The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) is seeking a service provider for the maintenance and servicing of its gas suppression and fire detection systems for a period of three years. The contract involves preventative and corrective maintenance, inspections, testing, and repairs. Bids are due on August 17, 2026, by 11:00 AM. The evaluation will be based on price and specific goals using an 80/20 preference points system. Mandatory technical criteria include reference letters, CIDB registration, SAQCC certifications for technicians, and public liability cover. Tax compliance is essential.
Bid submission deadline is August 17, 2026, at 11:00 AM. closing date: 17th august 2026 closing time: 11: 00 am
CMS undertakes to pay in full within thirty 30 days after receipt of an original tax invoice from the supplier, all valid claims for work done to its satisfaction. cms undertakes to pay in full within thirty 30 days after receipt of an original tax invoice from the supplier, all valid claims for work done to its satisfaction upon presentation of a substantiated claiminvoice.
The warranty period is typically twelve 12 months after delivery and acceptance, or eighteen 18 months after shipment, unless otherwise specified. this warranty shall remain valid for twelve 12 months after the goods, or any portion thereof as the case may be, have been delivered to and accepted at the final destination indicated in the contract, or for eighteen 18 months after the date of shipment from the port or place of loading in the source country, whichever period concludes earlier, unless specified otherwise in scc.
Quotations will be evaluated using the 80/20 preference points system for price and specific goals. quotations will be evaluated in terms of the prevailing supply chain management policy applicable to council for medical schemes, and it should be noted that proposals will be assessed using the **** formula preference points system for price and specific goals as indicated in the pppfa regulations.
Bidders must submit reference letters for fire detection and gas suppression experience, be CIDB registered (minimum 1SF), employ SAQCC-registered technicians (commissioner status), and have public liability cover of at least R5,000,**** must submit a minimum of two 2 reference letterscompletion certificates indicatingcertificates fire detection experience in the installation, maintenance services and commissioning of fire detection systems, scope of work completed between 2018 to date.
If the supplier fails to deliver or perform services within specified periods, penalties may be deducted from the contract price, calculated on the delivered price of delayed goods or unperformed services. subject to gcc clause 25, if the supplier fails to deliver any or all of the goods or to perform the services within the periods specified in the contract, 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 submit mandatory documents, non-compliance with tax obligations, past fraudulent activity, or being listed on the national treasury's restricted bidders list can lead to disqualification. failure to provide or comply with any of the above particulars may render the bid invalid.
