Infrastructure As A Service Manager Tenders

The bid must be submitted by uploading it onto the Transnet system by April 17, 2026, at 12:00 PM.

The supplier is required to indicate if the product is supported by a warranty and the terms and conditions thereof must be clearly stated.

The evaluation methodology will involve steps for administrative and substantive responsiveness, technical evaluation, and framing of an approved list.

Bidders must ensure compliance with their tax obligations and may be required to submit a tax compliance status (TCS) certificate or CSD number.

A non-compulsory pre-proposal RFP briefing will be conducted via Microsoft Teams on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

For Scenario B (new suppliers), bidders will be given 21 business days to submit their samples for testing.

Specific complaints relating to this RFP before or after the closing date should be formally submitted by emailing to groupscmcomplaints@transnet. net.

The bid notice states The contract period will be three years.

The bid notice states payment will only be once a milestone deliverable has been accepted.

The bid notice states he bidder scoring the highest points in phase 4 preference points system will be recommended for award.

The bid notice states bidders must score at least 65 out of 100 in respect of functionality to qualify for advancement to phase 3.

The notice states that all activities must fit into a total period of three months.

Transnet will utilize the following methodology and criteria in selecting a preferred service provider: stage 1: test for responsiveness stage 2 stage 3 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 4 step 5 step 6 administrative substantive weighted minimum thresholds responsiveness scoring 100 returnable documents schedules prequalification functionality technical 80 selection of the minimum threshold preferred bidder. price 80 award of price business negotiation if objective criterion to justify award to and specific applicable. eg conclusion market related someone other goals of price than the highest 20 contract negotiation or ranked bidder must best and final have been stated in offer d the bid documents and can be used at this stage, if applicablemandatory returnable weighteddocument: scoresection 4: pricing schedule technical functional criteria weightings must be stipulated in the tender document.

The test for the technical and functional threshold will include the following: points technical evaluation criteria scoring guideline weightings part a: weighting 80 functional capabilitycharacteristics of contractor and 35 6 projects and references of similar experience in similar size projects quoted in track km size projects: 35 points or complexity. 4 6 projects and references of the bidder must submit a list of similar completed similar size projects: 26, 25 points traceable projects indicating the size and complexity 2 4 projects and references of and associated references that they have similar size projects: 17, 5 points successfully executed over the past 8 years: 1 2 projects and references of similar size projects: 8, 75 points 0 projects: 0 points. approachmethodology to execute the works 20 physical random assessment i. e. the bidder must submit a comprehensive description trolley and visual inspection of all the of the approach and methodology that they will follow assets 90 and associated to ensure that they cover the scope and achieve the analysis of infrastructure deliverables: measurement data and failure data and a description of how they will achieve all deliverables inclusive of a works programme other.

A noncompulsory rfp briefing will be conducted on ms teams on the 20 october 2025, at 10: 00 am for a period of 1, 5 hour.

For specific clarification relating to this rfp, an rfp clarification request form should be submitted to ***@***. *. * before 16: 00 on 22 october 2025.