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Summary
The mvula trust, on behalf of the limpopo department of education, invites professionally registered service providers to submit quotations for conducting geotechnical investigations at 85 schools with circuit offices in limpopo province. The contract requires deployment of qualified teams per cluster, with a 25-calendar-day completion period. Bidders must meet strict eligibility criteria, including professional registration and submission of all required returnable documents.
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What the buyer was looking for
1Inferred operational need
Scope: Conduct geotechnical investigations at 85 schools with circuit offices in Limpopo Province.
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 ZAR.
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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Important Dates
Source: RFQ No TMT_LDOE_25_26_LDOE-ADDENDUM 20 GT01RR.pdf (RFQ)
Issue date: 10 July 2026.
Closing date and time: 12:00 pm (noon), Friday, 24 July 2026.
No compulsory briefing meeting or site visit.
Validity period: 120 days from submission.
Contact Information
Source: RFQ No TMT_LDOE_25_26_LDOE-ADDENDUM 20 GT01RR.pdf (RFQ)
SCM enquiries: Email [email protected]. Use the applicable Bid No. as subject.
Submission address: The Mvula Trust, 25 Rhodesdrift Street, Rhodesdrift Office Park, ROP6, Bendor Ext 30, 0699.
Submission Guidelines
Source: RFQ No TMT_LDOE_25_26_LDOE-ADDENDUM 20 GT01RR.pdf (RFQ)
Submit only on the official tender (RFQ) documentation issued.
Submit hard copies only: original plus required copies, legibly in non-erasable ink.
Submission method: Deposit in the tender box at The Mvula Trust office, ROP 6 Rhodesdrift Office Park, 25 Rhodesdrift Street, Bendor, Polokwane.
Closing: 12:00 pm (noon) on Friday, 24 July 2026. Late, fax, email, telegraphic, or telephonic submissions are rejected.
Validity period: 120 days.
Key returnable documents include: T2.2.A (Record of Addenda), T2.2.B (Compulsory Questionnaire), T2.2.F1 & F2 (Project team, CVs, professional registration), C1.1 (Form of Offer and Acceptance), SBD4 (Bidder’s Disclosure), valid Tax Compliance Status PIN, CSD report, certified company registration, COIDA, professional indemnity insurance, and SANAS laboratory accreditation certificate.
Disqualification risks: Failure to submit all required returnables, missing professional registration proof, non-submission of professional indemnity proof, late submission, or submission by email/fax.
Evaluation Criteria
Source: RFQ No TMT_LDOE_25_26_LDOE-ADDENDUM 20 GT01RR.pdf (RFQ)
Eligibility: At least one director must be professionally registered with SACNASP or ECSA as Professional Geotechnical Engineer/Geologist. For JV partners, each director must be registered.
Key personnel per cluster: 1 Specialist (Professional Geotechnical Engineer/Geologist with 3+ years post-registration experience) and 1 Technician (minimum NQF level 6 in relevant engineering field).
Must not be listed on National Treasury prohibited database.
Must provide proof of professional indemnity insurance.
Key personnel must attend kick-off meeting and remain involved throughout.
Evaluation: 80/20 preference point system (80 points for price, 20 points for specific goals).
Technical Specifications
Source: RFQ No TMT_LDOE_25_26_LDOE-ADDENDUM 20 GT01RR.pdf (RFQ)
Scope: Conduct geotechnical investigations at 85 schools with circuit offices in Limpopo Province.
Duration: 25 calendar days to undertake the task.
Resource deployment: Service provider must deploy adequate resources per cluster to meet timelines.
Professional team requirements per cluster:
Specialist: 1 Professional Geotechnical Engineer/Geologist registered with SACNASP or ECSA, with minimum 3 years post-registration experience.
Technician: 1 with minimum NQF level 6 in relevant engineering field.
Additional requirement: Submit a Valid SANAS Certificate of Accreditation in Civil Engineering Material Testing for the laboratory to be used.
