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The council for medical schemes seeks an accredited check point professional or premier partner to renew its check point 9200 plus firewall licenses and provide ongoing support for twelve months, from 1 january 2027 to 31 december 2027. The scope includes license renewals for the 9200 plus appliance, ngtx subscription, smartevent/smartreporter/compliance, mobile access blade for 200 connections, an SLA 8/5 with 4-hour turnaround, monthly backups, annual assessments and upgrades, 24-hour monitoring, and 70 hours of ad hoc support. Bidders must hold a minimum check point 4-Star or 5-Star accreditation and submit a valid reseller certificate or letter of good standing, plus a client testimonial, or they will be disqualified in phase 1.
Submission method: email only to [email protected] Closing time: 11:59 pm on 11 november 2026 late bids will not be accepted. Bids must be submitted on the official forms provided, not re-typed. Cloud sharing services (wetransfer, google drive, dropbox) are not accepted. Returnable forms (all must be completed and signed): - sbd 1 (invitation to bid): bidder details and offer cover page. - Sbd 4 (declaration of interest): discloses any state employment or relationships with procuring institution staff. - Sbd 6.1 (Preference points claim): claims specific goal points under the 80/20 system. - Annexure a (bidder's disclosure): certifies NO collusion, NO price disclosure, and NO conflicts of interest. - Proof of authority to sign (e.g., Company resolution). - SARS tax compliance status pin or printed tcs certificate, or csd number if NO tcs. - Central supplier database (csd) registration report. - Valid b-bbee certificate or sworn affidavit (for emes/qses). - Certified ID copies of directors/owners/shareholders, cipc documents, and medical certificates where claiming specific goal points. - Check point reseller certificate or letter of good standing (minimum 4-Star or 5-Star accreditation). - One testimonial letter from a client confirming check point firewall implementation/installation/licensing/maintenance/configuration services. Disqualification risks: - missing or unsigned sbd 1, 4, or 6.1. - Failure to submit mandatory technical documents (accreditation, testimonial). - Late submission, regardless of reason. - Submission via cloud sharing services.
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Supply, installation, configuration and commissioning of two enterprise core switches and ten 48-port poe+ access switches, with optics, direct-attach cabling, a centralised network management platform and migration of the existing switch configurations, for the council for medical schemes in centurion. The contract also covers 36 months of oem software entitlement and 24 months of 24×7×365 support with a 4-hour on-site response. Evaluation runs in two phases: a pass/fail mandatory phase requiring two network-switch testimonial letters, an oem reseller certificate and a project implementation plan, followed by 80/20 scoring of price and specific goals. The most consequential requirement is the compulsory briefing session and site inspection on 06 november 2026 at 11:00 — only bidders whose representative signs the attendance register are evaluated.
Submission method - email only, to [email protected] And [email protected]. - Closing: 13 november 2026 at 23:59. Late bids are not accepted. - Bids must be submitted on the official forms provided; retyped forms are not accepted. - Documents sent through cloud services such as wetransfer, google drive or dropbox will not be considered. - The successful bidder must complete and sign the written contract form (sbd 7). Returnable documents - sbd 1 (invitation to bid): bidder identification and contact details, signed as the offer cover page. - Sbd 4 (declaration of interest): discloses whether any director, member, shareholder or partner is employed by the state or connected to a person at cms. - Sbd 6.1 (Preference points claim): claims points for specific goals; only bidders who complete and sign IT are considered for preference points. - Annexure a (bidder's disclosure): declares state employment or related interests of the bidder and its directors, members, shareholders or partners. - SARS tax compliance status pin, or a printed tcs certificate. - National treasury central supplier database (csd) report, with the csd number reflected on sbd 1. - Valid b-bbee certificate or sworn affidavit (emes and qses). - Two testimonial letters evidencing network switch installation. - Oem or authorised vendor reseller certificate, or letter of good standing. - Project implementation plan. - Supporting documents for specific goal claims: certified south african ID copies, b-bbee certificate or sworn affidavit, cipc document, and a medical certificate or letter from an accredited health professional for disability ownership. - Proof of authority to sign, such as a company resolution. Disqualification risks - late submission, or submission through cloud file-sharing services. - Failure to complete and sign sbd 1, sbd 4 and sbd 6.1. - Missing any mandatory phase 1 document. - Failure to attend the compulsory briefing session and site inspection, or not being recorded on the attendance register. - Bidders, directors or members in the service of the state. - Listing on national treasury's restricted bidders or tender defaulters database.
The council for medical schemes requires an outsourced internal audit function for three years, reporting administratively to the accounting officer and functionally to the audit and risk committee. The appointed firm must deliver a rolling three-year strategic audit plan, annual plans, combined assurance planning, quarterly arc reporting, and audits covering ICT, cybersecurity, performance information, financial controls, procurement, probity and fraud detection, working to the global internal audit standards. Bids are evaluated in four phases, with a 75/100 minimum on technical capability before price and specific goals are scored on an 80/20 basis. The decisive bidder risk is the compulsory hybrid briefing on 13 november 2026 at 11:00, where non-attendance is automatic disqualification, alongside the requirement for two public-sector internal audit testimony letters issued within five years.
Submission method - hard-copy delivery only. Faxed and emailed bids will be rejected. - Deliver to the cms tender box, block a, eco glades 2 office park, 420 witch-hazel avenue, eco park, centurion, 0157. - Late bids are not accepted and are returned to the bidder. Copies and packaging - one signed original, two additional hard copies and a USB copy. - Initial every page of the original bid and every additional submission. - Seal the package and mark the outside with the RFP number. - Place the pricing schedule in a separate sealed envelope marked "envelope 2 – pricing proposal"; pricing must not appear anywhere else in the proposal or on the cover. Proposal structure - envelope 1 (technical proposal): company-letterhead cover page showing company name, RFP number and bid description; table of contents; executive summary; annexures a to h. Returnable documents - sbd 1 (invitation to bid, annexure a): signed offer cover page. - Proof of authority for the signatory, such as a company resolution (annexure b). - Sbd 4 (declaration of interest, annexure c): discloses state employment or connections to cms officials. - Mandatory evaluation documents (annexure d). - Technical/functional evaluation evidence (annexure e). - Sbd 6.1 (Preference points claim, annexure f) with the supporting ownership and b-bbee proof. - Proposal adherence checklist (annexure g). - Sbd 3.3 Pricing schedule and pricing template (annexure h), in the separate sealed envelope. - Subcontractor identification form where subcontractors are used. - Csd registration confirmation. - SARS tax compliance status pin or printed tcs certificate. - Annexure k disclosure of relationships with any cms-regulated entity. Disqualification risks - bid received after the closing time. - Any returnable form or annexure missing or unsigned. - Pricing disclosed outside the sealed pricing envelope. - Failure to attend the compulsory briefing session.
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