5-Year cleaning, hygiene, car wash & pest control services for SABC kimberley & platfontein offices

Submission email: [email protected].

Query contact: Nyandano Nemukula, email: [email protected].

SABC SCM Division address: Radio Park, Henley Road, Auckland Park 2092, Johannesburg, Private Bag X1, Auckland Park 2006.

Submit electronically via email to [email protected] by 22 May 2026 @12H00 PM. Requirements:

• PDF format, protected from modifications, deletions, or additions.
• Financial/pricing and Technical/Functional responses must be in separate attachments.
• Email subject line must include RFQ number and bidder’s name.
• Submit at least 30 minutes before closing to avoid transmission delays.
• Late or incomplete submissions will be disqualified.
• Wetransfer/Google Drive links must expire after 30 days (not 7).
• Mandatory: Operational office within 250km of SABC Kimberley (proof of address required).
• Mandatory: Valid Pest Control Operator Certificate (Structural Pest Control) from Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
• Non-submission of mandatory documents = automatic disqualification.

Two-phase evaluation:

Phase 1: Functionality/Technical (75 points, minimum threshold: 55). Categories:

• Service Provider Experience (15 max): ≥10 years (15), 5-10 years (10), 5 years (5).
• Relevant Company Experience (20 max): >3 reference letters (20), 2-3 letters (15), 1 letter (10), none (0). Letters must be on client letterhead, signed, with contact details.
• Personnel Experience (20 max): Site Supervisor (3+ years, 10 pts), Area Manager (5+ years, 10 pts).
• OHS Compliance (20 max): Valid medical certificates for all cleaners (10), Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for 5 cleaning chemicals (10).

Phase 2: Price (80 points) + B-BBEE Specific Goals (20 points).

• 80/20 Preference Point System applies.
• Price scoring: Ps = 80

• (1 - (Pt - Pmin)/Pmin).

• B-BBEE Specific Goals: EME/SME 51% Black-owned (10), 51% Black-owned (5), 51% Black women-owned (3), Black Youth (2).
• Highest total points wins. Ties resolved by drawing lots.
• Bidders scoring below 55 in Phase 1 are disqualified from Phase 2.

Scope: Cleaning, hygiene, car wash, and pest control services for SABC Kimberley & Platfontein offices (5-year contract).

Areas: Offices, passages, stairs, toilets, parking bays, SABC fleet vehicles, entrances, reception, studios, boardrooms, kitchens, lifts, windows, balconies, roofs, refuse areas, and wash bays.

Daily tasks: Empty bins, dust/polish furniture, clean bathrooms (mop, sanitize, replenish supplies), wash crockery, remove refuse, dust walls/doors/paintwork/glass/metal, clean fire-fighting equipment, fill water coolers.

Weekly tasks: Wipe telephones, polish furniture/steel/vinyl/glass, dust all surfaces, wipe fire-fighting equipment.

Monthly tasks: Vacuum upholstery, deep clean bathrooms, dust picture frames, vacuum blinds/curtains, wash windows (inside/outside), clean ventilation ducts, sweep archives.

Quarterly tasks: Window cleaning (Fall Arrest system required for Kimberley’s inaccessible windows), pest control.

Car wash: Pressure spray, hand wash, rinse, dry, polish body (SANS-approved), vacuum interior, polish tyres (SANS-approved), clean boot/carpet, apply SANS-approved silicon to dash.

Lifts: Clean door tracks, interior, mirrors, walls, control panel, and floor.

Balconies: Clean when windows are washed; remove bird droppings regularly.

Uniforms/PPE: All staff must wear branded uniforms and PPE (2x overalls, 240x FFP1 masks, 1x safety shoes/boots annually).

Equipment/Chemicals: Bidder must supply all equipment, SABS-approved chemicals, polish, disinfectants, and cleaning materials.

Staffing: 6 cleaners + 1 supervisor (Shift 1: Office Cleaning, Mon-Fri 07H00-16H00), 2 cleaners (Shift 2: Car Wash, Mon-Fri 07H30-16H30).

Standards: Services must comply with OHS Act and SABS ISO Standards.

Pricing: Submit via Annexure F (Pricing Schedule).

• Financial and technical submissions must be separate attachments.
• Payment terms: 60 days after service delivery and invoice submission.
• Bid validity: 90 days from closing date.
• No bonds/guarantees explicitly stated.

Mandatory documents (non-submission = disqualification):

• Proof of operational office within 250km of SABC Kimberley (e.g., lease agreement, utility bill).
• Valid Pest Control Operator Certificate (Structural Pest Control) from Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Required documents:

• Central Supplier Database (CSD) registration proof.
• Valid TV License Statement for the company, all directors, and shareholders (SABC will verify internally).
• Valid Tax Clearance Certificate or SARS PIN.
• Original/certified B-BBEE Certificate (from SANAS-accredited agency).
• Certified Company Registration Document (name, registration number, date, directors/members).
• Certified Shareholders’ Certificates.
• Certified ID copies of all directors/members.

Disqualification risks:

• Tax matters not in order.
• Invalid TV License.
• Not registered on CSD.
• Blacklisted or fraud/misrepresentation (e.g., tax, financials).
• Former SABC employees (12-month cooling-off for retirees/resignees; 5 years for dismissed employees).
• SABC Board members or their businesses (12-month cooling-off; permanent if criminally convicted).