BPPPA Tender for Rehabilitation and Management of Five Public Libraries in Balochistan

The Culture, Tourism and Archives Department, Government of Balochistan, facilitated by the Balochistan Public-Private Partnership Authority (BPPPA), invites bids through National Competitive Bidding for the rehabilitation, operation, maintenance and management of five public libraries under a Public-Private Partnership. The concession period is 10 years on a Rehabilitate, Operate, Maintain and Transfer (ROMT) basis. All five libraries form one package.

Eligibility: Bidders must meet the basic eligibility criteria in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Each bidder, and each member of a consortium, must be registered in Pakistan as a non-profit organisation, company, trust or society, hold a valid National Tax Number with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), and be registered with the Balochistan Revenue Authority (BRA). Each must have a clean record, with no conflict of interest, blacklisting, failed or abandoned contract, or refusal to sign a contract during the last five years.

Bidders must satisfy the RFP requirements for financial soundness, bidder experience, methodology and work plan, and key professionals. A minimum technical score of 70 marks is required to qualify.

Bidding procedure: Procurement will follow the Single-Stage, Two-Envelope procedure under the Balochistan Public-Private Partnership Rules, 2026. Evaluation will be on a least-cost basis: the technically qualified bidder quoting the lowest total financial bid in Form Fin 2 will be the Best Evaluated Bidder. As the project originates from an unsolicited proposal, the Original Proponent has the right to match the Best Evaluated Bid under the Balochistan Public-Private Partnership Act, 2025.

Submit one bid covering all five libraries, comprising one original Technical Proposal and one original Financial Proposal, five hard copies of each, and one soft copy of each on USB, together with the supporting documents required by the RFP. Technical and Financial Proposals must use the standard RFP formats; bids using other formats may be excluded from evaluation.

Submission deadline: 11:00 AM PST on November 19, 2026. Technical Proposals will be opened on the same day at 11:30 AM PST at the BPPPA office address below.

Bid security: PKR 1.5 million must be enclosed in the Technical Proposal as a bank guarantee, call deposit receipt, pay order or demand draft issued by a scheduled bank in Pakistan in favour of the Culture, Tourism and Archives Department, Government of Balochistan. The security must remain valid for 28 days beyond the 90-day bid validity period.

The RFP and bidding announcement can be downloaded from https://bpppa.gob.pk.

Office and submission address: Balochistan Public-Private Partnership Authority, A-49, Jinnah Town, Quetta, Pakistan.
Phone: +92-81-2503098
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Reference: BAB/AB No. 491/30-10-2026.