Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Tender Type
Request for Quotation
Delivery Location
ABSA building, 1st Floor, Reception Desk, 1263 Heuwel Road - Centurion, - Pretoria - 0157
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
01 Feb 2026
The south african weather service (saws) seeks a service provider to place a single national newspaper advertisement for the recruitment of its chief executive officer position. The advertisement must be 3 columns × 11cm in grayscale/black and white, containing specific content elements with a summary directing readers to the saws website for full details. This is an advertising placement-only procurement, not a recruitment agency appointment, with bids evaluated on an 80/20 price and b-bbee preference points system.
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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.
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RFQ-4297 Appointment of a Service Provider who can advertise the CEO Position in media circulating nationally..pdf
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Date & Time
Tuesday, 10 February 2026 - 11:00
Venue
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This briefing session took place during the tender period.
The CEO’s five-year, fixed-term contract is coming to an end. Section 13 (3) of the South African Weather
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Service Act, 2001 (Act No. ), as amended in 2013, provides that the appointment of the Chief
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Executive Officer must be made after following a transparent and competitive selection process, which must
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include an invitation of applications for the post by publishing advertisements in the media circulating
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nationally.
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4 REQUIREMENT / SCOPE OF WORK
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The SAWS seeks the services of a suitable Service Provider to place an advertisement for the position of the
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SAWS CEO in a newspaper circulating nationally.
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The advertising space and advertisement should be a 3 columns X 11cm. The advertisement should carry a
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summary of the post and refer the reader to the SAWS website for the full text of the advertisement. To be
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included in the brief advertisement should be the following:
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• The SAWS corporate logo;
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• A short paragraph about the mandate of the SAWS;
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• The title of the position being advertised in big, bold text;
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• The Job Grad of the position;
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• The post reference number;
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Public Document: Document Template Reference: CFO-SCM-TEMP-002
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Template: RFQ Terms of Reference for services
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– Annexure H
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• Location of the post;
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• Remuneration package;
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• A directive to potential candidates to visit the SAWS website for more details;
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• The SAWS website address;
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• The name of the SAWS contact person and their contact details for enquiries; and
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• The closing date and time for applications.
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The SAWS will provide the successful service provider with the details above. The advertisement should be in
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grayscale / black and white.
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It should be noted that this Terms of Reference is not intended for the procurement of recruitment agencies,
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but rather for the placement of an advertisement in media circulating nationally.
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5 EVALUATION OF BIDS
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The RFQ will be evaluated in 3 phases as mentioned below:
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➢ Phase 1: SCM Administrative Requirements.
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➢ Phase 2: Mandatory Requirements.
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➢ Phase 3: Price and Specific Goals.
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5.1 Phase 1: SCM Administrative Requirements
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RFQs received will be verified for completeness and correctness. SAWS reserve the right to accept or reject a
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RFQ based on the completeness and correctness of the documentation and information provided.
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Bidders are to ensure that they submit the following documentation / information with their RFQ.
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Document Comments
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Proof of registration on the Central Supplier Bidders must be registered on the CSD. CSD
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Database (CSD) of National Treasury registration number must be provided.
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Request for Invitation (Annexure A) Completed and signed
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SBD 3.3 for services (Pricing Schedule) Completed
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SBD 4 (Bidder’s Declaration) Completed and signed
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SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim Form) Completed and signed if points are claimed
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SARS (South African Revenue Service) Tax
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Bidders tax matters must be in order
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Compliant
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Public Document: Document Template Reference: CFO-SCM-TEMP-002
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Template: RFQ Terms of Reference for services
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– Annexure H
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Document Comments
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Valid and compliant original B-BBEE and/or
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BBBEE Certificate
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certified copies of Sworn Affidavit must be
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submitted for any points claimed
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Bidders who comply with the above requirements will be considered for further evaluation.
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5.2 Phase 2: Mandatory Requirements
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Bidders must note that the requirements tabled below are mandatory. Bidders must provide the required
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evidence of compliance for each of the mandatory requirements. Only bidders who provided the required
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evidence will be considered for further evaluation.
