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Description / Scope of Work
PECTAA invites electronic bids for printing, lamination and supply of title covers for jackets, textbooks, Tarjuma-tul-Quran-ul-Majeed for grades VI to X, Tajweedi Qaida for grade I and Tajweedi Paras of the Holy Quran for grades II to V for the academic session 2027-28. This procurement is being undertaken in accordance with demand from Programme Monitoring and Implementation Unit (PMIU-PESRP), Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) and Punjab Education Initiative Management Authority (PEIMA). The approximate quantity is 14.4 million units with a total estimated price of Rs. 174 million. The procurement is for supply at the designated godown of PECTAA at Lahore, Punjab.
Eligible bidders include printers, publishers, firms, companies, joint ventures, groups, consortiums, associations of persons and sole proprietors registered with Income Tax and Sales Tax departments possessing adequate experience in the relevant field. Bidders must have the required registrations and qualifications. Bid security of 2 percent of the estimated price in Pakistani Rupees must be deposited electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System well before the submission deadline. Coated Bleached Board samples and original instrument of testing fee must be submitted physically in the tender box at the PECTAA office. A critical restriction applies: a Non-Muslim, as defined under Article 260 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, cannot be a bidder, associate or member of joint venture or consortium for title covers of Tajweedi Qaida, Paras of the Holy Quran and Tarjuma-tul-Quran-ul-Majeed.
Bidding documents are available on PPRA, PECTAA and Punjab e-Procurement System websites. Technical and financial bids must be submitted online through the Punjab e-Procurement System by Friday, 30 October 2026 at 11:00 a.m., with technical bid opening at 11:30 a.m. the same day. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 11:30 a.m. at the Committee Room of PECTAA Office, 21/E-II, Gulberg-III, Lahore. Technical credentials will be evaluated through physical and documentary inspection, and financial bids of qualified bidders will be opened at a notified time and venue. Bid validity is 90 days from the date of technical bid opening.
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PECTAA seeks printing, lamination and supply of 14.4 million educational/religious material covers (textbooks, Quran translations, Tajweedi texts) for grades I–X, academic year 2027–28.
At Rs. 174 crore, this is a large-scale, one-time procurement with tight 10-week lead time to bid closing. Coated board quality and religious sensitivity are critical; Muslim ownership requirement applies to Quranic materials. Delivery centralized to PECTAA Lahore godown.
Who can bid: Printers, publishers, firms, companies, JVs and sole proprietors must be registered with Income Tax and Sales Tax. PEC category not specified. Critical: bidders for Quranic materials must be Muslim per Article 260 Constitution. No non-Muslim can be associate/JV member for those lots.