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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
280 Pretoria Street - Silverton - Pretoria - 0184
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
04 Aug 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-164460
The council for geoscience (cgs) is seeking to appoint a panel of reverse circulation drilling service providers to augment its drilling capacity for a period of three years. The tender is open to service providers in the drilling industry, with a compulsory briefing session to be held at 280 pretoria street, silveton, pretoria. Interested parties must submit their bids by the closing date of 26 august 2026.
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Date & Time
Wednesday, 26 August 2026 - 11:00
Venue
280 Pretoria Street, Silveton, Pretoria
Categories
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
280 Pretoria Street - Silverton - Pretoria - 0184
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Source: TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdf (RFP)04 Aug
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
26 Aug
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdf
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is seeking to appoint a panel of reverse circulation drilling service providers for a three-year period to augment its drilling capacity. The tender (CGS-2026-022NY) requires bidders to submit technical and price proposals in separate envelopes, with a non-compulsory briefing session on 11 August 2026 and a closing date of 26 August 2026. The scope includes drilling shallow (up to 200m) and deep (up to 450m) boreholes in various geological conditions. Evaluation is based on mandatory, functional (minimum 80 points), and administrative criteria. Successful bidders will be placed on a preferred list for 'as and when' required work, with no guaranteed volume.
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Contact Information
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Submission Guidelines
Source: TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdf (RFP)Returnable Documents: DOCUMENTS MAY LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION., SBD 1. Invitation to Bid, Bidders must provide proof of Tax Clearance compliance from SARS;, The Council for Geoscience will verify your tax compliance proof in terms, SBD 4. Declaration of interest, SBD 6.1. Preference points N/A, Supplier application form (CSD Report), Latest Original Certified copies of company registration certificate, In case of Joint venture, trust or consortiums please submit joint
Evaluation Criteria
Source: TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdf (RFP)Bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and be tax compliant. They must not be persons in the service of the state. For JV/consortium, each partner must meet tax and CSD requirements. Bidders must have a valid RC1 certificate for an operational reverse circulation drill rig. They must meet the mandatory evaluation criteria (e.g., RC1, capability tick). Functional evaluation requires a minimum score of 80 points. Administrative documents must be submitted; missing documents may be allowed 2 working days to submit, but SBD6.1 must be with the original bid. Bidders must not have conflicts of interest or be involved in fronting. Former CGS employees are restricted for 12 months after leaving.
Technical Specifications
Source: TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdf (RFP)The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is a schedule 3A public entity organization as defined by
the Public Finance Management Act (Act ). The CGS derives its mandate from the
Geoscience Act . The objectives of the CGS under the Act, is to produce worldclass geoscience knowledge products and to render geoscience-related services to the South
African public and industry. The strategic position of the CGS is to ensure that its activities
contribute to the national imperatives, namely, to free the potential of individuals by improving
the quality of life of all citizens, assisting in the growth and wealth of the country and eradicating
poverty especially in the rural areas of South Africa. It does this through the mandate of the
Geoscience Act, which includes the following activities:
1.1. To systematically document and compile the geology of the earth’s surface and continental
crust, including offshore areas within the territory of South Africa.
1.2. To compile geoscience data, especially geological, geophysical, metallogenic and
engineering geological information in the form of maps and accompanying explanations
and to make this information available to the public.
1.3. To do basic geoscience research into the nature and origin of rocks, ores, minerals and
the history and evolution of life and to understand the geological evolution of the earth.
These findings are published in peer reviewed geoscience publications nationally and
internationally.
1.4. To collect and curate all geoscience knowledge for the country into the National
Geoscience Repository and make such information available to the public.
1.5. To render geoscience knowledge services and advice to the State to enable informed and
scientifically based decisions on the use of the earth’s surface and its resources within the
territory of South Africa.
1.6. To manage several national geoscience facilities on behalf of the country such as the
National Seismograph Network, the National Borehole-Core Repository, the Nation
Geoscience Heritage Collections (Geoscience Museum) and the National Geoscience
Library.
1.7. To render commercial geoscience services and products to national and international
clients
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
1.8. To render commercial geoscience services and products to national and international
clients.
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) seeks to appoint a panel of drilling service providers to
tender for reverse circulation drilling services on an ‘as and when’ required basis for a period
of three (3) years. This tender does not guarantee any work, instead successful bidders will be
registered as a CGS preferred drilling contractor, whose services may or may not be required
within the three-year period.
The scope of work used in this tender is for evaluation purposes only and does not reflect the
true reflection of work/projects available. The number and depths of boreholes required are
currently unknown. The boreholes may be vertical or inclined, and the bidder/s will be appointed
“ad hoc” (as and when needed).
