Questions Raised Over Rs80 Million Sports Equipment Tender for Merged Districts

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Musarrat Ullah Jan , KikxNow , Diigital Creator

Fresh questions are being raised over an approximately Rs80 million sports equipment procurement for the merged districts under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sports administration, with concerns focusing not only on the purchase itself but on the transparency of the entire tender process.

Critics and stakeholders are asking a series of unanswered questions:

Which company was ultimately awarded the contract?
How many companies participated in the tender?
Which firms technically qualified?
And if the process was transparent, why are the bid opening record, technical evaluation report, and comparative statement not being made public?

The controversy comes at a time when regular sports competitions, league structures, and continuous sporting activities remain largely absent across many merged districts. Observers argue that the scale of procurement does not appear to match the current level of sports operations on the ground.

According to available details, the procurement reportedly includes a wide range of items such as tracksuits, shoes, socks, footballs, volleyballs, basketballs, hockey kits, badminton equipment, cricket kits, boxing gear, judo and karate equipment, kabaddi kits, wushu and taekwondo equipment, futsal items, lacrosse gear, cycling uniforms, medals, shields, and general trophies.

The issue has triggered further scrutiny over planning and technical oversight.

Questions are now being asked about whether qualified coaches, technical experts, or relevant sports federations were consulted before finalizing the procurement lists. Concerns have also emerged regarding the inclusion of equipment for sports activities that reportedly have little or no visible competitive structure in several merged districts.

Officials are also being pressed to clarify when and where kabaddi competitions were recently held that justified separate procurement for the sport. Similarly, questions remain over which tournaments or events require the purchase of medals, shields, and general trophies.

Critics say the central issue is no longer limited to procurement alone, but whether actual sporting needs were assessed before the tender was designed.

“The key question is whether the need came first, or whether the contract was decided first,” one observer said while demanding that all procurement-related records be released publicly.

Calls are now growing for the release of complete tender documentation, including technical evaluation reports, comparative statements, participating company details, and approval records, to ensure accountability in the use of public funds allocated for sports development in the merged districts.

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