Turn Tenders

The Independent Development Trust (IDT) is seeking a service provider to procure a communications reputation turnaround strategy for a period of 12 months. The selected agency will be responsible for conducting a communications and reputation audit, developing a phased communications turnaround strategy, creating a messaging framework and spokesperson toolkit, and implementing a media engagement strategy. The agency will also provide stakeholder engagement narrative support, transfer skills to the IDT communications team, conduct media training for executive management and board members, and offer digital and social media support. The strategy must be PFMA-aligned, stakeholder-centred, and governance-aware. The commercial model should be a rate card with monthly rates by role, not project-based costing. Compulsory returnable documents include company name, National Treasury Central Supplier Database number, SARS tax compliance pin, bidders declaration forms, and reference letters from previous work. Quotations must be physically submitted by 24 April 2026 at 12:00 PM. All SCM queries should be directed to ***@***. *. * and technical queries to ***@***. *. * queries will be allowed 12 hours prior to the closing date.