Base Station 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 bid notice does not explicitly state a definitive completion date for the whole of the works, but it does mention key dates and conditions to be met, including the completion of all works and the project schedule as per the accepted programme.

The bid notice states that the assessment interval for payments is between the 25th day of each successive month, and the period within which payments are made is 60 days.

The bid notice specifies that plant and materials used for the works are to bear no labelling other than the plant coding specified by the employer and that the contractor procures and stores all materials as per the recommendations stipulated in the materials data sheet. It also mentions that plant and materials procured carry a minimum of 52 weeks warranty or guarantee period due to defect or malfunction.

The bid notice mentions that the contractor must provide competent personnel with relevant post qualification experience, and that the construction manager must be professionally registered with SACPCMP or a similar professional body, and the engineer/technician must be professionally registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa. CIDB grading of 7GB is also mentioned.

The bid notice details delay damages of R10,**** per day for the completion of the whole of the works, not exceeding 10% of the activity. It also outlines low performance damages for various incidents, capped at 10% of the contract value in aggregate.

The bid notice does not indicate a mandatory or optional site visit.

The bid notice does not mention any requirement for sample submission.

The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenging the bid.