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Description / Scope of Work
Punjab Education Curriculum Training & Assessment Authority (PECTAA) invites electronic bids for printing, binding and supply of approximately 2.07 million copies of Tajweedi Qaida and Tajweedi Paras of the Holy Quran for the academic session 2027-28. The total estimated procurement value is Rs. 186 million. The materials must conform to the standard copy of Holy Quran of Anjuman-e-Himayat-Islam (Edition 2016) as per the notification issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Government of Pakistan vide No. 5(1)/DD(Q)/2016 dated 04.03.2024. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the demand of Programme Monitoring and Implementation Unit, Punjab Education Sector Reforms Programme (PMIU-PESRP), Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), and Punjab Education Initiative Management Authority (PEIMA), with delivery required at designated godowns in Lahore, Punjab.
Eligible bidders must be registered with the Punjab Quran Board under The Punjab Holy Quran (Printing and Recording) Act, 2022 (Amended) and must possess current registration with Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments. Bidders must have adequate experience in printing and publishing of religious materials. A critical eligibility restriction stipulates that a Non-Muslim, as defined under Article 260 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, shall not associate or be associated as bidder, lead partner, member of joint venture, consortium, or binder in agreement. The bid security requirement is 2% of the estimated price in Pakistani Rupees, to be deposited electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System before the submission deadline.
Bidding documents are available on the websites of PPRA (https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ActiveTenders.aspx), PECTAA (https://pectaa.edu.pk/), and Punjab e-Procurement System (eP) at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/. A pre-bid meeting will be held at the Committee Room of PECTAA Office, 21/E-II, Gulberg-III, Lahore on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Technical and financial bids must be submitted online through the Punjab e-Procurement System (eP) accompanied by paper samples and original instruments of paper testing fee submitted physically to the tender box at PECTAA Office well before the deadline of 30 October 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Bids will be opened on the same day at 10:30 a.m., with financial bids of technically qualified bidders to be opened on a notified date and venue thereafter. Contact: Director Procurement, PECTAA, Adjacent Pilot School, Link Wahdat Road, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore; Phone: 042-99260144.
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Large-scale religious textbook printing contract for 2.07 million copies of Quranic learning materials valued at Rs.
186 million for government education distribution across Punjab. Bidders must hold Punjab Quran Board registration and demonstrate prior experience in religious text printing to exacting standards. The religious eligibility restriction (non-Muslim exclusion under Article 260) is legally binding and must be verified. Submission requires parallel e-filing and physical sample submission by strict deadline; late or incomplete bids face automatic rejection. This is a one-off supply contract for academic session 2027-28 with tight compliance requirements.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered with Punjab Quran Board under The Punjab Holy Quran (Printing and Recording) Act, 2022 (Amended), hold current NTN and STRN registrations, and demonstrate adequate experience in religious printing. Muslim ownership or lead partnership is a mandatory eligibility requirement. Firms, sole proprietors, companies, JVs, consortiums, groups, and AOPs are all eligible entity types if meeting religious and registration criteria.