Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Lahore University of Management Sciences invites sealed bids for the procurement of two units of CITRIX ADC MPX 9210 (HA) Load Balancer on a single-stage two-envelope basis. The tender, referenced as LUMS/304/2026 dated 13 October 2026, covers supply and delivery on an Ex-LUMS (DDP) basis in Punjab. The procured equipment must support Premium License type with specified performance capabilities including 10 Gbps L4/L7 traffic throughput, 2.5 million HTTP requests per second, 10 Gbps SSL throughput, 9 Gbps compression throughput, dual 10G SFP+ interfaces, SSL offloading with TLS 1.3 support, and redundant power supply. The vendor shall be responsible for on-site configuration, installation, and deployment in production environments according to LUMS requirements.
Bids must be submitted by authorized distributors or manufacturers. Eligibility requires submission of a non-refundable bid security of Rs. 2,000 in the form of postal order, pay order, or bank draft in favour of LUMS. Bidders must provide proof of technical competence of deployment personnel with supporting profiles and certificates. The solution must include one year of 24x7 NXD Premium Support subscription with software upgrades, extended hardware/software warranty valid for at least five years with documented proof, and technology enablement training for three resources facilitated by the OEM or partner with all expenses covered. A complete solution is mandatory; partial solutions will not be accepted.
Bids comprising separate sealed envelopes for financial and technical proposals must be delivered to the Manager Procurement, LUMS, Opposite Sector U, DHA Lahore, by 03:00 PM on 29 October 2026. The technical envelope should include OEM verification, component lifecycle information, and requirement gathering documentation. Bids will be opened at 03:30 PM on the same date in the presence of bidder representatives. All quotations must be in Pakistani Rupees with delivery on Ex-LUMS (DDP) basis. For technical clarifications, bidders may contact IST or submit written queries to the Procurement office at telephone (042)35608246.
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LUMS seeks two CITRIX ADC MPX 9210 load balancers with Premium licensing and specified high-performance specs (10 Gbps L4/L7, 2.5M HTTP req/s, SSL offloading TLS 1.3).
This is a complete solution procurement including on-site deployment, 5-year warranty, one year 24/7 support, and mandatory OEM training for three staff. Scale is medium; timeline is tight (16 days to tender close); non-standard requirement for five-year extended warranty and full support bundling suggests LUMS prioritizes long-term operational stability over cost minimization. Distributor or manufacturer participation required.
Who can bid: Bidders must be authorized CITRIX distributors or manufacturers. Registration with SECP/NTN typically required for vendor credibility. Non-refundable bid security Rs. 2,000 mandatory. Proof of technical competence and deployment personnel credentials required. Typically, federal/provincial tax registration and vendor registration with procurement portals expected.