The tender is for the provision of canteen services at Transnet Ports Terminal in Richards Bay for three months. Bidders must submit their proposals electronically via the Transnet eTenders Management Platform. Queries must be submitted before 15:00 pm on 26/01/2026. The evaluation will consider administrative and substantive responsiveness, technical criteria, and price. The contract requires compliance with various regulations, including those related to tax, employment equity, and security. The validity period for bids is 180 days. The successful bidder must provide a range of services, including breakfast, lunch, and additional items, and must adhere to strict hygiene and food safety standards. The service provider must provide their own point of sales system and equipment. The contract may be terminated with 30 days written notice.
The bid notice states that the delivery lead time from the date of the purchase order is not specified.
The bid notice states that payment will be thirty 30 days from the date of the submission of a valid invoice and statement.
The bid notice states that transnet will utilize the following methodology and criteria in selecting a preferred supplierservice provider: stage 1: test for stage 2 stage 3 responsiveness step 2 step 3 step 4 step 1 step 5 step 6 step 7 substantiveadministrative responsiveness minimum thresholdsresponsiveness weighted scoring 100 returnable pre documents qualification schedules post tender functionality technical selection of the 70 points negotiation preferred bidder. price 80 with preferred award of minimum threshold nd bidder 2 and objective criterion business rd to justify award to and specific 3 ranked someone other conclusion goals 20 bidders if required in a than the highest of contract sequential and ranked bidder must 1. coida not have been stated in simultaneous the bid documents 2. chef hospitality manner if and can be used at qualification pricing is not this stage, if marketrelated applicable 3. certificate of weighted acceptability score 4. public liability insurance 5. proof of technical functional business criteria weightings must be stipulated in the tender document.
The bid notice states that the bidder is required to submit a valid letter of good standing from the compensation commission for occupational injuries and disease act no. 130 of **** coida, the letter from coida must indicate the name of the bidder who will be tendering and any one of the following industries, hotel restaurant cafe, or catering. The submitted proof will be verified with coida. The bidder is required to submit a seta accredited chefs qualification, nqf level 6 or above national diploma in food and beverage or national diploma in hospitality from a culinary school or tertiary institution. The bidder must provide the companys certificate of acceptability issued by the king cetshwayo district municipality the certificate must be in the bidding company name. Bidder must submit proof that it has adequate public liability insurance cover for loss, damage to property, fire, loss of life, injury to customers, food related diseases or death. The insurance coverage must cover a minimum of r 500 **** five hundred thousand rands. The bidding company must be in a 50km radius from the port of richards bay. a valid proof of business address in the form of the entries municipaleskom bill or letter from indunachief confirming residential address not older than 3 months, the submitted proof of business must be the same as the address on the certificate of acceptability.
Specific queries relating to this rfq before the closing date of the rfq should be submitted onto the system and to ***@***. *. * before 15: 00 pm on ****.
The bid notice states that the value of this bid is estimated to not exceed r50 000 000 all applicable taxes included.
