Hiring of Cloud Hosting Services for SSPDSS

Request for Bids Non-Consulting Services

Employer: Sindh Social Protection Authority, Social Protection Department, Government of Sindh

Project: Strengthening Social Protection Delivery System in Sindh

Contract title: Hiring of Cloud Hosting Services for SSPDS

Country: Pakistan

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: World Bank Group under IDA Credit No.7229-PK

RFB No: PK-SPA-559693-NC-RFB

1. The Sindh Social Protection Authority (SSPA), Government of Sindh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Strengthening Social Protection Delivery System in Sindh Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Hiring of Cloud Hosting Services for SSPDS.

2. The Procuring Agency Strengthening Social Protection Delivery System in Sindh now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders/firms for the hiring of Cloud Hosting Services for SSPDS. The objective of this assignment is to engage a qualified cloud Hosting service provider for SSPDS. 3. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” [November 2020] (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Procurement Section PM&IU of Strengthening Social Protection Delivery System in Sindh and inspect the bidding document during office hours Monday to Friday 09:00 am to 5:00 pm or visit the SSPA’s Official website: www.sspa.gos.pk/procurement.

5. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application and upon payment of non-refundable fee of Rs.5,000/- The method of payment will be a pay order/bank draft made out in favor of Sindh Social Protection Authority, Social Protection Department GoS, either the same may be downloaded and printed out from the SSPA official website without paying any fee.

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 12, 2026 by 11:00 am . Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on the same day at the appointed time on October 12, 2026 by 11:30 am. 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a duly completed Bid-Securing Declaration in the form provided in Section IV, Bidding Forms, of the Bidding Document. Failure to submit the Bid-Securing Declaration shall considered the Bid non-responsive. 8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

9. The address(es) referred to above is (are)

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST Strengthening Social Protection Delivery in Sindh, Sindh Social Protection Authority S ocial Protection Department, Government of Sindh Building No. N- 155, Main Khayaban-e-Muslim road, Phase-6, DHA, Karachi (Sindh)

Telephone: [contact details removed]

Website: www.sspa.gos.pk