Cluster allocation: Qualifying providers can be considered for two clusters if they have a dedicated team per cluster. Unallocated clusters may be awarded to highest-ranked bidders with a third core team.
Team uniqueness: Teams must not be identical to any team already considered for award under the LDOE Addendum 20 Programme.
Key personnel must attend the compulsory kick-off meeting and remain involved throughout the project.
Compliance Requirements
Source: RFQ No TMT_LDOE_25_26_LDOE-ADDENDUM 20 GT01RR.pdf (RFQ)
Mandatory registrations and certificates:
At least one director must be professionally registered with SACNASP or ECSA as a Professional Geotechnical Engineer/Geologist. For JVs, each director must be registered.
Valid Tax Clearance Certificate and PIN from SARS.
Central Supplier Database (CSD) registration (full report not older than 30 days).
Certified copy of company registration.
COIDA registration/letter of good standing.
Professional Indemnity Insurance.
Valid SANAS Certificate of Accreditation in Civil Engineering Material Testing for the laboratory to be used.
B-BBEE: Specific goals information will be used from CSD report for preference points.
Exclusions: Service provider or directors must not be listed on the National Treasury database as prohibited from public sector business.
Conflict of interest: Complete Compulsory Enterprise Questionnaire (SBD4). Persons in state employment may not bid.
Other: Submit SBD4 (Bidder’s Disclosure).
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.
2Inferred operational need
Duration: 25 calendar days to undertake the task.
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
9Mandatory requirement
Eligibility: At least one director must be professionally registered with SACNASP or ECSA as a Professional Geotechnical Engineer/Geologist; for JVs, each director must be registered.
Threshold: At least one director must be professionally registered with SACNASP
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
The linked award records REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
10Inferred operational need
Submit a Valid SANAS Certificate of Accreditation in Civil Engineering Material Testing for the laboratory to be used.
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
11Inferred operational need
Submit hard copies only in the tender box by 12:00 pm on 24 July 2026; late, email, or fax submissions will be rejected.
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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
Submit only on the official tender (RFQ) documentation issued.
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
17Inferred operational need
Disqualification risks: Failure to submit all required returnables, missing professional registration proof, non-submission of professional indemnity proof, late submission, or submission by email/fax.
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
20Mandatory requirement
At least one director must be professionally registered with SACNASP or ECSA as a Professional Geotechnical Engineer/Geologist. For JVs, each director must be registered.
Threshold: At least one director must be professionally registered with SACNASP
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.
Key personnel per cluster: 1 Specialist (Professional Geotechnical Engineer/Geologist with 3+ years post-registration experience) and 1 Technician (minimum NQF level 6 in relevant engineering field).
Threshold: minimum NQF level 6 in relevant engineering field)
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. Conflicting source classifications: inferred_operational_need and scored_criterion.
The linked award records REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Conflicting evidence
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
Relevant records disagree; review the cited sources and dates.
30Inferred operational need
Evaluation uses 80/20 preference point system (80 points for price, 20 for specific goals).
Threshold: 80 points
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
31Scored criterion
Eligibility: At least one director must be professionally registered with SACNASP or ECSA as Professional Geotechnical Engineer/Geologist. For JV partners, each director must be registered.
Threshold: At least one director must be professionally registered with SACNASP
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
37Inferred operational need
Qualifying service providers will be considered for allocation of two clusters provided they have a dedicated team per cluster. In the event that there are unallocated clusters, the service provider/s with the highest ranking/s, and third core teams, will be considered for an additional cluster.
Note: All teams should not be the same as any other team already considered for award by TheMvula Trust on LDOE Addendum 20 Programme.
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
38Inferred operational need
Professional team requirements per cluster:
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 REWARD HUB INVESTMENTS as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 399443.1 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.
39Inferred operational need
Cluster allocation: Qualifying providers can be considered for two clusters if they have a dedicated team per cluster. Unallocated clusters may be awarded to highest-ranked bidders with a third core team.
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.