For tender purposes, the bidder is required to provide a methodology for the drilling of shallow
and/or deep reverse circulation boreholes. The boreholes have expected geology as indicated
in Scenario 1 or Scenario 2 below. The boreholes are to be drilled in unconsolidated sands
or/and hard rock. The required depths for the reverse circulation boreholes are 100 meters and
450 meters, respectively:
Scenario 01 (Shallow Hole)
Depth Geology
0 - 50 Unconsolidated Sands
50 - 100 Sandstone
100 - 200 Dolomite
Scenario 02 (Deep Hole)
Depth Geology
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
0 – 20 Highly weathered Shale
20 – 90 Shale
90 – 240 Dolerite
240 – 450 Mud stone
a. Tax Legislation
i. Bidders must be compliant when submitting a proposal to Council for Geoscience
and remain compliant for the entire contract term with all applicable tax legislation,
including but not limited to the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act No. ) and Value
Added Tax Act, 1991 (Act No. ).
ii. It is a condition of this bid that the tax matters of the successful bidder be in order,
or that satisfactory arrangements have been made with South African Revenue
Service (SARS) to meet the bidder’s tax obligations.
iii. The Tax Compliance status requirements are also applicable to foreign bidders /
individuals who wish to submit bids.
iv. It is a requirement that bidders grant a written confirmation when submitting this bid
that SARS may on an ongoing basis during the tenure of the contract disclose the
bidder’s tax compliance status and by submitting this bid such confirmation is
deemed to have been granted.
v. Bidders are required to be registered on the Central Supplier Database and the
National Treasury shall verify the bidder’s tax compliance status through the
Central Supplier Database.
vi. Where Consortia / Joint Ventures / are involved, each party must be registered on
the Central Supplier Database and their tax compliance status will be verified
through the Central Supplier Database. The parties must submit Consortia / Joint
Ventures agreement with clear role clarifications.
vii. Where sub-contracting is involved, the lead partner must submit a sub-contracting
agreement with clear role clarification.
CGS-TEM-2025-0839 Rev0 of 47 Effective date: 30/11/2025
Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
b. Procurement Legislation
Council for Geoscience has a detailed evaluation methodology premised on Treasury
Regulation 16A3 promulgated under Section 76 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999
(Act, No. ), the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 2000 (Act, No.) and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act, No. ),
and all the applicable Instruction note issued by National Treasury from time to time.
c. Technical Legislation and/or Standards
Bidders should be cognisant of the legislation and/or standards specifically applicable to the
services.
The period of validity of tender and the withdrawal of offers, after the closing date and time is
120 days. The project timeframes of this bid are set out below:
Activity Due Date
Closing date of questions relating to bid from 20 August 2026 bid
Council for Geoscience will endeavour to
Notice to bidders inform bidders of the progress until
conclusion of the tender
All dates and times in this bid are South African standard time.
Any time or date in this bid is subject to change at Council for Geoscience’s discretion. The
establishment of a time or date in this bid does not create an obligation on the part of Council
for Geoscience to take any action or create any right in any way for any bidder to demand that
any action be taken on the date established.
CGS-TEM-2025-0839 Rev0 of 47 Effective date: 30/11/2025
Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
a. A nominated official of the bidders can make enquiries in writing, to the specified person,
Ncumisa Yonke via email [email protected] and/or 012 8411509. Bidders
must reduce all telephonic enquiries to writing and send to the above email address.
b. The delegated office of Council for Geoscience may communicate with Bidders where
clarity is sought in the bid proposal.
c. Any communication to an official or a person acting in an advisory capacity for Council for
Geoscience in respect of the bid between the closing date and the award of the bid by the
Bidders is discouraged.
d. All communication between the Bidders and Council for Geoscience must be done in
writing.
e. Whilst all due care has been taken in connection with the preparation of this bid, Council
for Geoscience makes no representations or warranties that the content of the bid or any
information communicated to or provided to Bidders during the bidding process is, or will
be, accurate, current or complete. Council for Geoscience and its employees and advisors
will not be liable with respect to any information communicated which may not accurate,
current or complete.
f. If Bidders finds or reasonably believes it has found any discrepancy, ambiguity, error or
inconsistency in this bid or any other information provided by Council for Geoscience (other
than minor clerical matters), the Bidders must promptly notify Council for Geoscience in
writing of such discrepancy, ambiguity, error or inconsistency in order to afford Council for
Geoscience an opportunity to consider what corrective action is necessary (if any).
g. Any actual discrepancy, ambiguity, error or inconsistency in the bid or any other
information provided by Council for Geoscience will, if possible, be corrected and provided
to all Bidders without attribution to the Bidders who provided the written notice.
h. All persons (including Bidders) obtaining or receiving the bid and any other information in
connection with the Bid, or the Tendering process must keep the contents of the Bid and
other such information confidential and not disclose or use the information except as
required for the purpose of developing a proposal in response to this Bid.
