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Description / Scope of Work
The Directorate of Agriculture (Economics & Marketing) Punjab invites open competitive bids for the procurement of rack mounted server with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) under the Strengthening Agricultural Marketing Information Service (SAMIS) Project. This is a single-stage, two-envelope tender process for supply and installation of information technology infrastructure to support agricultural marketing data systems across Punjab province. The procurement reference is ADP02/2026-27 No: 02, with bids to be submitted through the Punjab e-Procurement (E-PADS) portal.
Eligible bidders must provide bid security equivalent to 2% of the estimated tender price and maintain bid validity for 120 days from the submission date. Bidders are required to submit comprehensive bids including technical specifications compliance, financial proposals, performance guarantees, and general company information. All bids must be submitted in English and quoted in Pakistani Rupees (PKR). The procuring agency reserves the right to evaluate bids based on technical merit and financial competitiveness using published evaluation criteria.
Bidding documents are available through the Punjab e-Procurement System (E-PADS) and PPRA website following advertisement publication. Sealed bids must be received by 17th November 2026 at 10:30 AM in the Committee Room of Project Director SAMIS Project, Project Management Unit (PMU), Directorate of Agriculture (Economics & Marketing) Punjab, 21 Davis Road, Lahore. Bid opening will commence at 11:00 AM on the same date and venue. Bidders seeking clarifications may contact Dr. Tanvir Khaliq Shami, Project Director, at telephone numbers 042-36303935 or 042-36287721.
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Directorate of Agriculture is procuring rack-mounted servers with UPS units for SAMIS Project—a provincial agricultural marketing information system.
This is infrastructure supply-and-installation work of medium scale across Punjab. Single-stage two-envelope process suggests straightforward evaluation: technical compliance first, then financial. The 120-day bid validity and 2% security requirement are standard. Notable: government IT procurement typically involves vendor lock-in risk post-award; ensure your UPS specification and server warranty terms are defensible against future disputes over uptime SLAs.
Who can bid: Typically, bidders must hold NTN and valid SECP registration (for IT supply firms). No PEC category applies here (not construction). Bid security at 2% of tender price required; bids valid 120 days. Tender specifies no overt restrictions, but provincial government procurement often favours vendors with prior experience on similar agriculture/government projects. Verify e-PADS portal registration status.