Integration Platform Tenders

The project timeline culminates in a live production cutover to H3C CAS on 05 October 2026, with a minimum 4-week warranty period following golive.

Payment will 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 warranty period is twelve 12 months after the goods have been delivered and accepted, or eighteen 18 months after the date of shipment, whichever concludes earlier.

Responsive bids will be adjudicated on the 80/20 preference point system, with 80 points for price and 20 points for preference.

Bidders must meet prequalification criteria, including submitting required documents, and achieve a minimum of 64 points in the technical evaluation (Phase 1) and 20 points in the live demonstration (Phase 2).

If the supplier fails to deliver or perform services within specified periods, penalties may be deducted from the contract price.

The HSRC reserves the right to carry out site inspections, product evaluations or explanatory meetings in order to verify the nature and quality of the services offered by the bidders.

Misrepresentations in a tender may give rise to service termination and a claim by the HSRC against the bidder. Bidders may also be disqualified for collusive tendering, corruption, or fraud.

The closing date for submissions is 21st April 2026 at 11:00 AM. The bid notice states closing date specified on page 3 and later clarifies closing date and time 21st april 2026 @11:00 am.

The SABS will not make an upfront or advance payment. Payment will only be made in accordance with the delivery of service or goods that will be agreed upon by the SABS and the successful bidder. The bid notice states he sabs will not make an upfront or advance payment to a successful bidder. Payment will only be made in accordance with the delivery of service or goods that will be agreed upon by the sabs and the successful bidder.

The evaluation will be based on an 80/20 preference points system. The bid notice states only bidders who submitted quotations as per scope of work will be evaluated further on **** preference points system of 2022.

Bidders must provide 5 reference letters not older than 7 years, a detailed implementation plan with timelines, and evidence of completed contracts with their rand value in the last five years. The bid notice states all bids must comply with the mandatory requirements and failure to comply with any of these requirements will immediately disqualify the bid. The bidder must provide 5 reference letters not older than 7 years where the service was previously implemented or provided. A detailed implementation plan must be provided with timelines. Evidence of completed contracts rands value of contractsordersdeliveries completed by the company in the last five years.

The bid notice states that bids must be delivered timeously to the correct address, and if the bid is late, it will not be accepted for consideration. The closing date is 30 April 2026 at 11:00.

The bid notice indicates that payment will be made within 30 days after receipt of an invoice.

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 and accepted, or for eighteen 18 months after the date of shipment, whichever period concludes earlier, unless specified otherwise in SCC.

The bid notice specifies a 90/10 preference point system, where 90 points are allocated for price and 10 points for specific goals (e. g. , B-BBEE recognition level).

Bidders are required to be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) of National Treasury and must submit proof of registration. They also need to ensure compliance with their tax obligations and submit their unique personal identification number (PIN) issued by SARS.

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 bid notice states that the appointed service provider is expected to construct/customise and deploy the platform within six to eight weeks, excluding project kickoff, scoping, and training. The RFQ closing date is 30 March 2026.

The bid notice states that for bids of above R2 000 to R50 million, SALGA evaluates these in terms of the 80/20 adjudication criteria where price is 80 and BBBEE level of contribution is 20. For bids of above R50 million, SALGA evaluates these in terms of the 90/10 adjudication criteria where price is 90 and BBBEE level of contribution is 10.

Bidders will be expected to demonstrate technical ability and capability to develop and maintain a custom model for at least three South African vernacular languages. They must also demonstrate ability to develop and maintain cloud-based, multilingual AI platforms using modern frameworks (post-2019 tech stack) and evidence of successful deployment of AI/ML solutions for vernacular languages. CVs/qualifications of team leaders, especially with expertise in vernacular language AI/ML development, are required.