WASA Lahore Tender for Category-II (B) Employee Medical Facilities in Seven Towns

Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lahore, re-invites bids for a three-year framework contract for the provision of Category-II (B) medical facilities to WASA employees under Punjab Procurement Rules 2014.

Eligible bidders are professionally and financially sound, well-reputed hospitals or medical institutes registered on the Punjab e-Procurement System, with the Health Department, and with the Federal Board of Revenue through an NTN. Bidders must have at least one branch within the jurisdiction of each relevant town lot, covering the entire town jurisdiction of WASA Lahore and conveniently accessible to WASA patients.

The procurement will be conducted through the Punjab e-Procurement System of the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA). Registered bidders may obtain bidding documents containing detailed requirements, terms and conditions at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/ and consult the PPRA website at http://ppra.punjab.gov.pk/. Tender information is also available at https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ViewTender.aspx. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the date of publication on the PPRA website.

A single-stage, two-envelope bidding procedure will apply. Bids prepared according to the bidding documents must be submitted through the Punjab e-Procurement System by 30 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. Technical bids will be opened on the same day through the system at 11:30 AM. Hard-copy bids will not be accepted.

Digital bid security/e-bid security equal to 2% of the estimated cost, amounting to Rs. 360,000 per lot, must be in favour of WASA Lahore and verifiable through the Punjab e-Procurement System.

Only technically responsive bidders will qualify for the opening of financial bids. Financial bids of technically non-responsive bidders will remain unopened in the Punjab e-Procurement System. An e-bid or proposal will be rejected under Regulation 3(4) of PPRA Regulations 2024 if its record is not found in the system, is unreadable, or contains a virus. Bidder status will be established through the bidder profile on the Punjab e-Procurement System under Regulation 6(4) of PPRA Regulations 2024.

The procurement will be governed by PPRA Rules 2014 and Punjab Procurement Regulations 2024. The procuring agency may reject all bids or proposals at any time before acceptance under Rule 35 of Punjab Procurement Rules 2014. Conditional tenders will not be accepted. Tenders submitted by telegraph or post will not be accepted; only bids submitted through the Punjab e-Procurement System will be considered.

If the final date for bid submission and opening falls within an official holiday, submission and opening will take place on the next working day. Bidders must quote their rates against every entry in the DNIT/BOQs in their financial bids. Bids will remain valid for 120 days.

Issuing authority: Director Procurement & Stores, WASA, Lahore.
Reference: IPL-12013.