Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited, a state-owned commercial organization under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan, invites international sealed bids for the import of 185,000 metric tons of milling wheat (HS Code 1001.9900) of crop year 2026 on CFR bulk basis to Karachi and/or Gwadar ports in Sindh province. The tender allows a margin of plus or minus 10 percent on the quantity. Minimum bid quantity is 60,000 MT with the same margin tolerance. Wheat must comply strictly with specified technical standards including test weight of 76 kg per hectoliter minimum, moisture content not exceeding 14.5 percent, wet gluten content of minimum 23 percent, and protein content of minimum 10 percent, with testing conducted according to ISO and AACC methods. The wheat must be dried, mature grains of current crop, free from insects, diseases, and quarantine pests, meeting all IPPC and DPP Pakistan import requirements.
Eligible bidders include international wheat suppliers and their local representatives or offices registered with provincial or federal tax authorities in Pakistan. Bidders must have no outstanding contractual defaults with TCP and must not be subject to blacklisting procedures. The tender follows Public Procurement Rules 2004, Rule 21(A). Bid security requirements and other financial conditions are detailed in the complete tender document.
Tender documents are available for download from www.tcp.gov.pk and www.ppra.org.pk until 1100 hours on September 28, 2026, and can also be collected from TCP offices in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. Sealed bids containing separate technical and financial bid envelopes must be submitted to TCP's reception counter at Block-B, Finance and Trade Centre, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi, by 1130 hours PST on September 28, 2026. Technical bids will be opened at 1200 hours the same day in TCP's Board Room with bidders able to attend physically or via Zoom. Financial bids of technically qualified bidders follow after technical evaluation completion.
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Large-scale international wheat import tender for 185,000 MT with 10% tolerance, minimum 60,000 MT per bidder.
Strict milling wheat specifications (23% wet gluten, 10% protein minimum, 76 kg/HL test weight) required. Domestic supply into Karachi/Gwadar ports Pakistan. Bidders must be registered with tax authorities and have clean compliance history with TCP. Significant logistics and quality assurance implications given port congestion risk and stringent IPPC/DPP quarantine requirements.
Who can bid: International wheat suppliers and registered local representatives. Bidders must be registered with provincial/federal tax authorities. No outstanding dues or contractual defaults with TCP; blacklisted firms excluded. Typically, international suppliers require bank guarantees, SECP registration if incorporated in Pakistan, and proof of prior wheat supply experience.