Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Lahore Electric Supply Company (Material Management), Chief Engineer, is inviting sealed bids for the procurement of Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) and Virtual Application Load Balancer under Tender No. 4438, reference P84004. The procurement is planned for fiscal year 2026-27 and will be conducted using Single Stage-One Envelope methodology with Least Cost Based Selection technique in accordance with the Public Procurement Rules 2004. Bidding documents containing detailed terms, conditions, specifications and requirements are available on the e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS v2.0) platform. This is a national-level procurement for goods required by LESCO's operations in Punjab.
Eligible bidders must be registered on EPADS v2.0 to participate in the bidding process. All bids must be accompanied by bid security in the form of Pay Order, Banker's Cheque, Call Deposit, Bank Guarantee, Demand Draft or a bid securing declaration in the format specified in the bidding documents. Bidders must comply with applicable regulations and instructions issued by the procurement authority. Preference may be given to registered vendors meeting the prescribed criteria.
E-bids prepared in accordance with the e-Bidding Documents must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 on or before Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:30 AM, after which e-bids will be opened through the system. Further information and bidding documents can be accessed at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/84004. Interested parties may contact Lahore Electric Supply Company (Material Management), Chief Engineer, 22-A Queens Road, Lahore, via phone +92-370-499-0342 or email ammm5@lesco.gov.pk for clarifications.
For Bidders: Our Analysis PAKISTANTENDER INSIGHT
Independent analysis by PakistanTender — not part of the official notice. Always confirm details against the original tender document.
LESCO is procuring HCI and virtual load balancing infrastructure, likely a significant IT capital investment for their data centre or network operations.
The scope suggests enterprise-grade hardware and software, typically indicating a medium to large contract value. Bidders must navigate EPADS registration and submission procedures with a tight 19-day closing window from publication. This appears to be a one-off infrastructure upgrade rather than recurring supply. Vendor selection will favour lowest cost among technically qualifying bids.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered on EPADS v2.0 platform prior to submission. The notice does not specify PEC category, NTN, or SECP registration explicitly; however, suppliers of IT infrastructure and networking equipment typically require valid business registration, NTN compliance, and vendor credentialing from the procuring authority.