Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
Provides the empowerment-compliance context often used in public-sector supplier evaluation.
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Tender Type
Request for Quotation
Delivery Location
65 Ntemi Piliso - Newtown - Johannesburg - 2107
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
05 Nov 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-177071
The department requires application support for the opentext extended enterprise content management system for engineering for a period of twelve (12) months. The scope is telephone and quarterly systems health-check support, with a total of 276 estimated hours per year. Bidders must be the original software developer or an accredited opentext partner, and must provide completed reference letters for a minimum of two projects rendered to business or government clients.
Closing date and time: 12 November 2026 at 16:00, submission via the e-Tender Portal at https://www.etenders.gov.za/ (PDF only on company letterhead; late submissions are not accepted)
CSD registration: proof of CSD registration / MAAA supplier number is compulsory
B-BBEE evidence: valid B-BBEE certificate issued by a SANAS-accredited verification agency, or DTI/CIPC certificate for exempted micro enterprises, or a compliant sworn affidavit — a non-compliant affidavit scores zero
Pricing: firm prices only under MBD 3.1 Pricing Schedule - Firm Prices; total quotation value must include all applicable taxes (VAT at 15%); failure to include all taxes leads to disqualification
Preference points scoring: 80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals under the 80/20 system; the specific goal is business owned by 51% or more by Black people, with proof required as above
Mandatory returnable forms: MBD 4 Declaration of Interest, MBD 6.1 Preference Points Claim Form, MBD 8 Declaration of Past Supply Chain Management Practices, MBD 9 Certificate of Independent Bid Determination, plus tax clearance certificate / SARS PIN, municipal rates statement not older than 90 days and not in arrears, or valid lease agreement not older than 3 months, and company registration documents with ID copies of directors and shareholders
Disqualifying conditions: no bid from persons in the service of the state; no bid from bidders blacklisted by National Treasury due to non-performance; quotations without brand names where required are not accepted
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Date & Time
Thursday, 12 November 2026 - 16:00
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Request for Quotation
65 Ntemi Piliso - Newtown - Johannesburg - 2107
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05 Nov
2026
Tender Published
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12 Nov
2026
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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.
RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdf
Application support for the OpenText Extended Enterprise Content Management System for Engineering at Johannesburg Water over a twelve-month period, covering telephone support and quarterly systems health checks, fine tuning, optimisation and patch management.
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Organization
Johannesburg WaterMatched by category & region
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R 449 129
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Closing date: 12 November 2026
Closing time: 16:00
Briefing session: none; venue, date and time are not applicable
Contact Information
Source: RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdf (RFQ)SCM enquiries
End-user enquiries
Institution address
Johannesburg Water SOC Ltd
Turbine Hall
65 Ntemi Piliso Street
Newtown
Marshalltown
Johannesburg 2107
PO Box 61542
Marshalltown
Johannesburg 2107
Telephone: +27(0) 11 688 1400
Fax: +27(0) 11 688 1528
Submission Guidelines
Source: RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdf (RFQ)Submission channel: e-Tender Portal at https://www.etenders.gov.za/
Quote format: PDF only on company letterhead; Microsoft Word, Excel and picture files are not accepted
Pricing: total quotation value must include all applicable taxes; failure to include all applicable taxes leads to disqualification
Validity: offer valid for 60 days from closing date
Late bids: quotations received after the closing date and time will not be accepted
Returnable forms and documents:
Evaluation Criteria
Source: RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdf (RFQ)Scoring system: 80/20 preference point system under PPPFA 2022
Price: 80 points
Specific goals: 20 points
Total: 100 points
Specific goal stated: business owned by 51% or more by Black people
Proof for specific goals: valid B-BBEE certificate issued by a SANAS-accredited verification agency, or DTI/CIPC B-BBEE certificate for exempted micro enterprises, or sworn affidavit sworn under oath
Failure to submit proof means no specific-goal points are claimed
The institution may require substantiation of any preference claim before or after adjudication
Technical Specifications
Source: RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdf (RFQ)Scope: application support for the OpenText Extended Enterprise Content Management system for engineering for 12 months
Accreditation: proof that the tenderer is the original software developer, or a letter from the original software developer proving accredited OpenText Partner status
Experience: completed reference letters or templates for a minimum of two completed projects for business or government clients where OpenText extended ECM application support was successfully rendered
Support item 1: telephone support including business hours, non-business hours, weekends and public holidays - 180 estimated hours per year, 15 hours per month
Support item 2: quarterly systems health check, system fine-tuning and optimisation, patch management and related services - 96 estimated hours per year, 8 hours per month
Total: 276 estimated hours per year (23 hours per month), excluding VAT
Experience & Qualifications
Source: RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdfExperience: completed reference letters or templates for a minimum of two completed projects from business or government clients to whom application support for OpenText extended ECM was successfully rendered
Accreditation: proof that the tenderer is the original software developer, or a letter from the original software developer proving accredited OpenText Partner status
Financial Requirements
Source: RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdf (RFQ)Pricing schedule: MBD 3.1 Pricing Schedule - Firm Prices (purchases)
Price type: firm prices only; non-firm prices, including prices subject to exchange-rate variation, will not be considered
VAT: 15%
Grand total: bid price in RSA currency including all applicable taxes
Validity: offer valid for 60 days from closing date
Delivery costs: all delivery costs must be included in the bid price
Compliance Requirements
Source: RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdf (RFQ)CSD registration: proof of CSD registration / MAAA supplier number, compulsory
Tax status: original valid tax clearance certificate or valid SARS PIN, compulsory
B-BBEE: valid B-BBEE certificate or compliant sworn affidavit; a non-compliant affidavit is scored zero, compulsory
Municipal accounts: municipal rates and taxes statement not older than 90 days and not in arrears, or valid lease agreement not older than 3 months, compulsory
Company registration: company registration documents with ID copies of directors and shareholders, compulsory
State employment: no bid from persons in the service of the state
Blacklisting: no bid from bidders blacklisted by National Treasury or any national authority due to non-performance
Forms: MBD 4, MBD 6.1, MBD 8 and MBD 9 must be duly completed and signed
Section
Source: RFQJW056NS26-27 APPLICATION SUPPORT FOR THE OPENTEXT EXTENDED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENGINEERING FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS..pdfScoring system: 80/20 preference point system under PPPFA 2022
Price: 80 points
Specific goals: 20 points
Total: 100 points
Specific goal: business owned by 51% or more by Black people
Proof: valid B-BBEE certificate issued by a SANAS-accredited verification agency, or DTI/CIPC B-BBEE certificate for exempted micro enterprises, or sworn affidavit sworn under oath
No proof means no specific-goal points are claimed
The institution may require substantiation of any preference claim
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65 Ntemi Piliso - Newtown - Johannesburg - 2107
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Last checked
06 Nov 2026
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