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
Bids received after the closing date and time, at the address indicated in the bid documents,
will not be accepted for consideration and where practicable, be returned unopened to the
Bidders.
Bidders’ attention is drawn to the fact that amendments to any of the Bid Conditions or setting
of counter conditions by Bidders or qualifying any Bid Conditions will result in the invalidation
of such bids.
a. Government supports the spirit of broad based black economic empowerment and
recognizes that real empowerment can only be achieved through individuals and
businesses conducting themselves in accordance with the Constitution and in an
honest, fair, equitable, transparent and legally compliant manner. It is against this
background the Government condemn any form of fronting.
b. The Government, in ensuring that Bidders conduct themselves in an honest manner will,
as part of the bid evaluation processes, conduct or initiate the necessary
enquiries/investigations to determine the accuracy of the representation made in bid
documents. Should any of the fronting indicators as contained in the Guidelines on
Complex Structures and Transactions and Fronting, issued by the Department of Trade
and Industry, be established during such enquiry / investigation, the onus will be on the
Bidder / contractor to prove that fronting does not exist. Failure to do so within a period of
14 days from date of notification may invalidate the bid / contract and may also result in
the restriction of the Bidder /contractor to conduct business with the public sector for a
period not exceeding ten years, in addition to any other remedies Council for Geoscience
may have against the Bidder / contractor concerned.
The Council for Geoscience reserves the right to conduct supplier due diligence prior to
the final award or at any time during the contract period. This may include site visits and
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
requests for additional information. The CGS reserves the right to verify any information
supplied by the bidder in the tender document and should the information be found to be
false or incorrect, the CGS will disqualify the bidder/s and exercise any of the remedies
available to it in the bid document. Reference letters will be authenticated, and the
referees will be contacted to verify the references.
a. Bid documents should be placed in the tender box at the aforesaid address on or before
the closing date and time (as specified above).
b. Bid documents will only be considered if received by Council for Geoscience before
the closing date and time, regardless of the method used to send or deliver such
documents to Council for Geoscience.
c. The bidder must provide a unique reference number (e.g. binder/folio, chapter, section,
page) to locate substantiating evidence in the bid response for all stage of evaluations,
being, the mandatory, functional and administrative evaluation.
d. The bidders are required to submit three (3) copies of their submission (1) original and
two copies (2).
NB: Bidders are requested to initial each page of the tender document on the top right-hand
corner.
Council for Geoscience may schedule presentations/demonstrations only with the short-listed
Bidders as part of the bid evaluation process.
All tender applications will be evaluated according to the following approach:
a) Mandatory Evaluation Criteria
b) Functional Evaluation Criteria
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
c) Administrative Evaluation Criteria (to determine whether the documentation has
been completed correctly)
Council for Geoscience has set minimum standards (Gates) that a bidder needs to meet in
order to be evaluated and selected as of one of the successful bidders. The minimum standards
consist of the following:
Mandatory Evaluation Functional Evaluation Criteria Administrative Evaluation
Criteria (Gate 1) (Gate 2) Criteria
(Gate 3)
Only bidders who Only bidders who score minimum Administrative evaluation
complied with all the score of 80 points for the
mandatory requirements,
functional evaluation criteria willwill proceed to Gate 2
proceed to Gate 3.
The CGS retains the right not to award the tender to the lowest bidder.
Bidders must submit and comply with all the requirements mentioned below and failure to
comply will lead to disqualification:
drill rig (reverse circulation drill rig) indicating the drill rig owner.
Category Hole Depth Comply Not Comply
Tick Comply if Tick Not comply if
applicable applicable
Category 1 Less or equal to 200
(Shallow meters
Hole)
Category 2 More than 200 to 450
(Deep Hole) meters
In the event of the submission by an unincorporated joint venture, the above-mentioned
document can be submitted by either partner:
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
13.2 Functional evaluation criteria
Functional evaluation criteria
Number criteria scoring
1 method statement 25
The bidder must provide a method statement detailing the approach to be adopted for each
selected area (scenarios 1 or 2) of capability. The method statement must include the
following project activities:
borehole engineering design
Site preparation
drilling procedure
area rehabilitation and clean-up.
