Punjab Healthcare Department Tender for Biomedical Equipment and Disposables Under ADP Schemes

The Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department, Government of the Punjab, invites electronic bids for the procurement of biomedical equipment and disposable items under ADP schemes. Eligible bidders include manufacturers, sole agents and sole importers of foreign principals engaged in trading, registered on the e-Procurement System and with the relevant registration and tax authorities.

Bids will be received through the single-stage, two-envelope procedure under PPR-2014. Procurement will be governed by the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, as amended, and the Punjab Procurement Regulations 2024.

English-language bidding documents containing detailed specifications, terms and conditions are available immediately after publication and may be downloaded from ppra.punjab.gov.pk, ep.punjab.gov.pk and health.punjab.gov.pk.

Submit electronic bids through the e-Procurement System on or before the applicable closing date and time. Bidders are encouraged to register on the system to participate. A bid security equal to 1% of the estimated cost of the quoted items or lots, as mentioned in the tender documents, must be submitted electronically according to the system's requirements. Hard copies of electronic bids are not required.

Bids will be opened at 2:30 PM on the respective submission dates in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the department's address below. Bid validity is 180 days from the date of bid opening. Both technical and financial proposals must identify the make and model or brand of the offered items.

Eligible bidders may obtain further information from the designated Section Officer (Purchase-III) during working hours before electronic bid opening. Pre-bid meeting minutes will be uploaded to the e-Procurement System and the department's website within three working days and will form an addendum to the bidding documents.

The procuring agency will not be responsible for a firm's failure to submit an electronic bid because of account issues, technical errors or internet failure. Entries and records submitted through e-PADS that are corrupt, unreadable, contain viruses or are submitted against the wrong lot will result in rejection of the electronic bid or proposal. Lot-wise submission is required, and only bids submitted against the relevant lot will be accepted for further evaluation.

The procuring agency will not bear bidders' costs or expenses for preparing or submitting bids. If the bid-opening day is an official holiday, bids will be opened on the next working day at the same time and venue.

Issuing office: Section Officer (Purchase-III), Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department, Government of the Punjab, 11-A Lawrence Road, Lahore. Telephone: 042-99206275. Notice reference: IPL-12011.