Bus Management Tenders

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services. It mentions a validity period for the offer of 60 days from the closing date of the bid.

The bid notice states that payment terms are 30 days in arrears upon receipt of a valid invoice.

The bid notice indicates that the award will be based on price and B-BBEE 80/20. It also states that he university does not bind itself to accept the lowest bid and reserves the right to accept the whole or part of any quotation and 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.

The bid requires bidders to be suitably qualified and experienced service providers and lists mandatory requirements including a valid active tax compliance status PIN, CIPC certificate, CSD report, two signed and contactable reference letters of a similar scope not older than 3 years.

The bid notice mentions that if a bidder withdraws their RFQ within the validity period or fails to fulfill the contract when called upon to do so, Mangosuthu University of Technology may recover additional expenses incurred by them.

The bid notice does not mention any requirement for sample submission.

The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenging the bid.

The bid must be delivered by the stipulated time to the correct address. Late bids will not be accepted for consideration. Bids must be submitted to Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency, N4 National Road, Halls Gateway, Mbombela ****, for the attention of the Senior Manager Supply Management, Office of the CFO, N4 National Road, Halls Gateway, Mataffin Nelspruit on the 12th of March 2026 before 11h00 am.

The bidder that receives the highest overall score will be appointed the preferred bidder. The functionality of a bid is scored out of 100 points, and a bidder must score 70 or more for functionality or the bid will be disqualified. Price is evaluated with 80 points and preference points with 20 points.

Bidders are required to meet the following qualification criteria: financial capacity with an asset value of at least R5,000,000, hospitality and tourism experience with a minimum of 5 years in operating similar activities and 2 years in the tourism industry, exceptional knowledge and expertise pertaining to safety and emergency standards, and a safety plan, risk plan, and SHEQ plan.

For further site due diligence, bidders may also book their own site visits through Ms Zandile Mkhatshwa on ***@***. *. * and ***@***. *. * between the 09 March to 30 April 2026.