Bidder has provided a method statement that
explains less than three (3) project activities
1.1 mentioned above or did not submit the method 0
statement:
Bidder has provided a method statement that
explains three (3) project activities mentioned below:
25 Bidder has provided a method statement that 1.3 explains all four (4) project activities mentioned above
Drilling selection and drilling 2. 25 procedure
As part of the method statement submitted in criterion 1 mentioned above, the bidder must
demonstrate knowledge of correct drilling method for the geological setting selected, scenario
1 or 2. For the deep hole drilling (Scenario 2), the bidder must include the auxiliary equipment
that will be needed to drill to deeper depths. The bidder must also explain the reason for the
need to use auxiliary equipment.
Bidder selected inappropriate drilling method and
used incorrect drilling procedure for the geological
2.1 setting. 0
Bidder selected appropriate drilling method and used
2.2 incorrect drilling procedure for the geological setting. 20
Or
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
Bidder selected inappropriate drilling method and
used correct drilling procedure for the geological
setting.
Bidder selected appropriate drilling method and used 2.3 25 correct drilling procedure for the geological setting.
The bidder must provide contactable/verifiable client reference letter(s) (for the selected drilling
category) for reverse circulation drilling project(s), that were completed successfully within the
last five (05) years. The letter(s) must include the following requirements:
NB: Appointment letters do not qualify as reference letters.
Bidder provided less than two (2)
3.1 verifiable/contactable reference letters for selected 0
drilling category or did not submit.
Bidder provided two (2) verifiable/contactable
3.2 reference letters for shallow drilling or one (1) 20
verifiable/contactable reference letter for deep drilling.
Bidder provided three (3) verifiable/contactable
reference letters for shallow drilling or two (2)
3.3 verifiable/contactable reference letters for deep 25
drilling.
Safety, health and environmental (she)
4 management plan and safety & 25
Environmnent related documents
The bidder must provide a Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Management Plan and
Related documents that complies with the OHS Act :
Bidder Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Management Plan should cover/include the
following documents:
(MSDS’s, storage & disposal)
records)
Bidder has provided a Safety, Health & 4.1 0 Environmental (SHE) Management Plan that covers
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
less than three (3) of the four (4) above mentioned
items
Bidder has provided a Safety, Health &
Environmental (SHE) Management Plan that covers 4.2 20 three (3) of the four (4) above mentioned items
25 Bidder has provided a Safety, Health &
4.3 Environmental (SHE) Management Plan that covers
all four (4) of the above-mentioned items
Total points 100
The minimum threshold to be met is 80 points and failure to comply will lead to disqualification.
Only bidders who achieved 80 points will be compliant to be on the approved preferred list of
service providers.
13.3 Administrative evaluation criteria
Document that must be Non-submission may result in disqualification
submitted
Invitation to Bid – SBD 1 YES Complete and sign the SBD1 form
Declaration of Interest – SBD YES Complete and sign the SBD4 form
Preference Point Claim Form YES Complete and sign the SBD6.1 form.
– Sbd 6.1
*Registration on Central YES The companies must be registered as a service
Supplier Database (CSD) provider on the Central Supplier Database (CSD).
If you are not registered, proceed to complete the
registration of your company prior to submitting
your proposal. Visit https://secure.csd.gov.za/ to
obtain your vendor number.
Submit proof of registration.
Joint Venture (if applicable) The JV agreement for JV partners must be
submitted indicating a percentage split up to 100%
for partners to render the agreement.
Two- Envelope Submission Bidders must submit two sealed envelopes/any
form of packaging simultaneously, one containing
the technical proposal and the other the price
proposal
compliant CSD report
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
Bidders who do not submit the requested administrative documents, will be given a maximum
of 2 working/business days to submit, failure will render the bid response/submission as
unacceptable, and therefore be disqualified. This is in exception of SBD 6.1 must be submitted
with the original bid and none submission or incomplete submission of SBD 6.1 will result in no
scoring of points for specific goals.
Bidders who are not tax compliant will be afforded seven working days to correct nonecompliance in the CSD; failure will render the bid unacceptable and be disqualified. Bidders
must submit proof of tax compliance within the seven-day period, in line with Instruction note
/18, section 4.2.
The Council for Geoscience may request clarification in writing regarding the information
provided by bidders. Supplier(s)/ service provider(s) are to provide the required information
within the specified period. Failing to respond, will invalidate your bid, therefore lead to
disqualifications from the process.
The request will be sent to all companies who are on the preferred list of service providers as
and when the service is required with a shortened closing date. The delivery time will be
specified in the RFQ, and 80/20 or 90/10 preference point system will be applicable.
