Accommodation Tenders

Bidders must be a south african registered for-profit company with a technical partner holding at least 30% equity and proven hospitality operations experience. Bidders must not be a restricted enterprise listed on the register for tender defaulters, the disqualified directors' register, or any similar register. The private party must pay the residual value of the immovable concession assets to sanparks within 3 business days before the long stop date (10 business days from the signature date) as a condition precedent. The private party must finance, refurbish, operate and maintain the mutlumuvi concession for a 25-year term, including accommodation (lodge and tented camp), food and beverage, retail, wildlife drives and walks, and management of roads and environmental infrastructure. The private party must pay a PPP fee comprising a minimum PPP fee and a variable PPP fee (excluding the conservation levy) and provide a performance bond in the format of schedule 11. The private party must meet b-bbee obligations under schedule 5, with the local geographic area defined as within a 100 km radius of the concession area. The private party must provide constitutional documents (memorandum of incorporation, shareholders' agreement, etc.) As per schedule 9, approved by sanparks, and comply with all applicable laws including the companies act, PFMA, popia, cpa, and environmental laws.

Bidders must be willing to enter a PPP agreement and form a special purpose vehicle (spv) for the concession. The concession comprises two lodges (tinga and narina) on 5,500 hectares with 120km of roads, located approximately 5km from skukuza camp. Bidders must meet sanparks' dedicated b-bbee scorecard targets, including ownership, management control, employment, skills development, preferential procurement, enterprise and supplier development, and socio-economic development contributions. All developments are subject to an environmental impact assessment and require an environmental permit from DFFE; the existing EIA can be transferred to the new spv within 30–90 days. A water licence from dws is required and must be transferred from the current concessionaire spv to the new spv (minimum 30 days). All guides must be registered with DFFE and hold cathseta accreditation (or previous theta with current DFFE registration); fgasa is not accepted. The private party must comply with SANS 1162 responsible tourism minimum standards and obtain various permits including firearm, game guide, vehicle, driver, and liquor licences (if applicable).

Bid closing: 12h00 on 5 october 2026; bids delivered after this time are invalid and returned unopened. Mandatory documents include an original bid bond (annexure 7 wording), original residual value undertaking (annexure 8 wording), SARS tax clearance issued within six months of the bid date for each south african member, audited financial statements for the past 3 years, a written statement of net asset value of at least r10 million, written confirmation of cashflow to fund at least three months' operational expenditure, and proof of csd registration. Bidders must demonstrate a net asset value of at least r10 million (for consortia, in proportion to shareholding), solvent shareholders, and the ability to raise debt and equity and provide security. At least 30% of equity in the bidding entity must be held by the technical/operational partner with hospitality operations experience. Bidders must have at least 5 years' upmarket to luxury lodge operation experience, previous experience in protected areas, experience operating game drives and walks, and strong marketing/branding with international tourism channel relationships. Functionality threshold: bids must score at least 80% overall (with each functional sub-category at a minimum 50%) to proceed to price and b-bbee evaluation; the 90/10 preference point system applies. A 10% equity interest must be set aside for dispossessed land owner communities on a free-carry basis, with one director appointment, and enterprise development support is required. Site visit and due diligence: 11 august 2026, 09h00 to 13h00 (only official site visit; registration required with jabulile galane at (012) 426 5036 / [email protected]); Bidder's conference on 20 august 2026. Bids must be submitted in two sealed envelopes to jabulile galane, sanparks, 643 leyds street, muckleneuk, pretoria; including the pricing or b-bbee proposal in envelope 1 disqualifies the bid. A bidder may bid on a maximum of four of the six concessions; sanparks may award a maximum of two to the same preferred bidder.

Bids must be submitted to jabulile galane, project administrator: sanparks six knp concessions tender, south african national parks, 643 leyds street, muckleneuk, pretoria, before 12h00 on 5 october 2026. Late submissions are invalid and returned unopened. Use a two-envelope system: - envelope 1 (technical proposal): marked "technical proposal - original", containing one original physical document and one electronic copy. - Envelope 2 (financial proposal and b-bbee proposal): marked "financial proposal and b-bbee proposal", containing one original physical document and one physical copy. Including the pricing or b-bbee proposal in envelope 1 causes disqualification. The electronic copy must be identical to the physical submission, with the same sequence and labelling. Bids and all correspondence must be in english. All mandatory returnable documents must be included or the bid may be disqualified. Bids must remain valid for 180 business days from the bid date. Bidders bear all costs of preparation. Mandatory returnable documents include: bid bond (annexure 7), residual value undertaking (annexure 8), resolutions of the project company and each member, SARS tax clearance certificate (issued within six months), audited financial statements for the past three years, written statement of net asset value of at least r10 million, written confirmation of cashflow covering three months of operational expenditure, and proof of csd registration.

Returnable documents and submission channel are not stated in the information memorandum. Bidders must refer to the request for proposals (RFP) for the full submission requirements, including the b-bbee scorecard and obligations under settlement agreements. The information memorandum is not the bid document; IT is provided to assist bidders in deciding whether to submit a proposal. Sanparks may change or replace information at any time without prior notice, with changes communicated through official channels. Bidders must conduct their own due diligence and obtain independent advice; sanparks disclaims liability for reliance on the memorandum.