General Services Tenders

The bid closing date and time is 24 April 2026 at 12h00.

The bid notice states that payments shall be made promptly by the purchaser, but in no case later than thirty 30 days after submission of an invoice or claim by the supplier.

The bid notice states that the supplier warrants that the goods supplied under the contract are new, unused, of the most recent or current models, and that they incorporate all recent improvements in design and materials. This warranty shall remain valid for twelve 12 months after the goods have been delivered to and accepted at the final destination, or for eighteen 18 months after the date of shipment from the source country, whichever period concludes earlier, unless specified otherwise.

The bid notice states that acceptable bids will be evaluated using a system that awards points on the basis of bid price and specific goals. ERWAT shall award the contract to the bidder obtaining the highest number of points for price and specific goals calculated in accordance with the preferential procurement regulations, 2022, unless there are grounds to justify the award to another bidder.

Bidders must ensure compliance with their tax obligations and are required to submit their unique personal identification number (PIN) issued by SARS. Bidders must also be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD). Specific technical requirements for the SMS service are detailed in the scope of work.

The bid notice states that if the supplier fails to deliver any or all of the goods or to perform the services within the periods specified in the contract, the purchaser shall, without prejudice to its other remedies under the contract, deduct from the contract price, as a penalty, a sum calculated on the delivered price of the delayed goods or unperformed services using the current prime interest rate calculated for each day of the delay until actual delivery or performance.

The closing date and time for tender submission is 15 May 2026 at 10:00 AM. Late tenders will not be accepted.

For contracts valued below R50,000,000, Eskom is committed to paying suppliers within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoices. For contracts valued above R50,000,000, Eskom is committed to paying suppliers within 60 days of receipt of undisputed invoices.

The contract must be awarded to the tenderer scoring the highest points, based on a combination of price and specific goals (BBBEE, local content, job creation, skills development).

Tenderers must meet eligibility criteria, including not being under restriction to do business with Eskom or state-owned companies, not having a conflict of interest, and submitting a complete tender with commercial, financial, and technical information. Specific technical requirements include a minimum of 80 points in the technical evaluation.

Eskom will apply a penalty of 2% of the invoice amount for failure to meet SDLI obligations. Eskom will also retain 2% of every invoice (excluding VAT) as security for the fulfillment of all SDLI obligations.

A non-compulsory clarification meeting will be held on MS Teams on 24 April 2026 at 10:00 AM.

The tenderer will notify Eskom of any clarifications required before the closing time for clarification queries, which is 10 working days before the deadline for tender submission.