Network Infrastructure Tenders

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the ICT equipment. It mentions that the appointment is for a period of 36 months as and when required.

The bid notice states that The value of this bid is estimated not to exceed R50 000 000 all applicable taxes included and therefore the **** system shall be applicable. and Preference points for this bid shall be awarded for: a price and b specific goals.

To be considered for this project, a bidder must have professional indemnity insurance of R300 **** and at least one 1 valid partnership and account with the following leading distributors of the proposed products mustek, axiz, tarsus, pinnacle, rectron, first distribution.

The Nkangala District Municipality states that if upon investigation it is found that a preference in terms of the act and these regulations has been obtained on a fraudulent basis, or any specified goals are not attained in the performance of the contract, on discretion of the municipal manager, one or more of the following penalties will be imposed: cancel the contract and recover all losses or damages incurred or sustained from the tenderer. Impose a financial penalty at the discretion of council restrict the service provider, its shareholders and directors on obtaining any business from the Nkangala District Municipality for a period of 5 years.

The tender document mentions that the employer may request furnishing him with additional information, or with a sample or specimen for testing purposes or otherwise.

The bid notice states that The value of this bid is estimated not to exceed R50 000 000 all applicable taxes included.

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.