Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC) under the Ministry of Industries and Production invites sealed bids from reputed and renowned firms, companies, or individuals to provide canteen and cafeteria services at its headquarters located at 234 Ferozpur Road near Metro Canal Station in Lahore, Punjab. The contract encompasses running the canteen during working days with a proposed menu offering breakfast, lunch, and refreshments. Tender reference 493/2026 is open to bidders registered with relevant food authorities and having reasonable experience in catering operations. The initial contract period is two years, extendable for an additional year subject to satisfactory performance.
Eligible bidders must be registered with relevant food authorities and supported by documentary evidence of registration. Bidders are required to submit a tender participation fee of Rs. 2,000 (non-refundable) and bid security of Rs. 50,000 in the form of a deposit at call or bank guarantee issued by a scheduled bank in the name of the Director General PITAC. The successful bidder must provide a performance guarantee of Rs. 75,000 (refundable), which will be forfeited in case of unsatisfactory performance. Bidders must be on the active taxpayers list of the Federal Board of Revenue and provide valid tax certificates. An affidavit on stamp paper confirming non-blacklisting from any government department is mandatory. Bidders involved in litigation with government or semi-government departments will be disqualified.
Bids prepared in accordance with bidding document instructions must be submitted electronically through the Federal PPRA ePADS web portal (http://eprocure.gov.pk) by 27 October 2026 at 11:00 AM using the single stage–two envelopes procedure under Public Procurement Rules 36(b). Bids will be opened on the same day at 11:30 AM. Technical evaluation will be completed first, and financial proposals of only technically qualified bidders will be opened subsequently. Bidders must submit a complete set of documents including proposed menu with rates, list of trained staff, experience certificates, and bank statements of the last two years demonstrating sound financial position. The contractor must comply with all requisite rules and standard operating procedures of Punjab Food Authority and relevant regulatory bodies.
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PITAC seeks a catering operator for its Lahore HQ canteen on a 2-year contract (extendable 1 year).
Service scope covers breakfast, lunch, refreshments on working days. This is recurring institutional catering—stable revenue but thin margins typical of government contracts. Key constraint: must be FBR-active taxpayer with food authority registration. Performance guarantee (Rs. 75,000) suggests PITAC takes quality seriously; bidders with track record in institutional/corporate canteens will have advantage over restaurant-only operators.
Who can bid: Must be registered with relevant food authority (likely Punjab Food Authority) with documentary proof. Mandatory: FBR active taxpayer list status, valid tax certificate, non-blacklisting affidavit, no active litigation with government/semi-government entities. Typically, SECP registration (if company) or NTN (individual) also required, though not explicitly stated here.