Tele Communication Tenders

Eskom commits to paying suppliers within 30 days for contracts below R50 million and within 60 days for contracts above R50 million, as stated: eskom is committed to paying suppliers within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoices for contracts below R50 million.

Tenderers will be ranked using the preferential point scoring system: eskom will add the score from pricing and specific goals together and rank the suppliers from the highest to the lowest with either the 80/20 or 90/10 preference point system applied.

Tenderers must meet eligibility criteria including no restrictions from Eskom or state-owned companies, no sanctions list nationality, and no conflicts of interest. The document states: tenderers are ineligible to submit a tender if: a tenderers have the nationality of a country on any international sanctions list.

A non-compulsory clarification meeting will take place: a noncompulsory clarification meeting with representatives of meeting eskom will take place as follows: date: 06 november 2026 time: 10h00 venue: microsoft teams

Clarification queries must be submitted by 18 November 2026 at 12h00, as stated: clarification queries must be submitted by 18 november 2026 at 12h00.

Tenderers will be disqualified for not meeting eligibility criteria, submitting late tenders, or failing to submit mandatory returnables. The document states: late tenders will not be accepted and a tenderer that does not submit mandatory documents by or the complete information required in mandatory documents by the deadlines as stipulated in the tender returnable section of the respective invitation to tender/rfp will be deemed nonresponsive.

Quotations must be submitted by the closing date and time. The document states: closing date: 06 november 2026 closing time: 16: 00.

Quotations will be evaluated using the 80/20 point scoring system. The document states: 80 points will be allocated to price and the remaining 20 points will be allocated for specific goals as per pppfa 2022.

Suppliers must be registered on the Central Supplier Database. The document states: all suppliers responding to quotations should be registered on central supplier database csd.

Failure to include all applicable taxes will lead to disqualification. The document states: failure to include all applicable taxes on quotation will lead to disqualification.

Responses must be submitted by no later than 12:00 on 27 November 2026. The document states: please respond by no later than 12: 00 on 27 november 2026.

Required documents include CIDB registration, SARS tax clearance, BBBEE certificate, and professional registrations. The document states: cidb registration, sars tax clearance, bbbee certificate, relevant experience, professional registrations.

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.