Commuter Tenders

The closing date and time for tender submission is 15 May 2026 at 10:00 AM. Late tenders will not be accepted.

For contracts valued below R50,000,000, Eskom is committed to paying suppliers within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoices. For contracts valued above R50,000,000, Eskom is committed to paying suppliers within 60 days of receipt of undisputed invoices.

The contract must be awarded to the tenderer scoring the highest points, based on a combination of price and specific goals (BBBEE, local content, job creation, skills development).

Tenderers must meet eligibility criteria, including not being under restriction to do business with Eskom or state-owned companies, not having a conflict of interest, and submitting a complete tender with commercial, financial, and technical information. Specific technical requirements include a minimum of 80 points in the technical evaluation.

Eskom will apply a penalty of 2% of the invoice amount for failure to meet SDLI obligations. Eskom will also retain 2% of every invoice (excluding VAT) as security for the fulfillment of all SDLI obligations.

A non-compulsory clarification meeting will be held on MS Teams on 24 April 2026 at 10:00 AM.

The tenderer will notify Eskom of any clarifications required before the closing time for clarification queries, which is 10 working days before the deadline for tender submission.

The planned start date for the services is 30 October 2025.

The bid notice states that after the job is completed, an assessment is done to verify the work done and amount due, followed by the issuance of a payment certificate, and then the service provider submits an invoice to Eskom for payment, accompanied by the payment certificate.

The contractor must produce proof of route permit from the relevant authorities for each route and proof of insurance covering passengers liability from an accredited insurance company.