Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Pakistan Railways, through its Central Diesel Locomotive Workshops at Rawalpindi, invites electronic tenders for the procurement of critical spare parts and components for diesel locomotive maintenance and overhaul. The tender covers ten distinct items including air ducts, rubber springs, hose assemblies, bearings, batteries and compressor rings with a combined estimated value of approximately 9.78 million Pakistani rupees. This procurement is essential for maintaining the operational efficiency of the railway fleet and will be executed across completion periods ranging from one to two months. The tender is issued under reference 494-W/201/7/28,29,31,32,13,14,26,27,35&06-LTE/RSD and represents standard repair and maintenance requirements for diesel locomotive workshops operating in Punjab province.
Bidders must be registered with active NTN (National Tax Number) registration and must hold valid business credentials from relevant authorities. Each bid must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a Call Deposit Receipt (CDR) or Pay Order issued by a Scheduled Bank of Pakistan in the name of the Divisional Account Officer, Rawalpindi, with bid security amounts ranging from 19,900 to 846,000 rupees depending on the item and estimated cost. The Railway administration reserves the right to reject any bid at any stage prior to acceptance in accordance with PPRA (Public Procurement Regulatory Authority) rules and regulations.
Tender documents are available for free download from the official e-procurement portal http://eprocure.gov.pk. Bidders must submit their bids exclusively through the E-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (E-PADS) with scanned copies of bid security documentation. Original bid security and hard copies of bidding documents must be physically submitted in the Tender Box at the office of the Account Officer, Central Diesel Locomotive Workshop, Pakistan Railways, Rawalpindi before 11:30 AM on the closing date of November 5, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened at 12:30 PM the same day in the presence of firm representatives. Additional tender information is available on www.pak.rail.com and www.ppra.org.pk.
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Pakistan Railways seeks ten distinct diesel locomotive spare parts (air ducts, springs, hose assemblies, bearings, batteries, compressor rings) valued ~9.78M PKR.
This is recurring maintenance procurement across 1–2 month delivery windows. Scale is medium-sized, fragmented across multiple line items with varying security requirements (19.9K–846K PKR per item), suggesting opportunities for specialized component suppliers. Tight deadline (November 5, 2026) demands immediate portal registration and e-filing capability. Standard workshop consumables—not one-off—indicating potential for future repeat orders if performance is sound.
Who can bid: Active NTN registration mandatory. Valid business credentials from relevant authorities required—typically SECP registration for private enterprises or equivalent authority recognition. Bid security via CDR/Pay Order from Scheduled Bank (amount per item). PPRA compliance required. Typically, Pakistani SMEs in railway parts supply must demonstrate technical capacity and banking relationships; PEC registration not stated but may be sectoral requirement.