Inquiry Tenders

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services. It mentions a validity period for the offer of 60 days from the closing date of the bid.

The bid notice states that payment terms are 30 days in arrears upon receipt of a valid invoice.

The bid notice indicates that the award will be based on price and B-BBEE 80/20. It also states that he university does not bind itself to accept the lowest bid and reserves the right to accept the whole or part of any quotation and 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.

The bid requires bidders to be suitably qualified and experienced service providers and lists mandatory requirements including a valid active tax compliance status PIN, CIPC certificate, CSD report, two signed and contactable reference letters of a similar scope not older than 3 years.

The bid notice mentions that if a bidder withdraws their RFQ within the validity period or fails to fulfill the contract when called upon to do so, Mangosuthu University of Technology may recover additional expenses incurred by them.

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

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

The bid notice states that tenders must be placed in the municipal tender box before 11:00 on 24 April 2026.

The bid notice states that tenders will be evaluated and adjudicated in accordance with the Swellendam Municipality's preferential procurement policy and its supply chain management policy, and the 80/20 point system will be applicable.

The bid notice states that bidders are required to have access to plant and machinery and bidders are required to have at least 3 years experience.

The bid notice states that quotations must be placed in the tender box not later than 12h00, on Friday, 27 March 2026.

The bid notice states that only cash or EFT transactions will be accepted for the tender fee.

The bid notice states that tenderers shall be evaluated on a 80/20 preference point system in accordance with the Msunduzi Municipality's Supply Chain Management Policy.

The bid notice implies that tenderers must be suitably experienced and meet the criteria for the preference point system, including being a black-owned enterprise, youth-owned enterprise, and located within the Msunduzi Municipality jurisdiction for bill lease services.

The bid proposals that comply with RFQ specifications will be further evaluated on price and specific goals scoring according to PPPFA 2022 regulations, with pricing considerations at 80 points and specific goals at 20 points.

The service provider must submit proof of registration on CSD, a completed and signed SBD 4 form, a completed and signed SBD 1 form, a completed and signed POPIA consent form, and the SBD 6. 1 preference points claim form. Failure to provide this information may lead to the bidder's proposal not being considered further.