Bidders on the preferred list will be required to submit the following:
or incomplete submission will result in no scoring of points for specific goals.
Bidders who are not tax complaint will be afforded seven working days to correct nonecompliance in the CSD; failure will render the bid unacceptable and be disqualified. Bidders
must submit proof of tax compliance within the seven days period, in line with instruction note
/18 section 4.2. The council for Geoscience reserves the right to add more
companies to the existing list and to deviate from this engagement model when circumstances
dictate.
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
The CGS may not conduct business with former employees or companies owned by former
employees within the first twelve (12) months of the termination of their employment service.
The CGS may investigate special circumstances where the need to conduct business with
former employees have arisen before the expiry of the 12-month period, and after consideration
of the merits of the bid, may decide to award such a bid.
A decision approving to conduct business with former employees or companies owned by
former employees will be made on the basis, amongst others, that such former employees of
the CGS or their companies will not result in any unfairness to other bidders in any procurement
process of the CGS.
Whether to consider the bid of former employees or companies owned by former employees
may not be considered, if the former employees under consideration previously engaged in any
fraudulent, dishonest or unethical conduct whilst employed by the CGS.
CGS may, on justifiable grounds and after following due process, disregard the submission of
any Bidder /Tenderer if that Bidder / Tenderer or any of its directors, members or trustees or
partners have –
Any award made to a bidder under this bid is conditional, amongst others, upon –
a. The bidders accepting the terms and conditions contained in the General Conditions
of Contract as the minimum terms and conditions upon which Council for
Geoscience is prepared to enter into a contract with the successful Bidders.
b. The bidder submitting the General Conditions of Contract to Council for Geoscience
together with its bid, duly signed by an authorised representative of the bidder.
CGS-TEM-2025-0839 Rev0 of 47 Effective date: 30/11/2025
Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
18.1. Upon award Council for Geoscience and the successful bidder will conclude a Service
Level Agreement regulating the specific terms and conditions applicable to the services
being procured by Council for Geoscience more or less in the format of the draft
Service Level Indicators included in this tender pack.
18.2. Council for Geoscience reserves the right to vary the proposed draft Service Level
Indicators during the course of negotiations with a bidder by amending or adding
thereto.
18.3. Bidders are requested to:
a. Comment on draft Service Level Indicators and where necessary, make proposals
to the indicators;
b. Explain each comment and/or amendment; and
c. Use an easily identifiable colour font or “track changes” for all changes and/or
amendments to the Service Level Indicators for ease of reference.
18.4. Council for Geoscience reserves the right to accept or reject any or all amendments
or additions proposed by a bidder if such amendments or additions are unacceptable
to Council for Geoscience or pose a risk to the organisation.
Council for Geoscience reserves the right:
19.1 To award this tender to a bidder that did not score the highest total number of points,
only in accordance with section 2(1)(f) of the PPPFA (Act )
19.2. To negotiate with one or more preferred bidders identified in the evaluation process,
regarding any terms and conditions, including price without offering the same
opportunity to any other bidders who has not been awarded the status of the preferred
bidders.
19.3. To accept part of a tender rather than the whole tender.
19.4. To carry out site inspections, product evaluations or explanatory meetings in order to
verify the nature and quality of the services offered by the bidders, whether before or
after adjudication of the Bid.
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
19.5. To correct any mistakes ten days before bid closure that may have been in the Bid
documents.
19.6. To cancel and/or terminate the tender process at any stage, including after the Closing
Date and/or after presentations have been made, and/or after tenders have been
evaluated and/or after the preferred bidders have been notified of their status as such.
19.7. Award to multiple bidders based either on size or geographic considerations.
In the Bidder’s Technical response, bidders are required to declare the following:
19.8. Confirm that the bidders are to: –
a. Act honestly, fairly, and with due skill, care and diligence, in the interests of Council
for Geoscience
b. Have and employ effectively the resources, procedures and appropriate
technological systems for the proper performance of the services;
c. Act with circumspection and treat Council for Geoscience fairly in a situation of
conflicting interests;
d. Comply with all applicable statutory or common law requirements applicable to the
conduct of business;
e. Make adequate disclosures of relevant material information including disclosures of
actual or potential own interests, in relation to dealings with Council for Geoscience
f. Avoidance of fraudulent and misleading advertising, canvassing and marketing;
g. To conduct their business activities with transparency and consistently uphold the
interests and needs of Council for Geoscience as a client before any other
consideration; and
h. To ensure that any information acquired by the bidders from Council for Geoscience
will not be used or disclosed unless the written consent of the client has been
obtained to do so.
