Procurement of IP Telephone Exchange and IP Phones for PEF Head Office Building

Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), an autonomous organization established under the Government of the Punjab, invites sealed bids on a lump sum basis for procurement of an IP telephone exchange and IP phones for its newly constructed PEF Head Office Building in Lahore. The procurement will be conducted through the Punjab e-Procurement system under the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014. Mandatory item and quantity list: Sr. 1, IP Telephone Exchange with operator sets, comprising 01 IP Telephone Exchange and 02 Operator Console Sets; Sr. 2, IP Telephone Sets, quantity 240; Sr. 3, IP Phone with Touch screen, quantity 10. The estimated price determined by PEF is **PKR 11,587,013**, while the required bid security is **PKR 231,740**, equivalent to 2 percent of the estimated procurement price. Detailed technical specifications, service requirements, scope of supply, eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, and contractual requirements are contained in the bidding document. Eligible bidders include firms, companies, sole proprietors, and general order suppliers engaged in relevant trading and registered with the applicable registration and tax authorities, including Income Tax, Sales Tax, and Punjab Sales Tax authorities. Bidders must provide NTN and Sales Tax registration certificates. The notice also requires registration on the Punjab e-Procurement system. Bidders should review the bidding document for any additional documentary requirements, tax obligations, and bid validity provisions. The bid must remain valid for at least 120 days from the last submission date. Bids must be submitted online through the Punjab e-Procurement system, with a scanned receipt of the bid security uploaded on the system. The bid security must be submitted in the prescribed form by **11:00 AM on 26 August 2026**; late submissions will not be accepted. Bids will be opened at **11:30 AM** at Punjab Education Foundation, 52-L, Gulberg-III, near Kalma Chowk, Lahore. The bidding document may be downloaded without fee from the PPRA website. Practical tip: verify system registration, upload files well before the deadline, and ensure the bid security amount and scanned receipt match the prescribed requirements.