Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Islamabad is inviting sealed bids for the procurement of general store items under tender reference P96487 for the financial year 2026-27. This is a national-level procurement conducted through the e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS) using a Single Stage-One Envelope bidding methodology with Least Cost Based Selection (LCBS) technique in accordance with the Public Procurement Rules 2004. The tender encompasses various general store supplies required for institutional operations in Islamabad Capital Territory, with procurement managed by the Assistant Director's office.
All bids must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a Pay Order, Call Deposit, Demand Draft, or a bid securing declaration as specified in the bidding documents. Eligible bidders must be registered on EPADS v2.0 platform to participate in the bidding process. The complete e-bidding documents containing detailed terms, conditions, specifications and all requirements are available on the EPADS portal at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/96487. Bidders are responsible for obtaining their own registration on the electronic system prior to submission.
E-bids must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 on or before Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM, with electronic opening scheduled for the same day at 11:30 AM. Manual submission of bids will not be accepted. Interested vendors can contact the National Institutes of Health at Park Road, Islamabad Capital Territory via phone +92-333-855-4884 or email purchaseprocurement58@gmail.com for further information and clarification regarding the tender requirements.
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NIH is procuring unspecified general store items through a federal e-procurement tender with reference P96487.
The scale and exact commodity list are not detailed in the available notice pages, though the single-envelope, lowest-cost selection methodology suggests routine operational supplies procurement. Bidders must register on EPADS and submit electronically by September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM. The tender is administered from Islamabad and requires bid security; no pre-bid meeting date is mentioned, suggesting straightforward specification-based competition.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered on EPADS v2.0 platform to participate. The notice does not explicitly state NTN, SECP registration or PEC category requirements; however, procurement of goods typically requires NTN registration, tax clearance, and general business registration with SECP for company bidders or valid CNIC for individual traders in Pakistan.