20.1. Council for Geoscience reserves its right to disqualify any bidder who either itself or
any of whose members (save for such members who hold a minority interest in the
bidder through shares listed on any recognised stock exchange), indirect members
(being any person or entity who indirectly holds at least a 15% interest in the bidder
other than in the context of shares listed on a recognised stock exchange), directors or
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
members of senior management, whether in respect of [Institution name] or any other
government organ or entity and whether from the Republic of South Africa or otherwise
("Government Entity")
a. engages in any collusive tendering, anti-competitive conduct, or any other similar
conduct, including but not limited to any collusion with any other bidder in respect
of the subject matter of this bid;
b. seeks any assistance, other than assistance officially provided by a Government
Entity, from any employee, advisor or other representative of a Government Entity
in order to obtain any unlawful advantage in relation to procurement or services
provided or to be provided to a Government Entity;
c. makes or offers any gift, gratuity, anything of value or other inducement, whether
lawful or unlawful, to any of Council for Geoscience officers, directors, employees,
advisors or other representatives;
d. makes or offers any gift, gratuity, anything of any value or other inducement, to any
Government Entity's officers, directors, employees, advisors or other
representatives in order to obtain any unlawful advantage in relation to procurement
or services provided or to be provided to a Government Entity;
e. accepts anything of value or an inducement that would or may provide financial
gain, advantage or benefit in relation to procurement or services provided or to be
provided to a Government Entity;
f. pays or agrees to pay to any person any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage
fee, gift or any other consideration, that is contingent upon or results from, the award
of any tender, contract, right or entitlement which is in any way related to
procurement or the rendering of any services to a Government Entity;
g. has in the past engaged in any matter referred to above; or
h. has been found guilty in a court of law on charges of fraud and/or forgery, regardless
of whether or not a prison term was imposed and despite such bidder, member or
director’s name not specifically appearing on the List of Tender Defaulters kept at
National Treasury.
21.1. The bidder should note that the terms of its Tender will be incorporated in the proposed
contract by reference and that Council for Geoscience relies upon the bidder’s
Tender as a material representation in making an award to a successful bidder and in
concluding an agreement with the bidder.
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
21.2. It follows therefore that misrepresentations in a Tender may give rise to service
termination and a claim by Council for Geoscience against the bidder notwithstanding
the conclusion of the Service Level Agreement between Council for Geoscience and
the bidder for the provision of the Service in question. In the event of a conflict between
the bidder’s proposal and the Service Level Agreement concluded between the parties,
the Service Level Agreement will prevail.
The Bidder will bear all its costs in preparing, submitting and presenting any response or Tender
to this bid and all other costs incurred by it throughout the bid process. Furthermore, no
statement in this bid will be construed as placing Council for Geoscience, its employees or
agents under any obligation whatsoever, including in respect of costs, expenses or losses
incurred by the bidders in the preparation of their response to this bid.
Compliance Requirements
Source: TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdf (RFP)tax compliance proof in terms
Tax Compliance Status Pin from
tax compliance proof in terms of practice note /2018
Tax compliance status system pin code from the south african revenue
Tax compliance requirements
Tax compliance status (tcs) pin may be made via e
Tax Compliance status requirements are also applicable to foreign bidders /
tax compliance status and by submitting this bid such confirmation is
tax compliance status through the
tax compliance status will be verified
tax compliance within the seven-day period, in line with Instruction note
tax compliance within the seven days period, in line with instruction note
Tax compliance
Tcs pin is available but the bidder is registered on the
CSD Report)
Csd number
Csd number must be provided
CSD report
Central Supplier Database
Central supplier database (csd), a csd number must be provided
Central Supplier Database and the
Central Supplier Database and their tax compliance status will be verified
Central Supplier Database (CSD)
Central Supplier Database (CSD) proves noncompliant
joint venture agreement
power of attorney to sign the bid document on behalf
Appointment letters do not qualify as reference letters
Documents may lead to disqualification.
SBD 1. Invitation to Bid
Bidders must provide proof of Tax Clearance compliance from SARS;
B-BBEE Details: Company B Company B points
80% Women 30% Women 30% Women owned
20% Youth 50% Youth company= 10
20% youth owned
company = 10
Score for Women: 60% x 80 % x 10 40% x 30% x 10 = 1.2 Total Points for JV
= 4.8 points points = 9.2
Score for Youth: 60%x 20% x 10 = 40% x 50% x 10 = 2 points
1.2 points Total = 3.2 point
Total = 6 points
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
Part a
Invitation to bid
You are hereby invited to bid for requirements of the (name of department/ public
Entity)
CGS-2025-022NY CLOSING 26 August CLOSING
Bid number: date: 2026 time: 11h00
Appointment of a panel of reverse circulation drilling service
Providers to augment the council for geoscience (cgs) drilling
Description capacity for a period of three (03) years.
