Renewal of veeam data platform advanced universal license maintenance for 10 instances (2026‑2027)

• General enquiries: Mr Sifiso Mncwabe – Phone: 033 355 5577.
• Technical enquiries: Mr Nhlakanipho Sibiya – Phone: 033 260 3738.
• Submission address: Tender box, Lower Ground floor (Foyer), 191 Prince Alfred Street, Pietermaritzburg.
• No email addresses are provided in the document.

• Submit the original, sealed bid in the tender box on the Lower Ground floor (Foyer), 191 Prince Alfred Street, Pietermaritzburg.
• Bids must be addressed and delivered as prescribed in the tender document; re‑typing or redrafting the bid is not allowed.
• Only bids submitted on the official tender document issued by the Department will be accepted.
• Late submissions will be rejected.
• Faxed or e‑mailed bids are not accepted.
• Bidders must be registered on the Central Suppliers Database (CSD) to be eligible.
• Failure to comply with sealing, addressing, delivery or CSD registration may lead to disqualification.

• Preference point system: 80 % of the score is based on price, 20 % on specific goals.
• Specific goals (20 points total):

– Supplier must be an OEM partner.

– Supplier must be registered on the SITA 1183 transversal contract.

• The Department reserves the right not to award to the lowest bidder and will conduct a detailed risk assessment before award.
• Points are allocated as 80 for price and 20 for the above specific goals.

• Scope: Renewal of Veeam Data Platform Advanced Universal Perpetual License Maintenance for ten (10) instance packs.
• Contract period: 4 March 2026 to 4 March 2027 (one year).
• No further technical standards or service‑level details are specified in the extracted text.

• Must be registered on the Central Suppliers Database (CSD).
• Must be an OEM partner.
• Must be registered on the SITA 1183 transversal contract.
• Black ownership: 20 points awarded for ownership by Black people, requiring a sworn affidavit signed and dated by a Commissioner of Oaths as documentary proof.