Procurement of IT Equipment for Centre for Excellence for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CoE-CPEC) at PIDE Islamabad

The Centre for Excellence for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CoE-CPEC) at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad, is procuring IT Equipment to support its operations for the financial year 2026-27. This procurement is crucial for enhancing the technological infrastructure of the Centre and ensuring efficient service delivery. Items being procured: - 25 Lenovo, Dell or equivalent Laptops with Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 255H processors, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB NVMe storage, Intel Arc 140T GPU, 14" WUXGA display, Windows 11 Pro, 1 Year Warranty - 1 HP, Lenovo, Dell or equivalent Laptop with Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 165H processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA RTX 1000 Ada GPU, 16" WUXGA display, Windows 11 Pro, 1 Year Warranty - 1 Desktop Computer HP, Dell, Lenovo or equivalent with 14th Gen Intel Core i7, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, 24" FHD IPS display, Windows 11, Keyboard and Mouse, 1 Year Warranty - 3 Advanced External Hard-Drives 1TB with shock protection, AES 256-bit encryption, USB 3.1, IP68 water resistance, 1 Year Warranty - 11 All-in-one LaserJet Printers with print, copy, scan functions, 12 ppm print speed, USB and Wi-Fi connectivity, 1 Year Warranty - 1 Network Printer with copy, print, scan, 22 ppm print speed, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB, 1 Year Warranty - 2 Color Laserjet Printers with copy, print, scan, 25 ppm print speed, 10.1" color touch screen, Ethernet, USB 3.0, 1 Year Warranty - 3 ADF Scanners with 40 ppm throughput, dual CIS imaging, USB 3.2, 75 sheet feeder, 1 Year Warranty - 4 Paper Shredders HP or equivalent, cross-cut, 10 sheet capacity, 12L bin, auto-reverse jam clearance, 1 Year Warranty - 1500 Rft Supply and installation of Cat-6 Pure Copper Network Cable - 8 Supply and installation of 4MP indoor CCTV IP cameras (6 Dome, 2 Bullet), Smart IR, PoE, IP67, 1 Year Warranty - 1 Supply and installation of 8 channel NVR with 2TB HDD, 3U Box, HDMI cable, wireless mouse, PoE switches, RJ45 connectors, 1 Year Warranty The technical scope includes supplying brand new, factory-fitted equipment with original manufacturer configurations. No altered, modified, refurbished, or locally assembled components will be accepted. Installation and configuration services are included for printers, scanners, network cables, CCTV cameras, and NVR systems. The site is the Centre of Excellence for CPEC, PIDE, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Islamabad. Eligibility criteria require bidders to have valid FBR/SECP registration, no blacklisting, and relevant experience with at least 5 years in similar procurements. PEC category is not specified but experience and financial capacity must meet or exceed the estimated cost. Bid security of PKR 650,000 is required in the form of Call at Deposit. The submission deadline is **Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM** via EPADS v2.0 only. Manual submissions will be disqualified. Bidders must submit the original bid security physically at the Centre of Excellence for CPEC, PIDE, Islamabad before the deadline. Technical and financial bids will be opened on the same day at 11:30 AM on EPADS v2.0. A practical tip for bidders: Ensure timely registration on EPADS v2.0 and upload all required documents correctly. Pay special attention to the bid security submission process to avoid disqualification. Familiarize yourself with the detailed technical specifications and warranty requirements to prepare a fully compliant bid.