Bid response documents may be deposited in the bid box situated at (street
Address)
Council for geoscience,
280 pretoria street
Silverton, pretoria
0001
Bidding procedure enquiries may be technical enquiries may be directed
Directed to to:
CONTACT Asanda Nase
CONTACT PERSON Ncumisa Yonke PERSON
Telephone 012 841 1537
Telephone number 012 841 1251 number
Facsimile n/a
Facsimile number n/a number
E-MAIL [email protected]
E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] ADDRESS
Supplier information
Name of bidder
Postal address
Street address
Telephone number code number
Cellphone number
Facsimile number code number
E-mail address
VAT registration
Number
Supplier tax central
Compliance status compliance supplier or system pin: database
No: MAAA
Health & Safety
Source: TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdfAny time or date in this bid is subject to change at Council for Geoscience’s discretion. The
establishment of a time or date in this bid does not create an obligation on the part of Council
for Geoscience to take any action or create any right in any way for any bidder to demand that
any action be taken on the date established.
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and Industry, be established during such enquiry / investigation, the onus will be on the
used correct drilling procedure for the geological
setting.
Bidder selected appropriate drilling method and used 2.3 25 correct drilling procedure for the geological setting.
The bidder must provide contactable/verifiable client reference letter(s) (for the selected drilling
category) for reverse circulation drilling project(s), that were completed successfully within the
last five (05) years. The letter(s) must include the following requirements:
NB: Appointment letters do not qualify as reference letters.
Bidder provided less than two (2)
3.1 verifiable/contactable reference letters for selected 0
drilling category or did not submit.
Bidder provided two (2) verifiable/contactable
3.2 reference letters for shallow drilling or one (1) 20
verifiable/contactable reference letter for deep drilling.
Bidder provided three (3) verifiable/contactable
reference letters for shallow drilling or two (2)
3.3 verifiable/contactable reference letters for deep 25
drilling.
Safety, health and environmental (she)
4 management plan and safety & 25
The bidder must provide a Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Management Plan and
Bidder Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Management Plan should cover/include the
following documents:
(MSDS’s, storage & disposal)
records)
Bidder has provided a Safety, Health & 4.1 0 Environmental (SHE) Management Plan that covers
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Environmental (SHE) Management Plan that covers 4.2 20 three (3) of the four (4) above mentioned items
4.3 Environmental (SHE) Management Plan that covers
all four (4) of the above-mentioned items
Total points 100
The minimum threshold to be met is 80 points and failure to comply will lead to disqualification.
Only bidders who achieved 80 points will be compliant to be on the approved preferred list of
service providers.
13.3 Administrative evaluation criteria
representatives in order to obtain any unlawful advantage in relation to procurement
or services provided or to be provided to a Government Entity;
e. accepts anything of value or an inducement that would or may provide financial
gain, advantage or benefit in relation to procurement or services provided or to be
provided to a Government Entity;
f. pays or agrees to pay to any person any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage
fee, gift or any other consideration, that is contingent upon or results from, the award
of any tender, contract, right or entitlement which is in any way related to
procurement or the rendering of any services to a Government Entity;
g. has in the past engaged in any matter referred to above; or
h. has been found guilty in a court of law on charges of fraud and/or forgery, regardless
of whether or not a prison term was imposed and despite such bidder, member or
director’s name not specifically appearing on the List of Tender Defaulters kept at
reserves the right to withdraw an award made, or cancel a contract concluded with a successful
bidder in the event that it is established that such bidder was in fact not tax compliant at the
time of the award or has submitted a fraudulent Tax Clearance Certificate to Council for
Geoscience or whose verification against the Central Supplier Database (CSD) proves noncompliant. Council for Geoscience further reserves the right to cancel a contract with a
successful bidder in the event that such bidder does not remain tax compliant for the full term
of the contract.
No tender shall be awarded to a bidder whose name (or any of its members, directors, partners
or trustees) appears on the Register of Tender Defaulters kept by National Treasury, or who
have been placed on National Treasury’s List of Restricted Suppliers. Council for Geoscience
reserves the right to withdraw an award, or cancel a contract concluded with a Bidder should it
be established, at any time, that a bidder has been blacklisted with National Treasury by
another government institution.
