Evaluation Services Tenders

The department will have 30 thirty calendar days after receipt of the tax invoice and supporting evidence to make payment to the service provider. the department will have 30 thirty calendar days after receipt of the tax invoice and supporting evidence to make payment

Bidders must submit a valid B-BBEE status level verification certificate, CSD registration report, and comply with tax legislation. submit a valid bbbee status level verification certificate issued by sanas, or accredited verification agency

Failure to submit required reports on time will result in penalties. failure to submit the required reports on time will result in penalties

Proposals not in prescribed format or with illegible or incomplete information will be rejected. dffe reserves the right to reject proposals that are not submitted in the prescribed format or where information presented is illegible or incomplete

Bids must be delivered by the stipulated time. closing date: 06 november 2026closing time: 12: 00

Payment will be made within 30 days of receipt of invoice. payment will be made in accordance with the pfma within 30 days of receipt of invoice after delivery of service rendered or goods delivered.

The 80/20 preference point system is used. the applicable preference point system for this tender is the **** preference point system.

Bidders must have relevant experience and qualifications. the bidder must submit a internal communications company profile demonstrating a minimum of five 5 years experience in providing internal communication measurement and evaluation.

Penalties apply for late delivery. the purchaser shall, without prejudice to its other remedies under the contract, 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 calculated for each day of the delay until actual delivery or performance.

Failure to comply with mandatory requirements leads to disqualification. failure to being registered on the csd and failure to submit the requested proof of registration on csd information will lead to disqualification.

The evaluation uses price and tco criteria weighted score 80 points and specific goals weighted score 20 point.

Bidders must comply with tax obligations and submit their unique personal identification number pin issued by sars or a CSD number.

A compulsory site meeting will be conducted at 06 november 2026 and respondents failing to attend the compulsory rfq briefing will be disqualified.

Specific clarification queries should be submitted before 13:00pm on 12 november 2026 to noxolo. ngcobo@transnet. net.

Failure to attend the compulsory site meeting, late submission, or submitting through another company's profile will lead to disqualification.

The closing date for the RFQ is 06 November 2026 at 11h00. Bids must be submitted online via the etender portal. quotations must be submitted before 11h00 on the closing date and time.

Payment is made 30 days from the date of the invoice. payment will be affected 30 days from the date of the invoice.

The 80/20 preference point system applies, with 80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals. the **** preference point system will be applicable in this tender.

Bidders must achieve a minimum of 75 out of 100 points on functionality to proceed. bidders must obtain a minimum score of 75 points out of 100 for functionality in order to proceed to the next stage of evaluation.

Bids received after closing time will be classified as late and will not be considered. bids received after closing time and date will be classified as late and will not be considered.

The appointed service provider is expected to issue the QAR report within four months following the date of signing the contract. the appointed service provider is expected to issue the qar report within four months period following the date of signing the contract

Payment details are not clearly specified in the document. payment schedule is mentioned as part of the service level agreement, but no specific terms are provided.

Bidders will be evaluated on an 80/20 points system, with 80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals. bidders will be evaluated on **** points scoring basis. 80 points price and 20 points for specific goals.

The minimum requirement for the external quality assessor team is a certified quality assessor or equivalent qualification with at least three references of practical experience. the minimum requirement for external quality assessor team should be certified quality assessor or equivalent qualification in the external quality assessment field coupled with minimum of three references of practical experience

Penalties for unsatisfactory performance are mentioned as part of the service level agreement. penalties for unsatisfactory performance

Late responses will not be considered, and non-submission of required documents will result in disqualification. late responses will not be considered and nonsubmissionnoncompliance shall result in disqualification