Telecommunications Tenders

The closing date for submissions is June 3, 2025.

Bids which are late, incomplete, unsigned, or submitted in pencil or by telegraph or facsimile or electronically by email, or not having the following documents attached for evaluation or not complying with the tender specifications, will not be evaluated, and will be disqualified.

The closing date for the receipt of tenders is 09 July 2026, at 12:00.

Bids will be evaluated using method 2: compliance to mandatory requirements and returnables, functionality assessment, and evaluation for price and preference points. The 80/20 price and specific goals point system will be applicable.

Prospective suppliers must be registered on CSD prior to submitting bids. Bidders must be in good standing with SARS and not have municipal rates in arrears for more than 90 days. Specific technical requirements include a valid letter of good standing, valid ICASA ECS and ECNS license, ISP membership, and valid ISO ****, **** certificates.

If a preference was obtained fraudulently or specified goals are not attained, penalties may include contract cancellation, financial penalties, or restriction from obtaining business with the municipality for 5 years.

There is no compulsory site meeting for this bid.

Failure to submit mandatory returnable documents, late bids, bids not clearly marked, bids not submitted on provided documentation, bids completed in erasable ink, bids from persons in the service of the state, or those with municipal rates in arrears for more than 90 days may lead to disqualification.

All prepaid sales must be paid over to the municipality daily through an agreed process. Payments will 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 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. This warranty shall remain valid for twelve 12 months after the goods have been delivered to and accepted at the final destination.

Acceptable bids will be evaluated by using a system that awards points on the basis of the 80/20 preferential points system of which 80 points is for price and 20 points is for ownership as a specific goal.

Bidders need to score a minimum of 90 to be eligible for the second round of evaluation. Bidders are required to provide proof of qualification documents and reference letters for previously completed projects. Failure to do so will render the bid invalid.

In the event of noncompliance with the agreed time frames, penalty fees in the amount of **** five hundred rand per day will be deducted in lieu of each day the successful bidder fails to render its service in respect of the project.

All bidders must be prepared to demonstrate where required, free of charge and obligation. The municipality reserves the right to perform a site visit and inspect the prospective service providers office and equipment including disaster recovery site.

A period of fourteen 14 days will be set aside to allow for the submission of objections.

Failure to attend the compulsory briefing sessions will invalidate your bid. Failure to provide sufficient detail for any component may result in a lower score or disqualification where minimum thresholds are not met.

All tenderers must be registered on the municipality's suppliers database. he municipality reserves the right not to consider the tenders of tenderers not registered on the nelson mandela bay municipality's suppliers database.

Attendance at a prescribed compulsory site meeting or briefing session is mandatory. a bid from a prospective bidder who did not attend a prescribed compulsory site meeting or briefing session referred to in subparagraph iii will not be considered.

Failure to attend a compulsory site meeting or briefing session will result in disqualification. a bid from a prospective bidder who did not attend a prescribed compulsory site meeting or briefing session referred to in subparagraph iii will not be considered.