Harness Tenders

Suppliers must complete and sign Form A, and submit a valid ISO **** certificate or equivalent QMS certification. They also need to provide internal and external audit reports, a draft contract quality plan, and documented information for control of externally provided processes, products, and services.

If Eskom or its inspection authority identifies nonconforming products, the supplier will be liable for repair, rework, and replacement costs, as well as potential costs for follow-up inspections. Repeated non-conformities may lead to the rescission or withdrawal of the supplier's qualification status.

The nature, magnitude, and/or frequency of non-conformity and inspection defect/rejection reports raised by Eskom or its appointed inspection authority/agency shall form the basis of any action to rescind/withdraw the supplier's qualification status.

The maximum delivery period for each item in the pricing schedule is 6 weeks.

Payment will be made within thirty 30 days after goods are supplied and date of invoice. All payments to bidders will only be made by means of electronic fund transfer eft. A minimum of 2, 5 settlement discount must be allowed on this bid for payment made within 30 days from date of receipt of invoice.

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 unless provided otherwise in the contract. The supplier further warrants that all goods supplied under this contract shall have no defect, arising from design, materials, or workmanship except when the design andor material is required by the purchasers specifications or from any act or omission of the supplier, that may develop under normal use of the supplied goods in the conditions prevailing in the country of final destination. This warranty shall remain valid for twelve 12 months after the goods, or any portion thereof as the case may be, have been delivered to and accepted at the final destination indicated in the contract, or for eighteen 18 months after the date of shipment from the port or place of loading in the source country, whichever period concludes earlier, unless specified otherwise.

The department will allocate work in accordance with the table depicted above. However, in cases where the bidder fails to deliver ppe for any reason, including capacity issues within the time stipulated by the contract, the order will be withdrawn, and the allocation will be given to the service provider with capacity. In the event that a contract is awarded, the coe shall accept the bid that scores the highest total number of points, having regard to the provisions of regulations 4 and 5 of the preferential procurement regulations, 2022, unless objective criteria justify the award to another bidder as contemplated in section 21f of the preferential procurement policy framework act, act no. 5 of ****.

Bidders must note that this bid will be evaluated per section and awarded as follows: Section 1: 2 bidders, Section 2: 3 bidders, Section 3: 3 bidders, Section 4: 2 bidders, Section 5: 3 bidders, Section 6: 2 bidders, Section 7: 2 bidders, Section 8: 2 bidders. A bidder will be awarded a maximum of one section. In cases where it is not possible to award a maximum of one section to a bidder due to the number of acceptable bidders, then one bidder may be awarded more than one section, and preference will be given to the highest scoring bidder.

Subject to gcc clause 25, if the supplier fails to deliver any or all of the goods or to perform the services within the periods specified in the contract, the purchaser shall, without prejudice to its other remedies under the contract, deduct from the contract price, as a penalty, a sum calculated on the delivered price of the delayed goods or unperformed services using the current prime interest rate calculated for each day of the delay until actual delivery or performance. The purchaser may also consider termination of the contract pursuant to gcc clause 23.

A dispute, objection, complaint or query may be referred to the relevant provincial treasury if a the dispute, objection, complaint or query is not resolved within 60 days or b no response is forthcoming within 60 days. If the provincial treasury does not or cannot resolve the matter, the dispute, objection, complaint or query may be referred to the national treasury for resolution.

The bid proposals must be lodged at the address or emailed not later than the closing date and time specified, which is 11:00 AM on May 18, 2026.

The NNR will only commence the payment process after receipt of a bill of costs and/or invoice from the bidder and after such has been approved by the client division. Payments of invoices will be settled within 30 days from receipt of a correct and original invoice. No upfront payments will be made; the successful bidder will only be paid after the services have been rendered. All payments will be made by the NNR only through electronic bank transfer into a banking account of the successful bidder.

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 unless provided otherwise in the contract. The supplier further warrants that all goods supplied under this contract shall have no defect, arising from design, materials, or workmanship except when the design and/or material is required by the purchaser's specifications or from any act or omission of the supplier, that may develop under normal use of the supplied goods in the conditions prevailing in the country of final destination. This warranty shall remain valid for twelve (12) months after the goods, or any portion thereof as the case may be, have been delivered to and accepted at the final destination indicated in the contract, or for eighteen (18) months after the date of shipment from the port or place of loading in the source country, whichever period concludes earlier, unless specified otherwise in SCC.

The NNR may award the bid to the bidder who proves to be capable of handling the services and whose bid is technically acceptable and/or financially advantageous to the NNR. Responsive bids will be evaluated on the 80/20 point system, where points are awarded based on price (80 points) and specific goals (20 points).

Bidders are required to be tax compliant with SARS and registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD). They must also submit all returnable documentation, including Annexures and SBD forms (SBD 4, SBD 6. 1, Pricing Proposal), and sign the General Conditions of Contract.

Subject to GCC clause 25, if the supplier fails to deliver any or all of the goods or to perform the services within the periods specified in the contract, the purchaser shall, without prejudice to its other remedies under the contract, deduct from the contract price, as a penalty, a sum calculated on the delivered price of the delayed goods or unperformed services using the current prime interest rate calculated for each day of the delay until actual delivery or performance. The purchaser may also consider termination of the contract pursuant to GCC clause 23.

Service providers must visit the site to satisfy themselves as to the nature and extent of the work to be done and the value of the materials required before finalizing and submitting the quotation. The site inspection and/or due diligence will be carried out with shortlisted bidders only, where applicable.

The successful service provider must be in the position to provide the service within 2 days after the callout.

Payment will be made based on the deliverables proven progress for the services renderedgoods received.

The procedure for the evaluation of responsive tenders is price and preference method.

To be eligible for the functionality, price and preferencing evaluation, the bidder must submit the following as per table 2.

The value of this bid is estimated not to exceed R1 million all applicable taxes included.