PECTAA Lahore Tender for 41 Million Textbook Title Covers for Academic Session 2027–28

Punjab Education Curriculum Training & Assessment Authority (PECTAA), Lahore, invites electronic bids for printing and lamination of title covers for single textbooks and practical notebooks for academic session 2027–28 through a framework contract. Eligible printers, publishers, firms, companies, joint ventures, groups, consortiums, associations of persons and sole proprietors must be registered with the Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments and possess adequate experience in the relevant field.

The title covers are divided into two categories: covers for Tarjuma-tul-Quran-ul-Majeed and covers for all other textbooks. The Quran-related category carries participation restrictions concerning non-Muslims, as defined under Article 260 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, including participation as a bidder, associate, lead partner or member of a joint venture or consortium.

The procurement follows the single-stage, two-envelope bidding procedure under the Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014, as amended. Bidding documents containing detailed terms and conditions are available at https://ppra.punjab.gov.pk/ActiveTenders.aspx, https://pectaa.edu.pk/ and https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/.

Bidders must submit their technical and financial bids online through the Punjab e-Procurement System, accompanied by the required bid security. Bids submitted by any other means will not be accepted. Bidders should complete their uploads well before the deadline rather than waiting until the closing date and time.

Bid security equal to 2% of the estimated price in Pakistani rupees must be deposited electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System before the electronic bid submission deadline, in accordance with the bidding documents and Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014. Bids without the prescribed security will be treated as non-responsive.

Coated bleached board/art paper samples and the original instrument for the required testing fee must be deposited physically in the tender box at the Committee Room, PECTAA Office, Link Wahdat Road, Lahore, before the electronic bid submission deadline. Late bids, samples and original testing-fee instruments will not be entertained.

Technical bids will be opened first through the Punjab e-Procurement System. Bidder credentials will be evaluated through physical and documentary inspection against the technical evaluation criteria in the bidding documents. Financial bids of technically qualified bidders will subsequently be opened at a notified time, date and venue in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives who choose to attend.

Quoted rates must include all costs, applicable taxes and delivery to the designated PECTAA godown in Lahore. If the submission or opening day is an official holiday, the next day will be treated as the final day for physical submission of samples and the original testing-fee instrument, and for opening bids. Bids must remain valid for 90 days from the opening date of the technical bid.

Detailed procurement terms and submission procedures are contained in the bidding documents. Electronic submission is the bidder's responsibility, and PECTAA will not be responsible for issues arising from submission. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the publication date on the PPRA website at https://ppra.punjab.gov.pk/ActiveTenders.aspx.

Issuing authority: Director Procurement, Punjab Education Curriculum Training & Assessment Authority (PECTAA), adjacent to Pilot School, Link Wahdat Road, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore. Telephone: 042-99260144. Notice reference: IPL-11737.