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Summary
TRANSNET soc ltd invites bids for the provision of various plant and earthmoving equipment to its north corridor depots on an as-and-when-required basis for a 24-month period. The tender targets suppliers capable of supporting railway infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and ad-hoc works across five key areas: richards bay, empangeni, vryheid, ermelo, and koedoespoort.
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technical scope
8 sourced criteria
financial capacity
8 sourced criteria
pricing
9 sourced criteria
compliance returnables
16 sourced criteria
evaluation
13 sourced criteria
experience
3 sourced criteria
personnel
2 sourced criteria
equipment capacity
3 sourced criteria
delivery contract
6 sourced criteria
equity registrations
4 sourced criteria
What the buyer was looking for
1Mandatory requirement
Mandatory subcontracting: 30% of contract value to EME/QSE entities (51%+ black-owned, including women, youth, disabled, or rural-based).
Why it matters: The source identifies this as a mandatory or eligibility condition for a compliant bid.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Source: AI key requirements · requirements
Known supplier evidence
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
An award confirms appointment. It does not prove why a supplier was selected, that every qualification remains current, or that delivery was completed successfully.
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Provision of earthmoving equipment to support railway infrastructure (embankments, cuttings, tunnels, bridges, formation) for construction and rehabilitation over 24 months.
Aim: Ensure continuous availability of railway infrastructure to handle increased tonnage.
Supplier must partner with Transnet to achieve cost reduction, improved service, technology advancement, and streamlined processes.
Refer to Annexure C for detailed work specification and Annexure H for operating areas.
Operational experience (20 points): Provide at least three contactable reference letters/completion certificates with purchase orders not older than five years for equivalent or larger earthmoving projects.
Equipment number, quality, age, and ownership (30 points): Equipment must not be older than 15 years. Provide certificates of registration, invoices, purchase documents, or leasing agreements. At least 50% of equipment types must be owned; balance can be leased/subcontracted with valid agreements.
Lead time (20 points): Deliver all equipment per area within 1-2 days (30 points), 3-5 days (10 points), or more than 5 days (0 points) from instruction.
Step 3: Final weighted scoring.
Price scoring: 80 or 90 points based on lowest acceptable bid (80/20 or 90/10 system).
Specific goals: 20 or 10 points via Specific Goals Points Claim Form.
Total score: 100 points.
Disqualifiers: Late submissions, incomplete pricing schedules, equipment >15 years old, <50% ownership without valid lease/subcontract agreements, failure to meet transformation subcontracting (30%) or B-BBEE requirements, collusion, canvassing, reuse of supporting documents across areas.
Operational experience: Provide at least three contactable reference letters or completion certificates with purchase orders, not older than five years, for equivalent or larger earthmoving equipment projects.
Each reference must include: phone number, email, value of work, number and description of equipment used, contact person.
Evaluation is per area (Richards Bay, Empangeni, Vryheid, Ermelo, Koedoespoort).
Prices must be quoted in South African Rand inclusive of VAT.
Complete all pricing schedules per area quoted (Richards Bay, Empangeni, Vryheid, Ermelo, Koedoespoort). Failure to price all line items per area results in disqualification.
Award will be made per area to the highest scoring bidder for all price schedules in that area.
Supporting documents for equipment (certificates of registration, invoices, leasing agreements) must be marked per area and cannot be reused across multiple areas.
Transnet may engage in price negotiations if prices are not market-related.
Tax compliance: Submit SARS PIN, TCS certificate, or CSD number. Foreign suppliers without local entity may be exempt.
B-BBEE: Submit a B-BBEE Status Level Verification Certificate or sworn affidavit (for EMEs & QSEs). Joint ventures require a consolidated B-BBEE scorecard.
Compliance with all applicable laws, including Employment Equity Act.
Condition of contract: Winning bidder must subcontract minimum 30% to EME/QSE entities at least 51% owned by black people, black women, youth, persons with disabilities, or those in rural areas.
Job creation/preservation plan required for designated groups (black youth, black women, people with disabilities, rural/underdeveloped areas).
Local economic development plan required.
Security clearance may be required for personnel/subcontractors to CONFIDENTIAL/SECRET/TOP SECRET level.
Confidentiality: All RFP and contract information must be treated confidentially; Non-Disclosure Agreement applies.
Winning bidder must comply with transformation initiatives: job creation/preservation, local economic development, subcontracting minimum 30% to qualifying EMEs/QSEs.
Bid validity: 180 business days (until 10 March 2027), extendable if requested.
Transnet reserves right to modify goods/services, split award, cancel process, or negotiate prices.
Legal review of proposed terms may lead to disqualification for material deviations.
Security clearance may be required for personnel/subcontractors.
Confidentiality: All RFP and contract information must be treated confidentially; Non-Disclosure Agreement applies.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
5Inferred operational need
Submit details of your company's environmental policies regarding waste disposal, recycling, and energy conservation.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
9Inferred operational need
Provision of earthmoving equipment to support railway infrastructure (embankments, cuttings, tunnels, bridges, formation) for construction and rehabilitation over 24 months.
Threshold: 24 months
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document.
