Energy Infrastructure Tenders

The bid submission deadline is 18 May 2026, with submissions to be made electronically by 23:55 midnight.

The bid notice does not explicitly detail payment terms for the awarded contract, but mentions payment milestones based on deliverables and hourly charge-out rates for additional work.

The bids will be evaluated in three stages: administrative responsiveness, functional evaluation (minimum 70% threshold), and price and preference points (80/20 system). The recommended preferred bidder will be the one with the lowest overall price in the third stage, unless objective criteria justify otherwise.

Bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and comply with tax obligations. They must also meet prequalifying criteria and achieve a minimum score of 70% in the functional evaluation.

The bid notice mentions that the organ of state may disqualify a bidder or take action if the declaration proves to be false, or if specific goals are claimed on a fraudulent basis.

There is no mention of a mandatory or optional site visit; the briefing session is conducted online.

The bid notice states that written requests for clarification will be considered up to and including 14 May 2026, 16:30 Johannesburg time. Complaints about the tendering process must be submitted in writing immediately upon the cause of the complaint arising.

The deadline for tender submission is April 9, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Late tenders will not be accepted.

Eskom's standard payment terms are within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoices for contracts valued below R50,000,000 (including VAT), and within 60 days for contracts valued above R50,000,000 (including VAT).

Tenders will be ranked by applying the preferential point scoring for the 90/10 or 80/20 system. Eskom will add the score from pricing and specific goals together and rank the suppliers from the highest to the lowest.

Tenderers must meet the eligibility criteria stated in the tender data, including not being under any restriction to do business with Eskom or state-owned companies, and not having the nationality of a country on any international sanctions list.

Site visit and/or clarification meeting is not applicable.

The bid notice specifies closing dates for submission of tenders as 28 June 2024 and 01 July 2024, with tenders to be deposited not later than 12:00 noon on these dates.

The bid notice states that value for money will be the key determinant of appoint.

The bid notice states that all bids will be subjected to prequalification and will be required to achieve a minimum of 60 points for functionality to be evaluated further. It also lists criteria for functionality: company experience (40 points), key personnel (40 points), and methodology (20 points).

The bid notice indicates that a compulsory briefing session and proceed to site provided gps coordinates is required.

The bid notice states that tenders should be received no later than 12h00 on 20 April 2026.

The bid notice states that a non-refundable bid document fee of **** is payable in cash at the cashiers office or via EFT.

The bid notice states that a preferential point system of 80/20 will be used, and the municipality does not bind itself to accepting the lowest tender or award a contract to the bidder scoring the highest number of points.

The bid notice outlines administrative requirements including CIPC registration, CS D registration, certified directors ID copies, and mandatory requirements such as bid validity, municipal rates and taxes not in arrears, tax compliance status, and accreditation with PSIRA and SASETA, with a CIDB grading of 3CE or above.

The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.