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Description / Scope of Work
Punjab Life Insurance Company Limited invites open competitive bids for a one-year rate contract to provide trained armed security guards on shift basis at PLIC offices, branches and installations across all provinces and territories of Pakistan. The contract covers seven regions: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. This is a framework contract with indeterminate quantities; guards will be requisitioned through written work orders as needed, with no minimum quantity guaranteed and no fixed regional deployment requirements. The basis of rate is one guard per twelve-hour duty shift, with round-the-clock coverage requiring two guards. Weekly rest and leave relief are the service provider's responsibility at no extra cost. The contract is extendable by mutual written consent for one year at a time, subject to satisfactory performance.
Bidders must hold a valid private security company license and maintain an operational office in each of the four provinces and in Islamabad Capital Territory as of the bid submission date. Bidders must also undertake to obtain licenses for Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan before deploying there. Any bidder licensed in only some of these regions will be declared non-responsive without scoring. The procurement method is single-stage, one-envelope under Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, conducted entirely through the Punjab e-Procurement System. Bid security of PKR 100,000 (lump sum) must be scanned and uploaded on PEPS; physical delivery is not entertained. Bids must be submitted in English, quoted in Pakistani Rupees, and signed on every page by an authorized signatory.
The deadline for bid submission is 10 September 2026 up to 12:00 PM, with bids to be opened online on PEPS at 12:30 PM the same day. The Procurement Committee will first examine bids for eligibility and responsiveness against mandatory criteria, then evaluate technical proposals out of 100 marks (minimum 70 required) without reference to price. Only technically qualified bids will have their financial offers evaluated. Award will be made to the lowest evaluated bid price among technically qualified bidders. Bid validity is ninety days from opening. Performance guarantee of 5 percent of annualized contract value will be required. For further information and to obtain the bidding document, contact Lead Procurement, PLIC, 1st Floor, Pakistan Engineering Congress Building, 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market, Gulberg III, Lahore, or visit https://ppra.punjab.gov.pk and https://punjab.eprocure.gov.pk.
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A nationwide security service provider is sought for a one-year framework rate contract covering all Pakistani provinces and territories.
This is a scale-flexible engagement with no guaranteed minimum but potentially significant volume; guards are requisitioned ad hoc via work orders. The requirement for operational offices in all four provinces plus Islamabad Capital Territory before submission is a major eligibility barrier, effectively excluding regional or emerging operators. This is a recurring annual contract with extension potential, offering stable revenue to qualified national players. Bid security is modest (PKR 100k) relative to the estimated internal value, suggesting moderate-to-large anticipated deployment. The 12-hour shift model and statutory responsibility for relief staffing at no extra cost mean bidders must have deep bench strength and efficient rostering.
Who can bid: Open to private security companies holding valid licenses. Bidders must operate licensed facilities in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Islamabad Capital Territory at bid submission; those licensed only in some regions are rejected outright. Undertaking to obtain licenses for Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan is required. No joint ventures, consortia or associations are permitted. Bidders blacklisted, debarred or suspended by any federal, provincial or local government authority are ineligible. Registration and enrollment on the Punjab e-Procurement System is mandatory before submission.