Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, Karachi Central Zone invites bids for the purchase of furniture and fixtures for its Executive Office Area located in Karachi, Sindh. The tender is issued under PPRA E-Pad Rules using a single-stage, one-envelope procedure. Two lots are being procured: Lot 01 comprises office furniture including 20 tables with side racks, 20 ergonomic revolving chairs, 20 steel file cabinets with four drawers, and 20 side racks with storage; Lot 02 comprises 20 split air-conditioning units rated at 1.5 ton capacity with eco-friendly R-32 refrigerant. All items must meet specified technical standards for commercial office use. Tender reference HR&A/KCZ/MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS/002/2026 applies. The procurement is for the Karachi office location.
Bidders must be registered with Sales Tax and National Income Tax authorities (FBR) to be eligible. Bids must be submitted via PPRA E-Pad portal only in accordance with the prescribed procedure. Bid security of PKR 200,000 is required for Lot 01 and PKR 130,000 for Lot 02, payable as pay orders in favour of SLIC. Technical specifications must match or exceed those detailed in the tender document; inferior quality or lower specification items will result in automatic rejection. All bidders must include firm name, postal address, telephone, email, and web address with their proposals.
Bid documents are available through the PPRA E-Pad system. Bidders must upload technical details and financial rates as separate PDFs for each lot, along with bid security. Original bid security in the form of pay orders must reach the office address (State Life Building No.11, 7th floor, Abdullah Haroon Road, Saddar, Karachi) by the closing date of 2 October 2026 at 11:00 AM. Bids will be opened and downloaded on 12 September 2026 at 11:30 AM. Evaluation will first verify compliance with tender requirements and technical specifications, then proceed to financial comparison, awarding the contract to the lowest evaluated compliant bidder.
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Two separate lots of office furniture, fixtures and air-conditioning units for a major insurance corporation's Karachi facility.
Lot 01 covers 80 pieces of office furniture (tables, ergonomic chairs, filing cabinets, storage racks) with exacting commercial specifications; Lot 02 covers 20 units of 1.5-ton split AC units. Combined scope suggests medium-scale single-purchase contract. Tender closes 2 October 2026; notice exhibits dateline inconsistencies (issue date shown as 08/10/2026 against closing 08/10/2026, opening dated 12/09/2026), warranting direct portal verification. Suppliers must be FBR-registered and capable of meeting detailed technical tolerances.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered with Pakistan's Sales Tax and National Income Tax authorities (FBR). Typically, suppliers of office furniture and air-conditioning units are expected to hold valid business registration, NTN, and sales tax credentials. No specific PEC or trade body registration mentioned; general commercial registration appears sufficient. Separate bids required per lot; no geographic restrictions stated.