Technician Tenders

The bid documents should be emailed back to ***@***. *. * no later than the date and time specified on the advertisement, which is 07 May 2026 at 13:00.

The payment term is 30 days in arrears upon receipt of a valid invoice.

The bid notice states that MUT will not necessarily accept the lowest quotation in part or full, it will be MUTs discretion to appoint the most suitable service provider who will add value to MUT.

Compulsory documents to be submitted with the RFQ include a valid tax certificate and PIN, three contactable references within the last 5 years, submission of two company resources with valid Kronemolex certification, submission of two company resources CVs with 5 years or more experience on telephone support, and a COIDA certificate. Failure to submit these documents will lead to disqualification.

The bid notice mentions that if a bidder withdraws their RFQ within the period for which it has agreed to remain open for acceptance or fails to fulfil the contract when called upon to do so, Mangosuthu University of Technology may, without prejudice to its other rights, agree to the withdrawal or cancel the contract and the bidder will then pay to MUT any additional expense incurred.

The bid notice explicitly states No briefing session required.

The bid notice states that successful bidders must ensure compliance with section 204 of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, 89 of ****, for tax invoices. It also notes that failure to comply will result in payments not being made timeously, and the municipality will not be liable for any late payments due to invalid tax invoices.

The bid notice states that quotations will be evaluated in terms of preferential procurement regulations, 2022, preferential procurement policy of council. It also mentions that the RFQ will be awarded to a single bidder and that evaluation will be done on the total price.

The bid notice requires bidders to submit compulsory documents including MBD 4 (Declaration of Interest), MBD 6. 1 (Preference Points Claim Form), MBD 8 (Declaration of Bidders Past Supply Chain Management Practices), MBD 9 (Certificate of Independent Bid Determination), an original or certified BBBEE certificate or affidavit, and municipal accounts or lease agreements for the business and directors.

The bid notice states that if specific goals have been claimed or obtained on a fraudulent basis or any of the conditions of contract have not been fulfilled, the organ of state may, in addition to any other remedy it may have, disqualify the person from the tendering process, recover costs, losses or damages, cancel the contract, and/or recommend restriction from obtaining business from any organ of state for up to 10 years, and/or forward the matter for criminal prosecution.