Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Accelerate Prosperity, a joint initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation and Industrial Promotion Services implemented across Central and South Asia, invites qualified marketing firms to deliver comprehensive marketing, branding, digital presence, and AI-enabled business support services to fourteen selected portfolio businesses under the Start-up Pakistan project. This initiative is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau and aims to strengthen the operations, market presence, and growth potential of emerging enterprises across multiple regions of Pakistan. The engagement encompasses a broad range of deliverables tailored to individual business requirements, with services expected to produce practical and sustainable outputs that portfolio companies can continue utilizing independently after the engagement period concludes.
The selected firm must demonstrate established expertise in branding, creative services, digital marketing, website development, and AI tools and automation. Eligibility requires capacity to deliver services either through in-house teams or specialist partners and sub-vendors, with responsibility for coordinating delivery across geographically dispersed businesses, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring timely implementation. No specific bid security amount, registration category, or formal licensing requirement is stated in the tender notice; however, applicants should typically be registered with relevant Pakistani business authorities and possess relevant industry credentials or certifications in marketing and digital services.
Bid documents including the detailed Request for Proposal and financial proposal format are available on the BrightSpyre portal. Interested firms must submit proposals by 23 September 2026 to comply with the closing deadline. For submission details, technical requirements, specific business profiles requiring support, and contact information for clarifications, applicants should consult the complete RFP document. The tender emphasizes sustainability, affordability of recommended tools for small businesses, and capacity building through training and handover support to ensure long-term business independence.
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This is a multi-business marketing services engagement for fourteen portfolio companies under a KfW-financed development initiative.
Scale is medium, spanning branding, website development, social media, AI automation, and photography across Pakistan. The 14-day submission window is tight; bidders lacking rapid capacity to mobilize across multiple geographies and service lines should reconsider. This is a one-off project engagement rather than a framework or rate contract, but successful delivery could lead to repeat work if portfolio expansion continues. Firms with regional presence and AI expertise have competitive advantage.
Who can bid: The notice does not explicitly state PEC category, NTN, or SECP registration requirements. Applicants for professional services in Pakistan typically require valid NTN, SECP registration if a company, and relevant industry accreditation or portfolio demonstrating prior marketing, branding, and digital services delivery. Bidders should verify whether AP has issued detailed eligibility criteria in the full RFP document.