Mobile Security Tenders

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the ICT equipment. It mentions that the appointment is for a period of 36 months as and when required.

The bid notice states that The value of this bid is estimated not to exceed R50 000 000 all applicable taxes included and therefore the **** system shall be applicable. and Preference points for this bid shall be awarded for: a price and b specific goals.

To be considered for this project, a bidder must have professional indemnity insurance of R300 **** and at least one 1 valid partnership and account with the following leading distributors of the proposed products mustek, axiz, tarsus, pinnacle, rectron, first distribution.

The Nkangala District Municipality states that if upon investigation it is found that a preference in terms of the act and these regulations has been obtained on a fraudulent basis, or any specified goals are not attained in the performance of the contract, on discretion of the municipal manager, one or more of the following penalties will be imposed: cancel the contract and recover all losses or damages incurred or sustained from the tenderer. Impose a financial penalty at the discretion of council restrict the service provider, its shareholders and directors on obtaining any business from the Nkangala District Municipality for a period of 5 years.

The tender document mentions that the employer may request furnishing him with additional information, or with a sample or specimen for testing purposes or otherwise.

The bid notice states that The value of this bid is estimated not to exceed R50 000 000 all applicable taxes included.

The bid notice states that the appointed service provider is expected to construct/customise and deploy the platform within six to eight weeks, excluding project kickoff, scoping, and training. The RFQ closing date is 30 March 2026.

The bid notice states that for bids of above R2 000 to R50 million, SALGA evaluates these in terms of the 80/20 adjudication criteria where price is 80 and BBBEE level of contribution is 20. For bids of above R50 million, SALGA evaluates these in terms of the 90/10 adjudication criteria where price is 90 and BBBEE level of contribution is 10.

Bidders will be expected to demonstrate technical ability and capability to develop and maintain a custom model for at least three South African vernacular languages. They must also demonstrate ability to develop and maintain cloud-based, multilingual AI platforms using modern frameworks (post-2019 tech stack) and evidence of successful deployment of AI/ML solutions for vernacular languages. CVs/qualifications of team leaders, especially with expertise in vernacular language AI/ML development, are required.