Phones Tenders

The bid notice states that completed documents must be placed in the tender box on or before Monday, 11 May 2026, at 12:00 PM.

The bid notice states that his contract will be evaluated on the **** system. 80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals.

The bid notice states that bidders must note that the municipality may make use of additional vetting methods to further qualify capacity of bidders to eliminate delays during project implementation. It also requires bidders to egister on kouga municipalitys supplier database as per the registration requirements and submit a valid tax compliance status pin and he national treasury central supplier database summary report.

The bid closing date and time is 04 May 2026 at 12:00 pm.

The service provider must stipulate clearly the warranty period and insurance indemnity.

Responsive bids will be evaluated based on functionality (Stage 1) and then price and preferential points (Stage 2), using the 80/20 preference system.

Bidders must provide a valid ICASA license, demonstrate relevant experience, have a project team comprising of at least 2 skilled officials, and provide customer care support.

The bid documents must be emailed to ***@***. *. * by no later than April 6, 2026.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the payment terms. However, the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) mention that 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 bid notice does not explicitly state the warranty period. However, the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) mention that the 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.

Bids will be evaluated on the 80/20 preferential points system, with 80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals.

Bids should score a minimum of 70 points on the functionality evaluation in order to be considered for further evaluation. Required documents include CIPC registration, certified ID copies of directors not older than 3 months, proof of CSD registration, a valid tax pin printout provided by SARS, fully completed and signed bid documents (MBD1, MBD4, MBD6. 1, MBD8 and MDB9), and a signed certification letter by the bidder confirming that no undisputed municipal accounts are overdue by more than 30 days.

The bid notice does not explicitly state penalties. However, the General Conditions of Contract (GCC) mention that 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.

The closing date and time for receipt of this tender is the 16 April 2026 at 12h00.

The purchaser shall make payment for the services rendered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract, within 30 thirty days after receipt of an invoice.

The supplier warrants that the goods supplied under the contract are new, unused, of the most recent or current models, and that they incorporate all recent improvements in design and materials unless provided otherwise in the contract. The supplier further warrants that all goods supplied under this contract shall have no defect, arising from design, materials, or workmanship except when the design andor material is required by the purchasers specifications or from any act or omission of the supplier, that may develop under normal use of the supplied goods in the conditions prevailing in the country of final destination.

This tender will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 1. Administrative compliance 2. Mandatory requirements 3. Functionality 4. Price and preference points

Only those tenderers who satisfy the following mandatory criteria are eligible to submit tenders: a who is an individual electronic communications service (IECS) license holders in South Africa issued by ICASA proof of licenses to be submitted with tender and b who is an individual electronic communications network services (IECNS) license holders in South Africa issued by ICASA proof of licenses to be submitted with tender.

NB: there will be financial penalties if the standards are not met. Eg. in the cases that the internet is down and telephones are offline for more than two days. Not unless the cause of downtime is beyond the ISP's control

The briefing session will be held as follows: Date: 24 March 2026 Venue: 29 Hilton Avenue Time: 10h00 Site to be visited: NA

Tenderers aggrieved by tender award decisions taken by Umngeni Local Municipality, may lodge an appeal within 14 days of the date of the award advertisement.