Branch, District Council, Railway Road Near Welcome Chowk, Bahawalpur, before the bid submission deadline. Bids are scheduled for submission and opening on 20th August 2026 at 11:00 AM and 11:30 AM respectively. Bidding documents are available for immediate download from the portal and from the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority website at http://ppra.punjab.gov.pk. For technical assistance with the ePADS portal, bidders should contact the system support team using the contact details provided in the notice.
For Bidders: Our Analysis PAKISTANTENDER INSIGHT
Independent analysis by PakistanTender — not part of the official notice. Always confirm details against the original tender document.
District Council Bahawalpur seeks suppliers for Eid Milad ul Nabi celebration items (Lot 2, ~PKR 2.4M).
This is a one-off event procurement for a religious gathering at council offices. Scale is modest but note the tight closure (August 2026) and dual-submission requirement—online bids plus physical bid security delivery to a specific office location. Suitable for established supply vendors with tax compliance credentials; unlikely to involve complex logistics.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered with Income Tax, Sales Tax, and Punjab Sales Tax authorities. No PEC category mentioned (non-construction). Typical requirement: NTN and active sales tax registration. Foreign bidders eligibility not stated; assume local registration mandatory. Company registration with SECP likely required but not explicitly confirmed.