Mobile Integration Tenders

Tenders must be uploaded on the eTender portal www. ***. *. * by 06 July 2026, 11h00 am. closing date and time 06 july 2026, 11h00 am

The bid will follow a four-phase evaluation process: Phase 1 Mandatory Technical Criteria, Phase 2 Rated Criteria, Phase 3 Administrative Compliance, Phase 4 Price Preference Evaluation. his bid will follow a fourphase evaluation process

Bidders must be accredited on SITA RFB **** Business Planning and Development and have a physical presence in Gauteng. bidders must be accredited on sita rfb **** business planning and development. bidders must have a physical presence in gauteng

Failure to meet mandatory technical criteria, administrative compliance, or provide required documentation may lead to disqualification. should a bidder fail any of the preceding evaluation phases, they will be disqualified

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 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.