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The Government of Sindh Health Department has re-notified its Procurement Committee responsible for the procurement of drugs, medicines, surgical and disposable items, X-ray films, chemicals, machinery equipment, furniture and fixtures required across health facilities in Sindh province. This notification supersedes previous notifications dated 20 July 2022, 18 October 2023, 3 November 2023 and 4 January 2024, and has been issued with approval of the Chief Minister Sindh. The Procurement Committee is authorised to handle procurement across all tertiary, district and taluka-level hospitals and health facilities throughout Sindh.
The Committee comprises nine members including the Vice Chancellors of four major medical universities (Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi, Liaquat University Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro, Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women Nawabshah, and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana), a Professor of Surgery from DUHS, the Chairman of Health Care Commission Sindh, representatives from the Chief Minister's office and General Administration, with the Additional Secretary (PM&I) serving as Member-Secretary.
The Committee's terms of reference include preparing and reviewing bidding documents, conducting technical and financial evaluation of bids, preparing evaluation reports, making recommendations for contract awards to the Competent Authority, monitoring quality and genuineness of procured medicines, overseeing distribution to hospitals and health facilities, co-opting expert assistance when required, and exercising all powers for procurement of medical and surgical equipment, machines and furniture to be installed across hospital infrastructure in the province. The Committee's authority extends to all Health Department projects involving procurement of medicines, furniture, instruments and machinery.
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This is a framework notification establishing a provincial procurement committee for the Health Department, Sindh, rather than a specific tender invitation.
The committee will handle recurring procurement of drugs, medicines, surgical items, X-ray films, chemicals, machinery, equipment, and furniture across all health facilities in Sindh. Scale is large—covering tertiary, district, and taluka hospitals province-wide. Bidders should note this is a structural authorization enabling multiple future tenders; individual procurement notices will follow separately. The re-notification supersedes four previous versions, suggesting this is an institutionalized, ongoing process.
Who can bid: Eligibility criteria for specific procurements are not detailed in this notice, as it establishes the committee structure only. Typically, suppliers must be registered with SECP (or relevant authority for their category), hold valid NTN, and comply with PEC registration if supplying equipment/furniture. Specific restrictions and qualification requirements will appear in individual tender documents issued by this committee.