Backup Solution Tenders

The equipment must be delivered within a period of 6-8 weeks from purchase order issue date for both sites. The equipment must be delivered within a period of 68 weeks from purchase order issue date for both sites.

Payments will be made on a time and cost basis upon successful completion of a deliverable or a portion thereof per agreement. payments will be made on a time and cost basis upon successful completion of a deliverable or a portion thereof per agreement.

5-year warranty registered with OEM and proof attached is required for servers, storage arrays, SAN switches, and network switches. 5year warranty registered with oem and proof attached

Evaluation uses the 80/20 preference point system: 80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals. the **** preference point system, where points are awarded based on: o bid price maximum 80 points o specific goals maximum 20 points

Bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and tax compliant. Bidders are required to be registered on the central supplier database csd. it is a condition of this bid that the tax status of the prospective service provider must be compliant

Bids that fail to achieve a minimum of 65 points out of 100 for functionality will be disqualified. Bids that fail to achieve a minimum of 65 points out of 100 for functionality will be disqualified.

Bids must be delivered by the stipulated time to the correct address. bids must be delivered by the stipulated time to the correct address. late bids will not be accepted for consideration.

Payment is made within 30 days of receipt of the correct tax invoice. prasa pays for the item within 30 days of receipt of the suppliers correct tax invoice.

The supplier warrants items are fit for purpose and free from defects for one year from acceptance. will remain free from defects for a period of one year unless another period is stated in the order from acceptance of the items by prasa.

Evaluation uses price (80 points) and specific goals (20 points). price 80 specific goals 20 total 100

Bidders must comply with tax obligations and submit a SARS PIN or CSD number. bidders must ensure compliance with their tax obligations.

Late deliveries may be subject to a penalty if imposed in the order contract. late deliveries or late completion of the items may be subject to a penalty if this is imposed in the ordercontract.

Failure to provide mandatory returnable documents at closing date and time will result in disqualification. failure to provide mandatory returnable documents at the closing date and time of this rfq will result in a bidders disqualification.

Quotations must be returned by the closing date and time: closing date: 05 november 2026 closing time: 11h00.

Payment is made after successful completion and valid invoice: payment term 30 days in arrears upon receipt of a valid invoice.

Evaluation is based on price and preference: stage 2 will be evaluated on price, and preference using the 80/20 system.

Bidders must submit mandatory documents including veeam registered reseller partner certificate and two (2) reference letters.

Withdrawal or failure may incur costs: iwe will then pay to mut any additional expense incurred by mut.

Incomplete or late submissions are rejected: incomplete or late submissions will not be evaluated.

Quotations must be submitted on or before the closing date, 27 October 2026, no later than 12h00 via email to ***@***. *. * received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Quotations will be evaluated using the 80/20 preference point system: price (80 points) and specific goals (20 points) including ownership categories and locality.

Mandatory requirements include CSD vendor number or report, RFQ reference number, completed and signed SBD4 form, validity period of 30 days or more, and physical address with banking details.

Magalies Water reserves the right to conduct site visit for the selected service provider. Bidders must meet minimum 35 points in site inspection evaluation to proceed.

Quotations received after the closing date will not be accepted. All non-responsive bids will be rejected. Bidders must meet minimum 60 points in functionality evaluation to proceed to next stage.