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Mandatory Requirement Evidence to be submitted with bid
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1 The CEO position must be advertised in media The Service Provider must confirm in writing,
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circulating nationally. in which media platform the advertisement
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will be placed and that the advertisement will
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be placed in media circulating nationally.
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5.3 Phase 3: Price and Specific Goals
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Bidders who comply with the requirements of this bid will be evaluated according to the preference point
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scoring system as determined in the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022 pertaining to the Preferential
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Procurement Policy Framework Act, Act No .
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Points for this RFQ shall be awarded for:
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(a) Price; and
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(b) Specific Goals (Refer to Annexure F: Preference Points Claim Form).
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The maximum points for this bid are allocated as follows:
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POINTS
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PRICE 80
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SPECIFIC GOALS (Refer to Annexure F: Preference Points Claim 20
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Form)
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Total points for Price and Specific Goals 100
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Template: RFQ Terms of Reference for services
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– Annexure H
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Subject to section 2(1)(f) of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act no ), the
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RFQ will be awarded to the bidder scoring the highest points.
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6 DUE DILIGENCE
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The South African Weather Service reserves the right to conduct supplier due diligence prior to final award
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or at any time during the contract period. This may include site visits, reference checks and requests for
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additional information.
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7 SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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This bid and all contract emanating there from will be subject to the General Conditions of Contract (GCC)
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issued in accordance with Chapter 16A of the Treasury Regulations published in terms of the Public Finance
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Management Act, 1999 (Act ). The Special Conditions are supplement to that of the General
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Conditions of Contract. Where, however the Special Conditions of Contract are in conflict with the General
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Conditions of Contract, the Special Conditions of the Contract prevail.
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SAWS reserve the right to exclude bidders who fail to comply with any of the Special Conditions of Contract
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as stated below.
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7.1 Counter Conditions
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Bidders’ attention is drawn to the fact that amendments to any of the Bid Conditions or setting of counter
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conditions by Bidders or qualifying any Bid Conditions will result in the invalidation of such bids.
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Public Document: Document Template Reference: CFO-SCM-TEMP-002
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Annexure I
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POPIA : Supplier Notice and Consent Form
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Private Bag X097, Pretoria, 0001 • Tel: + 27 (0) 12 367 6000 • www.weathersa.co.za • USSD: *120*7297#
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POPIA: SUPPLIER NOTICE AND CONSENT FORM
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I confirm that I am duly authorised to sign this consent form.
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Name (Print) ..............................................
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Capacity ..............................................
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Signature ..............................................
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Name of Firm ..............................................
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Date ..............................................
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(Hereinafter referred to as “the “Data Subject “)
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A company/organization duly incorporated under the laws of Republic of South Africa, having its
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main place of business
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At ............................................................................................................................. , with
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registration number:.................................................................
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POPIA: SUPPLIER NOTICE AND CONSENT FORM
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Preparatory Statement
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Whereas the “Data Subject” is in agreement with the contents of this Notice and Consent Form and grants
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SAWS permission to process certain confidential/personal information, for purposes of
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whereas the “Data Subject” is considering making an offer (the “Offer”) to SAWS on a solicited
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Bid/Tender/RFQ/RFP/RFI, subject to conducting due diligence, as a result of which certain
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confidential/personal information of the Data Subject may be disclosed to SAWS.
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The Data Subject hereby gives consent to the following:
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1. Purposes
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SAWS will process, including collect, your personal information (as set out in point 2 below) for the
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following purposes:
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a) strategic sourcing;
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b) procurement;
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c) contract management;
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d) supplier management;
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e) invoice management;
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f) payments;
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g) debt recovery;
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h) fraud prevention; and
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i) supplier discovery.
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The provision of personal information is voluntary. However, if you do not provide your personal information,
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we may not be able to perform the above-mentioned purpose/s.
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2. Legal basis for the processing
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We process your personal information on the basis that (i) processing information is necessary for pursuing
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our legitimate interests (according to section 11(1) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, No. (“POPIA”)), which lies in achieving the purposes as set out in point 1 above, (ii) processing is necessary
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to carry out actions for the conclusion or performance of “supply chain management functions” for which you
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are party (according to section 11(1)(b) of POPIA), or (iii) processing complies with an obligation imposed by
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law on us (according to section 11(1)(c) of POPIA).
