Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
This tender closed on 29 June 2021. Submissions are no longer accepted. The tender lifecycle continues — check the awards section for updates.
Published
18 Jan 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-1273
This tender is for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of a hardware refresh for TRANSNET national ports authority (tnpa) core applications at the port of durban, including a 5-year post-project maintenance contract. IT targets suppliers capable of migrating workloads, configuring disaster recovery, and providing long-term support.
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Act 53 of 2003
Provides the empowerment-compliance context often used in public-sector supplier evaluation.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 108 of 1996 (s217)
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04 T2.1 List of Returnable Documents CPM 2020 Rev 01 20 05 2021.pdf
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is inviting tenders for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of a hardware refresh for core applications at the Port of Durban, including a 5-year post-project maintenance contract.
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Submission Guidelines
Source: 04 T2.1 List of Returnable Documents CPM 2020 Rev 01 20 05 2021.pdfSubmit all returnable schedules as listed. Mandatory documents include: Pre-qualification Criteria Schedule (B-BBEE and Sub-contracting), Evaluation Schedules (Customer References, Quality Management, Project Schedule, Technical Resources, Skills Transfer, Storage/Compute Capacity, Fault Logging), General/Legal forms (Authority to Submit, NDA, RFP Declaration, Integrity Pact, Code of Conduct), and Financial/Insurance forms (Performance Guarantee Intent, 3-year audited financials, Insurance). For sub-contracting: provide Letter/Agreement of Intent and Sworn Affidavit/B-BBEE Certificate for each proposed sub-contractor. Failure to submit these will disqualify the tender. Pricing must use Activity Schedule (Option A).
Evaluation Criteria
Source: 04 T2.1 List of Returnable Documents CPM 2020 Rev 01 20 05 2021.pdfTwo-stage evaluation: Stage One (Pre-qualification) requires B-BBEE Level 4 minimum and 30% sub-contracting to 51%+ Black-owned EME/QSEs. Stage Two (Technical, 100 points total): Customer Reference Letters (10 points: 2 projects >R20m each using proposed tech), Quality Management (20 points: QCP for all 10 scope items), Project Schedule (10 points: Level 4 Gantt chart, 6-9 months preferred), Technical Resource Allocation (30 points: CVs + training certs for 10 key roles, max 3 roles/person), Skills Transfer (10 points: plan covering all 8+ training scope items), Storage/Compute Capacity (10 points: meet or exceed requirements), Fault Logging Methodology (10 points: cover all 6 scope items).
Technical Specifications
Source: 04 T2.1 List of Returnable Documents CPM 2020 Rev 01 20 05 2021.pdfSupply, deliver, and commission hardware refresh for TNPA core applications at Port of Durban, including 5-year post-project maintenance. Key deliverables: Configure virtual servers via private cloud software. Migrate IBM Power, Intel/Windows, and SAP HANA workloads (SAP HANA TDI certified if applicable). Configure and test DR (including 3rd leg to cloud) and backup/recovery. Provide skills transfer to TNPA administrators (8+ scope items). Delete data and dismantle legacy IBM P Series environment 6 months post go-live. Maintenance must meet service levels for 5 years.
Financial Requirements
Source: 04 T2.1 List of Returnable Documents CPM 2020 Rev 01 20 05 2021.pdfSubmit: Insurance provided by Contractor (T2.2-22), Form of Intent for Performance Guarantee (T2.2-23), Forecast Rate of Invoicing (T2.2-25), 3 years audited financial statements (T2.2-26). Pricing must use Activity Schedule (Option A, C2.1/C2.2). Foreign Exchange requirements (T2.2-24) if applicable. All costs (including risk mitigation) must be included in total price.
Compliance Requirements
Source: 04 T2.1 List of Returnable Documents CPM 2020 Rev 01 20 05 2021.pdfMandatory: B-BBEE Level 4 minimum. Sub-contract 30% of contract value to 51%+ Black-owned EME/QSE (youth/women/disabled ownership qualifies). Submit Letter of Good Standing (Workmen’s Compensation Fund, T2.2-11). Complete Transnet Bidder Registration Form (T2.2-27). Sign Service Provider Integrity Pact (T2.2-20) and Supplier Code of Conduct (T2.2-21). Provide SBD4 (Declaration of Interest), SBD6, SBD8, SBD9. Confirm no conflicts of interest or convictions for fraud/corruption. Tax clearance will be verified by Employer.
Sets the constitutional standard for fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective public procurement.
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Act 5 of 2000
Covers preferential procurement and preference-point systems used in public tenders.
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Act 12 of 2004
Supports anti-corruption controls and supplier integrity in procurement processes.
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Act 28 of 2024
Provides the national framework for public procurement across government.
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Act 2 of 2000
Supports access to tender records, award decisions and public-sector procurement information.
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Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
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05 Jun 2026
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