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Description / Scope of Work
Government College University Lahore invites electronic bids for the purchase of Chemical Vapor Deposition equipment under Tender No. DP/CASP/001/26-27, Lot 01. The estimated cost of this procurement is Rs 24,140,000 on a cost and freight (C&F) Lahore basis. This is a single lot procurement as part of a larger tender that also includes three additional lots covering Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analyzer, DSC/Thermo Gravimetric analyzer, and thermal evaporator equipment. The procurement falls under the purview of Punjab Procurement Rules 2014 (Amended) and Punjab Procurement Regulations 2024.
Bidders must be firms, companies, general order suppliers, or manufacturers actively engaged in trading and properly registered with relevant registration authorities and tax departments including Income Tax, Sales Tax, and Punjab Sales Tax. Bidders are required to possess a Professional Tax Certificate for the financial year 2026-2027 from the Excise & Taxation Department and must be registered on the Punjab e-Procurement System (eP). Bid security of Rs 241,400 (representing 1% of the estimated cost) must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System only; no physical financial instruments such as CDRs or bank guarantees will be accepted. All prospective bidders must quote rates for each and every item, and any item quoted without a rate will render the bid nonresponsive.
Complete electronic bids must be submitted online via the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.Punjab.gov.pk by 10th November 2026 at 11:00 a.m., with bids opening at 11:30 a.m. the same day. Bidding documents are available immediately upon publication and may be downloaded from the Punjab Procurement Regularity Authority website at http://ppra.punjab.gov.pk. Bidders must register at www.punjab.eprocure.gov.pk for submission purposes. The university reserves the right to reject any or all bids at any time prior to acceptance under Rule 35 of the PPRA Rules. Response time shall be calculated exclusively from the date of publication on the PPRA website. Prospective bidders are strongly advised to upload bids well before the submission deadline rather than waiting until the last moment.
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GC University Lahore seeks a Chemical Vapor Deposition system valued at approximately Rs 24.14 million, a specialized laboratory equipment purchase typical of academic and research institutions.
The procurement involves one equipment line item requiring itemized pricing; bidders must quote comprehensively or face rejection. Electronic submission through Punjab e-Procurement System is mandatory with 1% bid security. The relatively tight 30-day bidding window suggests the university has established technical specifications ready. Competition likely comes from authorized equipment distributors and specialized scientific instrument suppliers.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered trading firms with relevant tax authority registration (Income Tax, Sales Tax, Punjab Sales Tax). Professional Tax Certificate for FY 2026-2027 from Excise & Taxation Department is mandatory. Registration on Punjab e-Procurement System (eP) is required. Typically, vendors in scientific equipment procurement must demonstrate authorized distributorship, technical capacity, and after-sales service capability, though the notice does not explicitly state these.