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We process the following personal information (for specific natural or juristic person and can be used to
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identify you or that person):
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Document Reference: POPIA: SUPPLIER NOTICE AND CONSENT FORM
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No specific requirements found
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B-BBEE Minimum Level: 1
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01 Feb
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
10 Feb
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
Pending
Awaiting Award of Contract
This tender has not yet been awarded. The contracting authority is expected to publish the award notice in due course.
10 Feb
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
Organization
South African Weather Service (SAWS)The SAWS is South Africa's national meteorological service, providing weather forecasting and climate data.
Contact Person
Ms.Carol Lekalakala
Phone
012-367-6252
The SAWS is South Africa's national meteorological service, providing weather forecasting and climate data.
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Source: RFQ-4297 Appointment of a Service Provider who can advertise the CEO Position in media circulating nationally..pdfContact Information
Source: RFQ-4297 Appointment of a Service Provider who can advertise the CEO Position in media circulating nationally..pdfSubmission Guidelines
Source: RFQ-4297 Appointment of a Service Provider who can advertise the CEO Position in media circulating nationally..pdf– Completed and signed Annexure A (Request for Invitation / supplier information)
– Completed SBD 3.3 Pricing Schedule (Annexure G)
– Completed and signed SBD 4 (Bidder's Declaration)
– Completed and signed SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim Form) — only if claiming points
– Proof of CSD registration with CSD number
– SARS Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN or printed TCS certificate
– Valid B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit (if claiming preference points)
– Completed POPIA Supplier Notice and Consent Form (Annexure I)
– Written confirmation of media platform for national advertisement (mandatory requirement)
– Late submission
– Incomplete standard bidding documents
– Counter conditions or amendments to bid conditions
– Failure to provide tax compliance documentation
– Proven corrupt or fraudulent acts
– Failure to provide audited financial statements if requested
– State employees or companies with state employee directors
– Subcontracting without proof of subcontracting agreement
– Joint ventures without signed teaming agreement
Evaluation Criteria
Source: RFQ-4297 Appointment of a Service Provider who can advertise the CEO Position in media circulating nationally..pdfPhase 1 — SCM Administrative Requirements:
– Completeness and correctness of all submitted documentation
– SAWS reserves right to accept or reject based on this phase
Phase 2 — Mandatory Requirements:
– Must provide written confirmation that advertisement will be placed in media circulating nationally
– Must specify which media platform will be used
– Only bidders providing this evidence proceed to Phase 3
Phase 3 — Price and Specific Goals (80/20 preference point system):
– Price: 80 points (lowest acceptable tender gets maximum points)
– Specific Goals: 20 points (B-BBEE status level only)
– B-BBEE points allocation:
– Award to highest scoring bidder
– Request further information after closing for clarity
– Conduct site inspections to verify infrastructure
– Conduct reference/background checks
– Request final presentation from shortlisted bidders
– Conduct due diligence including site visits
Technical Specifications
Source: RFQ-4297 Appointment of a Service Provider who can advertise the CEO Position in media circulating nationally..pdf– Size: 3 columns × 11cm
– Format: Grayscale / black and white
– Content: Summary of post with reference to SAWS website for full text
– SAWS corporate logo
– Short paragraph on SAWS mandate
– Position title in big, bold text
– Job grade
– Post reference number
– Location of post
– Remuneration package
– Directive to visit SAWS website for more details
– SAWS website address
– SAWS contact person name and details for enquiries
– Closing date and time for applications
Financial Requirements
Source: RFQ-4297 Appointment of a Service Provider who can advertise the CEO Position in media circulating nationally..pdfCompliance Requirements
Source: RFQ-4297 Appointment of a Service Provider who can advertise the CEO Position in media circulating nationally..pdf– Foreign suppliers: Complete foreign supplier questionnaire; if no SA tax obligations, SARS confirmation letter required before award
– No minimum B-BBEE level required to bid, but points only awarded with proof
– Current analysis incorrectly states Level 1 minimum — document shows 0 points for non-compliant but allows bidding
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