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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
310 Burger Street - Pietermaritzburg - Pietermaritzburg - 3201
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
08 Sept 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-169461
This tender invites bids for the provision of cleaning services at the durban heights waterworks and uuw durban heights training centre for a period of five years. A compulsory briefing session will be held at 88 dunkeld road, reservoir hills, durban. Interested service providers in the cleaning and security services industry should attend the briefing and submit a bid before the closing date.
Bids must be submitted before the closing time; late tenders will not be accepted.
Bidders must complete and sign all required National Treasury standard forms, including the declaration of interest and declaration on employment by an organ of state.
Bidders must submit a valid B-BBEE verification certificate to claim preference points under the 80/20 system.
Bidders must not be listed on the Register of Tender Defaulters or the List of Restricted Suppliers.
Bidders must provide proof of previous cleaning contracts, each with a value of at least R1 million per year, to score functionality points.
Bidders must submit CVs and contactable references for key personnel (Cleaning Contracts Manager and Site Supervisor) as part of functionality evaluation.
Bidders must comply with the no-contact policy and keep their submission confidential from third parties.
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Date & Time
Thursday, 08 October 2026 - 12:00
Venue
88 Dunkeld Road, Reservoir Hills, Durban
Important: Attendance at this briefing session is mandatory. Bids from suppliers who do not attend may be disqualified.
Tender documents should be downloaded on e-portal or umngeni-uthuleka water website.
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310 Burger Street - Pietermaritzburg - Pietermaritzburg - 3201
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Important Dates
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)08 Sept
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
08 Oct
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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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)
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
2025-009(B) tender document.pdf
Provision of cleaning services for the Durban Heights Waterworks and the UUW Durban Heights Training Centre, for a contract period of 5 years, issued by uMngeni-uThukela Water (UUW).
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Briefing Session
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)Compulsory briefing session: Date 23 September 2026, Venue 88 Dunkeld Road, Reservoir Hills, Durban, Time 11H00. Only bidders who have purchased the bid documents can attend.
Contact Information
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER){"name":"BSC 678 Item 7.5 Page | 1 SCM 055 Ver 022","email":"[email protected]","phone":"033 341 1209","department":"Supply Chain Management","address":"rvoir Hills, Durban"}
Evaluation Criteria
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)Bidders must be located within eThekwini Municipality (submit CIPC proof) and be black-owned cooperatives (CIPC/CSD report). Must hold a valid COID letter of good standing and a valid Bargaining Council for the Cleaning Industry (BCCCI) registration certificate. Must complete and sign SBD4 (Bidder's Disclosure) and the POPIA declaration. Must not be listed on the Register for Tender Defaulters or the List of Restricted Suppliers. Must achieve at least 70 points in the functionality evaluation (Stage 2) to proceed to price and preference evaluation. Must meet the Contract Participation Goals (35% CPG) as described. Must provide the required insurance (Public Liability R10m, Professional Indemnity R5m).
Technical Specifications
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)Provision of cleaning services for durban heights waterworks
Experience & Qualifications
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdfTenderer’s experience in general cleaning 60%
Key Personnel assigned to work site (Cleaning Contracts Manager and Site Supervisor 40%
20% for each job position)
(Weighting 60%) 1 contract – 60 points
Experience of Tenderer 2 contracts – 70 points,
100 Tenderer experience in general 3 contracts – 80 points
cleaning services equal to or above 4 contracts- 90 points
the value of One Million rands per 5 contracts- 100 points
year
1 contract - 60 points (Weighting 20%)
2 contracts - 70 points,
Experience of Contract Manager 3 contracts - 80 points
4 contracts - 90 points 100
Experience in managing cleaning 5 contracts - 100 points
contracts equal or above the value of
site projects of a similar nature:
(Weighting 20%)
1 contract – 60 points 100
2 contracts – 70 points,
3 contracts – 80 points Cleaning Site Supervisor
4 contracts- 90 points
5 contracts- 100 points Experience in supervising cleaning
contracts equal or above the value of
Quality Management
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdfPreferential procurement regulations 2022 ................................... 26
Declaration regarding contract participation goals ............... 30
Declaration tenderer’s health and safety ...................................... 32
Record of addenda to tender documents.......................................... 34
Official briefing session/site inspection certificate .................... 35
BSC 678 Item 7.5 Page | 3 SCM 055 Ver 022
(Tender NO. 2025/009(b)
Pricing Schedule
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)Price proposals to be submitted in South African Rand including VAT where applicable, as detailed in SBD 3.1. 80/20 preference point system applies for requirements up to R50 million.
Financial Requirements
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)Payment Terms: payment certificate by the Service Provider– by 25th of each month, or the nearest previous
working day. The submission from the Service Provider shall include the signature of the CPG Partner
indicating agreement with the measurements and rates applicable to the work undertaken by the CPG Partner
b) Payment to the Service Provider – on the last day of the follow
B-BBEE Requirements
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)Contract Participation Goals: at least 35% CPG including minimum 25% from uMngeni-uThukela Water area of operation and 10% local participation. CPG partners sourced from UUW SCM Enterprise Development Database. Monitoring, invoicing and payment requirements for CPG partners.
