Tyres, Tubes & Flaps Tenders in Pakistan

What tyres & tubes tenders cover

A typical notice lists the sizes and ply ratings required, for example passenger car, light truck, heavy truck, tractor front and rear, and OTR sizes for loaders and graders, together with quantities for each. Tubes and flaps are listed alongside for vehicles that still use tubed tyres. Many buyers also include tyre fitting, wheel balancing, alignment and puncture repair as service items, sometimes as a separate lot.

Because the item is a branded, standardised product, evaluation is mostly about whether the bidder offers an approved brand at the lowest compliant price, and whether the dealer can deliver the full list on time. Authorised dealers and distributors therefore have a clear advantage over general traders. Fleet size is the main driver of order size, so bids often involve hundreds of tyres across several sizes. Delivery in staggered lots lets the buyer avoid storing stock, but it also means the supplier must hold the quoted price for the whole supply period unless the contract allows adjustment.

• Passenger car and SUV tyres in specified sizes
• Light truck, van and pickup tyres
• Heavy truck and bus tyres, radial and bias
• Tractor and agricultural implement tyres
• Off-the-road tyres for loaders, graders and dumpers
• Motorcycle and rickshaw tyres and tubes
• Inner tubes and flaps for tubed wheels
• Retreading, fitting, balancing and puncture repair services

Who issues them

Large buyers are police and rescue services, public sector transport bodies, health departments running ambulance fleets, municipal and development authorities, WAPDA and power companies, oil and gas companies, Pakistan Railways road fleets, universities, defence establishments and the army and agriculture departments with tractor pools. Suppliers are authorised dealers of major tyre brands, wholesale distributors and retreading firms. Some buyers also appoint approved retreaders for truck and bus casings, which can bring a separate stream of work for firms with proper retreading plants. Retreading and tyre repair shops that already serve transport companies sometimes subcontract to dealers for the supply of new tyres, which is a way into larger fleet contracts.

Rules and procedure

Federal bodies buy under the Public Procurement Rules, 2004 and publish on e-PADS; provincial departments follow Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan procurement rules. Notices often require that tyres be of a named brand or equal, fresh manufacture with a recent production week code, and sometimes bear the manufacturer warranty. Items are generally evaluated item by item or lot by lot, with the lowest compliant rate winning, so quoting a single missing size can disqualify an otherwise good bid. Check whether the notice allows price variation; with currency movements and rubber costs shifting, a fixed price for twelve months carries real risk, and some contracts shorten the supply period for exactly this reason.

How to bid

1. List every size, ply rating and quantity in the notice and check your stock or supplier cover for each.
2. Get written confirmation of brand authorisation from the manufacturer or distributor.
3. Price including sales tax, delivery and any fitting service asked for, using the unit and lot structure in the bill of quantities.
4. Submit bid security and the tender documents before the deadline, via e-PADS or sealed envelope.
5. On award, deliver in the agreed lots, allow inspection for date codes and sizes, and keep the delivery challan for billing.

Documents you will usually need

• NTN and sales tax registration
• Authorised dealer certificate or manufacturer letter
• Warranty terms from the tyre brand
• Past supply record for fleet customers
• Bid security as pay order or bank guarantee
• Undertaking on fresh manufacture date

Tips from the notices we track

• Check production date codes at delivery; buyers reject tyres they consider too old.
• Quote the exact size marking and ply rating, because similar sizes are not interchangeable.
• If a service lot is included, confirm where fitting will be done and who bears transport to the workshop.