Telephone Installation Tenders

The closing date for submission of tender bids is ****. The closing date for submission of tender bids is ****

The municipality will enter into an SLA with the appointed service provider to clarify expectations and obligations of each party as well as payment terms for work performed. The municipality will enter into an sla with the appointed service provider to clarify expectations and obligations of each party as well as payment terms for work performed.

Tenders will be adjudicated and awarded in accordance with the preferential procurement policy framework of 2022, on 80/20 point system. The municipality shall adjudicate and award tenders in accordance with the preferential procurement policy framework of 2022, on **** system.

Bidders must be competent and registered on the national central supplier database (CSD). They must also comply with all requirements, particularly conditions of work as per sectoral determination, and have the necessary human capacity and resources. blouberg local municipality would like to appoint a competent service provider registered on the national central supplier database csd

Bidders may ask for clarification on these bid documents or any part thereof up to close of business week before the deadline for the submission of the bids. Bidders may ask for clarification on these bid documents or any part thereof up to close of business week before the deadline for the submission of the bids.

Bids not complying with requirements, fronting for other entities, late submissions, and failure to disclose conflicts of interest will lead to disqualification. Bidders with outstanding municipal rates and taxes for more than three months, or those who failed to perform satisfactorily on previous contracts, will also be disqualified. Bidders will be disqualified if municipal rates and taxes or municipal service charges owed by the bidder or any of its directors to the municipality or municipal entity, are in arrears for more than three months.

The closing date for the submission of quotations is 11 June 2026.

The received quotations will be evaluated using the 80/20 system, with 80 points for price and 20 for specific goals. Functionality will be scored at a maximum of 100 points whereby the bidder must obtain a minimum of 70 points to qualify for the financial evaluation.

Bidders must submit all compulsory returnable documents, including duly signed SBD forms, a full CSD report, and ICSAISA ISP Association of SA certification or OEM certification or partnership certification for the telephones. For functionality scoring, reference letters, project resource plan, project risk management plan, project management certification, and project management plan are required. Bidders must also provide qualifications and CVs of resources, including valid project management certification and NQF level 6 or higher in the relevant field (Information Technology), and valid product or vendor certificates.

A compulsory site briefing will be held on 28 May 2026 at 11:00 AM at Ingquza Hill Museum and at 1:00 PM at OR Tambo Garden of Remembrance.

Failure to provide all the compulsory returnable documents at the closing date and time of this RFQ will result in a respondent's disqualification. Failure to submit the supporting documents for functionality scoring will result in a scoring of zero.

The bid documents should be emailed back to ***@***. *. * no later than the date and time specified on the advertisement, which is 07 May 2026 at 13:00.

The payment term is 30 days in arrears upon receipt of a valid invoice.

The bid notice states that MUT will not necessarily accept the lowest quotation in part or full, it will be MUTs discretion to appoint the most suitable service provider who will add value to MUT.

Compulsory documents to be submitted with the RFQ include a valid tax certificate and PIN, three contactable references within the last 5 years, submission of two company resources with valid Kronemolex certification, submission of two company resources CVs with 5 years or more experience on telephone support, and a COIDA certificate. Failure to submit these documents will lead to disqualification.

The bid notice mentions that if a bidder withdraws their RFQ within the period for which it has agreed to remain open for acceptance or fails to fulfil the contract when called upon to do so, Mangosuthu University of Technology may, without prejudice to its other rights, agree to the withdrawal or cancel the contract and the bidder will then pay to MUT any additional expense incurred.

The bid notice explicitly states No briefing session required.