Drug Test Tenders

Bids must be uploaded onto the Transnet system by August 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Bidders should ensure electronic submissions are made at least a day before the closing date to prevent issues.

The award will be based on a combination of price (80 points) and specific goals (20 points), including BBBEE status level of contribution.

Bidders must pass administrative and substantive responsiveness tests, followed by technical evaluation and price evaluation. Proof of own accredited laboratory or agreement with one is required for gas chromatography mass spectroscopy.

The contract may include penalty clauses for non-compliance with material terms, including delayed delivery due to non-performance.

Formal complaints relating to this RFP should be submitted by emailing groupscmcomplaints@transnet. net.

Failure to provide mandatory returnable documents, submitting bids through another bidder's profile, collusion, or providing false information may lead to disqualification.

The RFQ does not specify a delivery deadline, but states that all delivery costs and all applicable taxes. . . must be included in the bid price for delivery at the prescribed destination. It also notes that o goods services should be delivered before an official order is received from the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment.

The award criteria is based on the 80/20 preference point system, where 80 points are allocated for price and 20 points for specific goals such as ownership by black people, women, or people with disabilities.

Mandatory requirements include a professional registration certificate for a pharmacist and a certificate of registration for a pharmacy. Bidders must also submit a valid quotation on their company letterhead with correct banking details and a CSD MAAA number.

Failure to deliver goods within the agreed timelines might result in an order being cancelled and possible inclusion on the database of restricted suppliers by the National Treasury.

Bidders will be disqualified if they fail to comply with any of the mandatory requirements, submit quotations after the closing date and time, or if their disclosure forms are found to be false or incomplete.

The bid notice states that failure to comply with Section 204 of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, 89 of ****, will result in payments not being made timeously, and the Saldanha Bay Municipality will not be liable for any late payments as a result of invalid tax invoices submitted by suppliers.

The bid notice states that quotations will be evaluated in terms of preferential procurement regulations, 2022, and the preferential procurement policy of council. It also mentions that the municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any bid.

The bid notice states that only registered pharmaceutical companies are to quote.

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, recommend restriction from obtaining business, and forward the matter for criminal prosecution.