REQUEST FOR BIDS

PROCUREMENT OF GOODS

1. The National Insurance Company Limited (National Insurance Company Limited (NICL)) has reserved Funds for the procurement planned for FY 2026-27. The National Insurance Company Limited (National Insurance Company Limited (NICL)) intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Fund to cover eligible payments under the contract for the "Procurement of Managed Network Switches, Wireless Access Points and Smart Network Rack with installation at Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad (NICL/Procurement/2026/33)" with the reference of "P102400"
2. The National Insurance Company Limited (National Insurance Company Limited (NICL)) invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for procurement of goods described in the bidding documents on EPADS v2.0.
3. Single Stage-One Envelope will be used by adopting Least Cost Based Selection (LCBS) Technique for the subject procurement, in line with the Public Procurement Rules, 2004 and any Regulations, Regulatory Guides, Procurement Guidelines or Instructions issued by the Authority from time to time.
4. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security amounting described in Bid Security Section in Bidding Document in the form of  Pay Order or all bids must be accompanied by bid securing declaration in the format specified in the Bidding documents
5. E-Bidding documents, containing detailed terms & conditions, specifications and requirements etc. are available on e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS) at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/102400 for all the interested bidders registered on EPADS v2.0. Bidders are required to get themselves registered on EPADS v2.0 to participate in Bidding process.
6. The e-bids, prepared in accordance with the instructions in the e-Bidding Documents, must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 on or before Thursday, September 17, 2026 11:00 AM. E-bids will be opened using EPADS v2.0 on the same day at Thursday, September 17, 2026 11:30 AM. Manual submission of Bids shall not be entertained. Those vendors who have not yet registered on the new version of EPADS v2.0, may register themselves on https://vendors.epads.gov.pk/. A tutorial to explain the registration process is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNW6T38v7tc

In terms of Rule 48 of Public Procurement Rules, 2004 Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) is notified for the subject procurement and notification copy is available on the procuring agency’s website and on Authority’s website at (www.ppra.org.pk).

National Insurance Company Limited (National Insurance Company Limited (NICL)), Assistant Manager Procurement
NICL Building, Abbasi Shaheed Road., Civil Line Sub-Division, Karachi South (District), Karachi (Division), Sindh (Province).
+92-333-539-2786
rehan.khan@nicl.com.pk