Appointment of a service provider for OpenText Data Protector software licenses and support for 3 years. Bids close 12 November 2026 at 11:00. No briefing session. Must be an authorized OpenText OEM/OSM partner or reseller with a letter from OpenText. Two-stage evaluation: functionality (min 60/100) then price and 80/20 preference points. Firm prices only, valid for 120 days. Submit in sealed envelope with bid number and closing date. Late bids disqualified.
Bids must be delivered by the stipulated time to the correct address. The closing date is 12 November 2026 at 11:00. bids received after the closing time and date as a rule will not be accepted for consideration.
Payments shall be made promptly, but in no case later than 30 days after submission of an invoice or claim by the supplier. payments shall be made promptly by the purchaser, but in no case later than thirty (30) days after submission of an invoice or claim by the supplier.
The supplier warrants goods are new, unused, and have no defect. The warranty is valid for 12 months after delivery or 18 months after shipment, whichever concludes earlier. this warranty shall remain valid for twelve (12) months after the goods. . . have been delivered.
The bid is evaluated in two stages: functionality (minimum 60/100) and then price and specific goals using the 80/20 preference points system. a maximum of 80 points is allocated for price and 20 for specific goals.
Bidders must be an authorized OpenText OEM/OSM partner or reseller and submit a letter from OpenText confirming this. the service provider must be an authorised oemosm partner or reseller of opentext data protector backup software.
If the supplier fails to deliver or perform services within the specified periods, the purchaser will deduct a penalty calculated on the delivered price 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.
Bids received after closing time will not be accepted. Failure to complete forms in detail, submit in a sealed envelope with required information, or comply with mandatory requirements will disqualify the proposal. failure to comply will disqualify your proposal.