Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
This tender invites bids for the procurement of dietary items for boarding students at Daanish Schools (Boys & Girls) Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, during the financial year 2026-27. The procurement covers various food categories including wheat products, pulses, rice, sugar, oil, loose spices, and packed items such as bread, to be supplied to both school store-rooms. Items are grouped into multiple lots with estimated quantities, specifications, and contract delivery periods detailed in the accompanying List of Items at Annex-A. The primary objective is to ensure uninterrupted supply of safe, hygienic, and nutritionally adequate food for boarding students, with quality, food safety, reliability, and continuity of supply taking precedence over price considerations under Punjab Procurement Rules.
Bidders must submit technical proposals alongside bid security verifiable through the e-Procurement Portal Punjab and Bank of Punjab as per e-procurement procedure. Tender eligibility requires interested firms and companies registered for the relevant business to participate. Technical inspection of business ownership and experience may be conducted; firms with incongruent or non-ownership structures may be technically disqualified from financial bidding. All bidders must bring product samples against specified lots (wheat products, pulses, rice, sugar, oil, loose spices, and packed items and bread) for quality verification; selected samples may be sent for laboratory examination with costs borne by the successful bidder.
Bids must follow the Single Stage Two Envelope Procedure under Punjab Procurement Rules 2014 via the e-procurement portal. Technical proposals will be evaluated against criteria stated in the Technical Evaluation Sheet (Annex-C) without reference to price; any non-conforming proposals will be rejected. Financial proposals are opened separately after technical approval. The lowest evaluated lot-wise bid will be accepted if criteria are met and samples provided. Bid validity is 90 days from the bid date. Bid documents can be obtained and submitted electronically; all costs including taxes, duties, charges, packing, freight, loading, and unloading must be included in the lump-sum bid.
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Two separate schools (boys and girls campuses) in Rahim Yar Khan seek ongoing supply of bulk food items across multiple commodity lots.
The procurement is structured lot-wise with quality sampling requirements and laboratory testing mandates—suggesting substantial volume and strict compliance expectations typical of institutional food supply. This is a recurring annual contract under institutional procurement rules. Bidders must manage sample provision costs and comply with tight technical specifications. The closing date appears to be September 2026; verify current status before committing resources.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered firms or companies with legal capacity in the relevant business. Typically, suppliers of food items require business registration (SECP/sole proprietor NTN), and may need food handling/hygiene certifications depending on provincial regulations. No PEC category applies. The notice states the school may conduct technical inspection of ownership and experience; non-ownership or incongruent structures result in disqualification from financial bidding.