Telecommunications Service Tenders

Delivery within 3 months from award earns full marks; between 3 and 9 months partial marks; any link after 9 months fails evaluation. tenderers who plan to deliver all links of the project within 3 months from the date of award will obtain full marks

Enquiries deadline changed to 18 November 2026 at 16:30. The last date for submission of enquiries clarifications has been changed from Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 16h30 to Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 16:30

Failing evaluation if any link delivered after 9 months. tenderers who plan to deliver any link after 9 months will not obtain any points for the project plan section in the technical compliance matrix and will fail the evaluation

Payment will be effected on the last day of the calendar month following receipt of a correct and original invoice, as stated: payment of invoices will be effected on the last day of the calendar month following the calendar month of receipt of a correct and original invoice.

The evaluation is based on price and specific goals, with points allocated as follows: price 80 specific goals 20 total 100.

Bidders must submit a valid tax clearance certificate, B-BBEE certificate, and CSD report. The text states: bidder is required to submit copy of tax clearance certificate and verification information pin.

Bidders will be disqualified for fraudulent information or if listed on prohibited registers. The text states: bidders will be disqualified if there are listed on prohibited register of bidders in national treasury and register of tenders defaulters.

Bids must be submitted before 11:00 AM on the closing date. bid documents must be submitted before 11: 00 am on the closing date of the tender.

Payments are made within 30 days of receiving an invoice. payments will be made within 30 days of receipt of an invoice with all required supporting documents as per the service level agreement.

The proposal must include a warranty period for VoIP equipment of at least three years. the proposal must include a warranty period for the voip equipment for at least three 3 years.

The 80/20 preference point system applies, with 80 points for price and 20 for specific goals. the lowest acceptable bid will score 80 points for price and the remaining 20 points for specific goals status.

Bidders must score at least 70 points in functionality evaluation to proceed. bidders must score a minimum of 70 points or more points to qualify for further evaluation on price and preference points.

Penalties are calculated using the current prime interest rate for each day of delay. 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.

Clarification requests must be received no later than one week before the bid deadline. dmsa will respond on email to any request for clarification of the tender documents which it receives no later than one 1 week prior to the deadline for submission of bids.

Failure to submit required documents or arrive on time for the briefing session can lead to disqualification. bidders arriving 30 minutes late will not be allowed into the briefing session.