
HEC Invitation to Bid — Supply of Microsoft Office 365 Licenses, Operations Support & Migration Services
HEC Invitation to Bid · Islamabad · The News International,
Tender advertisement published in The News International on Saturday, 12 September 2026, listed under Islamabad, Pakistan. Issued by HEC Invitation to Bid. The last date printed on the advertisement was Tuesday, 29 September 2026 and has passed.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad invites bids from eligible Microsoft Authorized Licensing Solutions Partners (LSPs) for supply of Microsoft Office 365 licenses under the Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES), together with operations support, migration services and capacity building under the Education Transformation Agreement (ETA). The project covers HEC-managed Office 365 tenants and migration of participating universities into those tenants, including full administrative control (Global Admin rights) for HEC.
| Issuer | Higher Education Commission (HEC), Sector H-9, Islamabad |
|---|---|
| Scope | Supply & provisioning of EES licenses; managing central tenant and infrastructure; tenant-to-tenant migrations; on-demand support; ETA training activities. |
| Eligibility | Microsoft Authorized LSPs duly recognized in Pakistan, registered with FBR, with sufficient financial, technical and human resources to complete the project within the contract timeline. |
| Tender Procedure | Single Stage, Two Envelope |
| Bid Security | Pay Order/Bank Draft of PKR 3,000,000 in favor of Director General (Finance), Higher Education Commission. Original physical bid security must be submitted to Central Procurement Cell (CPC), HEC. |
| Submission Method | Upload bid documents on PPRA ePADS (e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System) and submit original physical bid security to CPC, HEC. Bidders must also submit scanned copy of Pay Order/Bank Draft with their online submission. |
| Pre-bid Meeting | Thursday, 2026-09-17 at 11:00 AM at PERN Secretariat, HEC Secretariat, Sector H-9, Islamabad. (Pre-bid meeting link provided for remote participation.) |
| Bid Submission Deadline | 2026-09-29, 11:30 AM (uploaded to ePADS and original physical security submitted to CPC by 11:30 AM) |
| Bid Opening | 2026-09-29 at 12:00 PM at HEC Auditorium Block, Sector H-9, Islamabad |
| Documents & Download | Bidding documents, terms & conditions, and procedures available at HEC website and PPRA (www.hec.gov.pk and ppra.gov.pk). Bidders required to apply online through ePADS portal. |
| Contact | Sayed Aqeel Ali Shah, Assistant Director CPC, Higher Education Commission, Sector H-9, Islamabad. Phone: 051-90402256, Email: [email protected] |
HEC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids in accordance with PPRA rules. Bidders should ensure compliance with all prescribed bid validity, submission, security, and evaluation criteria.
Published in The News International on Saturday, 12 September 2026. DailyAds.pk indexes newspaper advertisements; the original notice and the issuing organisation remain the source for final terms and eligibility.










