City of Cape Town WC Request for Bid

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Western Cape

Tender Advertised: 08 May 2026
Clarification Meeting: 18 May 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Virtual via Microsoft Teams - link provided in document)
Tender Closing Date: 08 June 2026
Tender Closing Time: 10:00 a.m.
Contract Period: From date of commencement until 30 June 2029

For general tender queries: [email protected] (Include tender number and description in the subject line).
For appeals in terms of Section 62 of the Systems Act: [email protected]
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Submit the completed tender document, including the Form of Offer and Acceptance, in a sealed envelope.
The envelope must clearly state the tenderer's name and address, the tender number (236S/2025/26), the tender description, the tender box number (202), and the closing date.
Submit the tender to the designated Tender Box at the Tender & Quotation Boxes Office, located on the 2nd Floor (Concourse Level), Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town.
If the tender submission is too large to fit into the tender box, enquire at the public counter for alternative instructions. It is the tenderer's responsibility to ensure the tender is placed correctly.
A non-refundable tender fee of R200 is required for hard copy tender documents. This fee is not applicable for website downloads.
All required returnable documents, as listed in Annexure F, must be completed and submitted.
Tenderers must be registered on the City of Cape Town (CCT) Supplier Database.
Tenderers must be registered on the National Treasury Web Based Central Supplier Database (CSD).
For Joint Ventures, the registration requirement on both databases applies to each party individually.
Tenderers are responsible for keeping their information on both supplier databases updated.
Tenders must be deposited in the relevant tender box before the closing time of 10:00 a.m. on 08 June 2026.
Late tenders will not be considered.

Tenders will be evaluated separately for each of the five language service panels.
A minimum qualifying score of 70 out of 100 points for functionality is required for a tender to be considered responsive.
For Interpreting Panels (A1, A2, A3):
Experience in interpreting at meetings, disciplinary hearings, training interventions, workshops, conferences, or public events within the past five years.
Experience in consecutive interpreting within the past five years.
Experience in simultaneous interpreting within the past five years.
Panel A3 specifically requires experience in interpreting English to South African Sign Language (SASL) and vice versa.
For Translation Panels (B1, B2):
Experience in translating documents of a technical nature (Panel B1) or legal nature (Panel B2) within the past five years.
Translation assignments submitted as experience must have a minimum word count of 350 words.
Qualifications: A degree or diploma specializing in relevant languages, language practice, translation, or linguistics, or appropriate translation accreditation by the SA Translators Institute.
For Joint Ventures, a statement must be submitted detailing the work to be undertaken by each party.
Tenderers must provide all necessary information in the prescribed format to ensure optimal scoring of functionality points. Failure to do so may result in not achieving the minimum score.

Establishment of five panels of language practitioners to provide professional interpreting and translation services.
Panel Structure:
Panel A1: Interpreting: English to Xhosa and vice versa (Maximum 4 service providers)
Panel A2: Interpreting: English to Afrikaans and vice versa (Maximum 2 service providers)
Panel A3: Interpreting: English to SA Sign Language and vice versa (Maximum 3 service providers)
Panel B1: Translation: English to Xhosa (technical texts) (Maximum 4 service providers)
Panel B2: Translation: English to Xhosa (legal texts) (Maximum 4 service providers)
Services will be allocated to appointed suppliers on a rotational basis, subject to operational requirements and the capacity of the service provider.
The City of Cape Town (CCT) reserves the right to deviate from the rotation schedule if it is in the best interest of the CCT, for example, due to a particular bidder's prior involvement in a matter.
Utilization of suppliers and payments will be monitored monthly.
Tenderers must complete the relevant track record sheet(s) in the returnable schedules.

Tenderers must be registered on the City of Cape Town (CCT) Supplier Database.
Tenderers must be registered on the National Treasury Web Based Central Supplier Database (CSD).
For Joint Ventures, each party must be individually registered on both databases.
A completed 'Declaration of Interest – State Employees' form must be submitted.
A completed 'Declaration – Conflict of Interest' form must be submitted.
A completed 'Declaration of Bidders’ Past Supply Chain Management Practices' form must be submitted.
A completed 'Certificate of Independent Bid Determination' form must be submitted.
A completed 'Authorisation for the Deduction of Outstanding Amounts Owed to the CCT' form must be submitted.
Tenderer's tax matters with SARS must be in order, or the tenderer must be a foreign supplier not required to be registered for tax compliance with SARS.
Tenderers must not be an advisor or consultant contracted with the CCT whose prior or current obligations create a conflict of interest or unfair advantage.
Tenderers must not be directly or indirectly involved or associated with the bid specification committee.
Tenderers must not have been restricted in terms of abuse of the Supply Chain Management Policy.
Tenderers must not have been found guilty of contravening the Competition Act.
Tenderers must not have been found guilty on any other basis listed in the Supply Chain Management Policy.

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