Health & Safety
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdfTender Closing date: 8 October 2026 Tender Closing Time 12H00
Submission Address 310 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Tip-Offs Anonymous Hotline: Appeals/Objections
Report unethical conduct at uMngeni-uThukela Water on: Persons aggrieved by tender award decisions
taken by uMngeni-uThukela Water, may lodge
SCAM ALERT!!! UUW employees the CE, CFO, EXCO and SCM officials an appeal within 7 business days of the date
will never contact any bidder requesting funds to influence of the intention to award notice
bids/quotations outcome this is illegal and constitutes corruption and
fraud. UUW shall only consider written
Free call number: 0800 864 463 appeals/objections clearly stating reasons for
email: [email protected] appeal directed to:
Mobile application: Vuvuzela Hotline app
Website: https://www.thehotline.co.za/report The Supply Chain Management Office,
SMS: 30916 Attention: Supply Chain Management
Fax: 0867 261 681 Email: [email protected]
Post: PO Box 10512, Centurion, 0046
(i) CPG Partner/s are to be sourced from uMngeni-uThukela Water’s database of Service Providers
specifically earmarked for CPG purposes. This is for the 25% worth of work
(ii) 10% will come from the database sourced in the project footprint also referred to as Local participation
b) Sub-contracting of the CPG Partner/s at the same rate / price that the tenderer would have offered to uMngeni-
uThukela Water whilst making profit margins consistent to the profit margins that the main Service Provider
would have made under normal trading processes.
c) Value of the work to be sub contracted shall be at least 35% (minimum of 25% shall be from uMngeni-
uThukela Water area of operation participation and 10% for Local participation) of the total contract value
excluding VAT, CPA and Contingencies.
d) CPA is payable to the CPG Partner/s as per the indices stipulated in the contract document.
e) The work allocated to the CPG Partner shall be performed by the CPG Partner directly and may not be
allocated or sub-contracted out to other contractors/consultants/service providers.
f) The main Service Provider shall not substitute or remove any CPG Partner/s without the written approval of
uMngeni-uThukela Water.
g) The working capital arrangements between the main Service Provider and the CPG Partner/s must be agreed
upon between the two parties prior to commencement of works to ensure that the CPG Partner does not have
cash flow challenges during contract implementation.
h) Before the commencement of work, the main contractor shall furnish the CPG Partner/s shall be furnished with
the letter of appointment providing the details of the their scope and a subcontracting agreement must be
place.
10.6. Invoicing and Payment
a) That he/she is notified of the purpose and reason for the collection and processing of such
information in so far as it relates to the tendering and evaluation process,
b) That he/she consents and authorizes the uMngeni-uThukela Water to undertake the
collection, processing, and further processing of the bidder ’s personal information and any
information supplied to uMngeni-uThukela Water, for the purposes of evaluating the tender
document.
Contractual Terms
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)Insurance requirements: Public Liability Insurance minimum R10,000,000 and Professional Indemnity Insurance minimum R5,000,000 for the period of performance.
Requirements
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf (TENDER)Mandatory requirements: Complete and sign SBD4; valid COID letter of good standing; valid Bargaining Council Contract Cleaning Industry (BCCCI) registration certificate; must be located within eThekwini Municipality (submit CIPC); black owned cooperative (CIPC/CSD report); POPI Act declaration.
Section
Source: 2025-009(B) tender document.pdf12.1. Evaluation Approach
UUW has adopted a three (3) stage approach in evaluating bids, being
Stage 1: Mandatory Requirements.
Stage 2: Evaluation of functionality and technical responsiveness
Stage 3: Price and Preference goals
12.2. Stage 1: Mandatory Requirements
12.3. Stage 2: – Evaluation of Functionality
The purpose of application of qualification criteria is to determine the functionality of each proposal by assessing the
quality thereof. Below is a detailed breakdown of the scoring criteria
Bidders from the second stage who have achieved 70 points or more will be eligible to submit to be evaluated on
Price and Specific Goals
Functionality criteria Weightings
Functionality criteria Description of requirements Maximum points
(Weighting 60%) 1 contract – 60 points
Experience of Tenderer 2 contracts – 70 points,
100 Tenderer experience in general 3 contracts – 80 points
cleaning services equal to or above 4 contracts- 90 points
the value of One Million rands per 5 contracts- 100 points
bsequent to the evaluation of essential minimum criteria and functional criteria, the third stage of evaluation
12.4.4. In compliance with the Preferential Procurement Regulations 2022, the following preference point systems
are applicable to invitations to tender, is the 80/20 system for requirements with a Rand value of up to R50
12.4.5. Points for this bid shall be awarded for
Sets the constitutional standard for fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective public procurement.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 5 of 2000
Covers preferential procurement and preference-point systems used in public tenders.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 2 of 2000
Supports access to tender records, award decisions and public-sector procurement information.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
These rules are linked to the work category, industry, or regulated service area.
Act 54 of 1972
Relevant to food safety, catering, canteens, food handling and nutrition-programme procurement.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve cleaning, hygiene, pest control, sanitation, or facilities services.
Act 85 of 1993
Sets health and safety duties for contractors, employers and service providers working on public-sector sites.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve guarding, access control, CCTV, surveillance, or private security services. Relevant because this tender appears to involve cleaning, hygiene, pest control, sanitation, or facilities services.
Act 56 of 2001
Relevant where security providers, guards, access control or private security services are required.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve guarding, access control, CCTV, surveillance, or private security services.
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310 Burger St, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, South Africa
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High source confidence
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Last checked
22 Sept 2026
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Contact
033-341-1209[email protected]www.umngeni-uthukela.co.za310 Burger St, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, South Africa
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Median Estimate
R 1 321 920
Range
Based on 13 comparable awarded tenders. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
* Estimates are based on historical data and do not guarantee actual award values.
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