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
12Inferred operational need
Complete all pricing schedules per area quoted (Richards Bay, Empangeni, Vryheid, Ermelo, Koedoespoort). Failure to price all line items per area results in disqualification.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
14Mandatory requirement
Supporting documents for equipment (certificates of registration, invoices, leasing agreements) must be marked per area and cannot be reused across multiple areas.
Why it matters: The source identifies this as a mandatory or eligibility condition for a compliant bid.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
26Inferred operational need
Submit bids via Transnet’s e-Tender Portal (https://transnetetenders.azurewebsites.net) by 26 June 2026 at 12:00; late submissions are disqualified.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Source: AI key requirements · requirements
Known supplier evidence
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
27Inferred operational need
Tax compliance: Provide SARS PIN, TCS certificate, or CSD number; foreign suppliers without local entities may be exempt.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Source: AI key requirements · requirements
Known supplier evidence
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
28Inferred operational need
This RFP may be downloaded directly from National Treasury’s e-Tender Publication
Portal at www.etenders.gov.za free of charge.
To download RFP and Annexures:
• Click on “Tender Opportunities”;
• Select “Advertised Tenders”;
• In the “Department” box, select Transnet SOC Ltd.
Once the tender has been in the list, click on the ‘Tender documents” tab and
process to download all uploaded documents.
The RFP may also be downloaded from the Transnet
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Source: Eligibility criteria · eligibility
Known supplier evidence
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
29Inferred operational need
Submit via Transnet's e-Tender Submission Portal at https://transnetetenders.azurewebsites.net.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
39Mandatory requirement
Condition of contract: Winning bidder must subcontract minimum 30% to EME/QSE entities at least 51% owned by black people, black women, youth, persons with disabilities, or those in rural areas.
Threshold: minimum 30% to EME/QSE entities at least 51% owned by black people
Why it matters: The source identifies this as a mandatory or eligibility condition for a compliant bid.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Evaluation is per area (Richards Bay, Empangeni, Vryheid, Ermelo, Koedoespoort).
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. Conflicting source classifications: inferred_operational_need and scored_criterion. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
51Scored criterion
Operational experience (20 points): Provide at least three contactable reference letters/completion certificates with purchase orders not older than five years for equivalent or larger earthmoving projects.
Threshold: at least three contactable reference letters/completion certificates
Why it matters: The source places this item in the evaluation criteria; the recorded weight or threshold is shown when available.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
52Scored criterion
Equipment number, quality, age, and ownership (30 points): Equipment must not be older than 15 years. Provide certificates of registration, invoices, purchase documents, or leasing agreements. At least 50% of equipment types must be owned; balance can be leased/subcontracted with valid agreements.
Threshold: At least 50% of equipment types must be owned
Why it matters: The source places this item in the evaluation criteria; the recorded weight or threshold is shown when available.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
53Scored criterion
Lead time (20 points): Deliver all equipment per area within 1-2 days (30 points), 3-5 days (10 points), or more than 5 days (0 points) from instruction.
Threshold: 20 points
Why it matters: The source places this item in the evaluation criteria; the recorded weight or threshold is shown when available.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
55Inferred operational need
Technical threshold: Minimum 70% score for operational experience (3+ references ≤5 years old), equipment availability/ownership, and lead time (1-2 days per area preferred).
Threshold: Minimum 70% score for operational experience (3+ references ≤5 years
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Source: AI key requirements · requirements
Known supplier evidence
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
56Inferred operational need
Operational experience: Provide at least three contactable reference letters or completion certificates with purchase orders, not older than five years, for equivalent or larger earthmoving equipment projects.
Threshold: at least three contactable reference letters or completion certificat
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document.
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
60Mandatory requirement
Equipment must be ≤15 years old, with ≥50% ownership of types quoted; leased/subcontracted equipment requires valid agreements (MOUs, certificates, or invoices) marked per area.
Threshold: 15 years
Why it matters: The source identifies this as a mandatory or eligibility condition for a compliant bid.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Source: AI key requirements · requirements
Known supplier evidence
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
61Inferred operational need
Provision of various plant/earthmoving equipment to the North Corridor depots on an as-and-when-required basis for 24 months.
Threshold: 24 months
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
64Mandatory requirement
Winning bidder must comply with transformation initiatives: job creation/preservation, local economic development, subcontracting minimum 30% to qualifying EMEs/QSEs.
Threshold: minimum 30% to qualifying EMEs/QSEs
Why it matters: The source identifies this as a mandatory or eligibility condition for a compliant bid.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Source: AI key requirements · requirements
Known supplier evidence
The linked award records MACHINE AND POWER as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 227791361.75 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
70Scored criterion
Disqualifiers: Late submissions, incomplete pricing schedules, equipment >15 years old, <50% ownership without valid lease/subcontract agreements, failure to meet transformation subcontracting (30%) or B-BBEE requirements, collusion, canvassing, reuse of supporting documents across areas.
Threshold: 15 years
Why it matters: The source places this item in the evaluation criteria; the recorded weight or threshold is shown when available.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for MACHINE AND POWER.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
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