The bid is for additional service providers to issue groceries to approved beneficiaries using vouchers for 36 months in the Eastern Cape. A non-compulsory briefing session will be held on February 6, 2026. Closing date for bids is February 23, 2026, at 11:00. Site inspections will be conducted. The value of the srd manual voucher should not exceed the old age grant amount R 2 **** in 2025/2026 financial year. The duration of the service level agreement shall be for a period of thirtysix 36 months.
The bid documents must be submitted on 23 February 2026 at 11h00 as per the advert at the following address: sassa regional office bkb building, conr fitzpatrick merino road quigney east london ****.
The service provider shall invoice sassa monthly, on or before the fifteenth 15th day of each successive month. Upon being satisfied that the service provider is legally entitled to such payment, sassa shall pay the service provider the total amount claimed within 30 days of receipt of the invoice.
Proposals will be evaluated in terms of the criteria below. Bidders who score less than 60 out of 100 points will be disqualified and will not be included inthe sassas database.
The service provider must attach a trading license certificate of business with the local municipality. The service provider must attach a certificate of acceptability r638 regulation certificate from the local municipality for the bidding company, not a third party. Failure to comply with the above mandatory requirements will lead to disqualification.
Site inspections will be conducted by authorised sassa officials to confirm if the service provider will indeed be able to render the required services. Site inspections will only be conducted at the physical addresses of the business provided in the bid document and to bidders whose bids have satisfied all requirements of the bid.
All enquiries regarding the tender and questions emanating from the briefing should be sent to the ***@***. *. * no later than 11 february 2026 and will be responded to on the sassa website under the tender.
The value of the srd manual voucher as well as beneficiaries affected by disasters should be an amount not exceeding the old age grant oag amount r 2 **** in **** financial year, reviewable annually. sassa reserves the right to vary the amount of the voucher.