Switches Tenders

Eskom commits to paying suppliers within 30 days for contracts below R50 million and within 60 days for contracts above R50 million, as stated: eskom is committed to paying suppliers within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoices for contracts below R50 million.

Tenderers will be ranked using the preferential point scoring system: eskom will add the score from pricing and specific goals together and rank the suppliers from the highest to the lowest with either the 80/20 or 90/10 preference point system applied.

Tenderers must meet eligibility criteria including no restrictions from Eskom or state-owned companies, no sanctions list nationality, and no conflicts of interest. The document states: tenderers are ineligible to submit a tender if: a tenderers have the nationality of a country on any international sanctions list.

A non-compulsory clarification meeting will take place: a noncompulsory clarification meeting with representatives of meeting eskom will take place as follows: date: 06 november 2026 time: 10h00 venue: microsoft teams

Clarification queries must be submitted by 18 November 2026 at 12h00, as stated: clarification queries must be submitted by 18 november 2026 at 12h00.

Tenderers will be disqualified for not meeting eligibility criteria, submitting late tenders, or failing to submit mandatory returnables. The document states: late tenders will not be accepted and a tenderer that does not submit mandatory documents by or the complete information required in mandatory documents by the deadlines as stipulated in the tender returnable section of the respective invitation to tender/rfp will be deemed nonresponsive.

The equipment must be delivered within a period of 6-8 weeks from purchase order issue date for both sites. The equipment must be delivered within a period of 68 weeks from purchase order issue date for both sites.

Payments will be made on a time and cost basis upon successful completion of a deliverable or a portion thereof per agreement. payments will be made on a time and cost basis upon successful completion of a deliverable or a portion thereof per agreement.

5-year warranty registered with OEM and proof attached is required for servers, storage arrays, SAN switches, and network switches. 5year warranty registered with oem and proof attached

Evaluation uses the 80/20 preference point system: 80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals. the **** preference point system, where points are awarded based on: o bid price maximum 80 points o specific goals maximum 20 points

Bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and tax compliant. Bidders are required to be registered on the central supplier database csd. it is a condition of this bid that the tax status of the prospective service provider must be compliant

Bids that fail to achieve a minimum of 65 points out of 100 for functionality will be disqualified. Bids that fail to achieve a minimum of 65 points out of 100 for functionality will be disqualified.