Contractual Terms
Source: TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdfIf a bidder breaches the conditions of this bid and, as a result of that breach, Council for
Geoscience incurs costs or damages (including, without limitation, the cost of any
investigations, procedural impairment, repetition of all or part of the bid process and/or
enforcement of intellectual property rights or confidentiality obligations), then the bidder
indemnifies and holds Council for Geoscience harmless from any and all such costs which
Council for Geoscience may incur and for any damages or losses Council for Geoscience
may suffer.
A bidder participates in this bid process entirely at its own risk and cost. Council for
Geoscience shall not be liable to compensate a bidder on any grounds whatsoever for any
costs incurred or any damages suffered as a result of the Bidder’s participation in this Bid
process.
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
No tender shall be awarded to a bidder who is not tax compliant. Council for Geoscience
reserves the right to withdraw an award made, or cancel a contract concluded with a successful
bidder in the event that it is established that such bidder was in fact not tax compliant at the
time of the award or has submitted a fraudulent Tax Clearance Certificate to Council for
Geoscience or whose verification against the Central Supplier Database (CSD) proves noncompliant. Council for Geoscience further reserves the right to cancel a contract with a
successful bidder in the event that such bidder does not remain tax compliant for the full term
of the contract.
No tender shall be awarded to a bidder whose name (or any of its members, directors, partners
or trustees) appears on the Register of Tender Defaulters kept by National Treasury, or who
have been placed on National Treasury’s List of Restricted Suppliers. Council for Geoscience
reserves the right to withdraw an award, or cancel a contract concluded with a Bidder should it
be established, at any time, that a bidder has been blacklisted with National Treasury by
another government institution.
South African law governs this bid and the bid response process. The bidder agrees to submit
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts in any dispute of any kind that may arise
out of or in connection with the subject matter of this bid, the bid itself and all processes
associated with the bid.
A bidder is responsible for ensuring that its personnel (including agents, officers, directors,
employees, advisors and other representatives), its sub-contractors (if any) and personnel of
its sub-contractors comply with all terms and conditions of this bid. In the event that Council for
Geoscience allows a bidder to make use of sub-contractors, such sub-contractors will at all
times remain the responsibility of the bidder and Council for Geoscience will not under any
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Council for Geoscience
Request for Proposal
Description: appointment of a panel of reverse
CIRCULATION DRILLING SERVICE PROVIDERS TO Proposal No. CGS 2026-022NY
Augment the council for geoscience (cgs)
Drilling capacity for a period of three (03)
Years.
circumstances be liable for any losses or damages incurred by or caused by such subcontractors.
Except as may be required by operation of law, by a court or by a regulatory authority having
appropriate jurisdiction, no information contained in or relating to this bid or a bidder’s tender(s)
will be disclosed by any bidder or other person not officially involved with Council for
Geoscience’s examination and evaluation of a Tender.
No part of the bid may be distributed, reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any
means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, in whole or in part except for the
purpose of preparing a Tender. This bid and any other documents supplied by Council for
Geoscience remain proprietary to Council for Geoscience and must be promptly returned to
Council for Geoscience upon request together with all copies, electronic versions, excerpts or
summaries thereof or work derived there from.
Throughout this bid process and thereafter, bidders must secure Council for Geoscience’s
written approval prior to the release of any information that pertains to (i) the potential work or
activities to which this bid relates; or (ii) the process which follows this bid. Failure to adhere to
this requirement may result in disqualification from the bid process and civil action.
Bidder will on their bid cover letter make declaration that they did not have access to any
Council for Geoscience proprietary information or any other matter that may have unfairly
placed that bidder in a preferential position in relation to any of the other bidders.
Should funds no longer be available to pay for the execution of the responsibilities of this bid
CGS-2026-022NY The Council for Geoscience may terminate the Agreement at its own
discretion or temporarily suspend all or part of the services by notice to the successful bidder
who shall immediately make arrangements to stop the performance of the services and
minimize further expenditure: Provided that the successful bidder shall thereupon be entitled
to payment in full for the services delivered, up to the date of cancellation or suspension.
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Bidder’s disclosure
Any person (natural or juristic) may make an offer or offers in terms of
this invitation to bid. In line with the principles of transparency,
accountability, impartiality, and ethics as enshrined in the Constitution of
the Republic of South Africa and further expressed in various pieces of
legislation, it is required for the bidder to make this declaration in respect
of the details required hereunder.
Where a person/s are listed in the Register for Tender Defaulters and /
or the List of Restricted Suppliers, that person will automatically be
disqualified from the bid process.
2.1 Is the bidder, or any of its directors / trustees / shareholders / members /
partners or any person having a controlling interest1 in the enterprise,
employed by the state? YES/NO
2.1.1 If so, furnish particulars of the names, individual identity numbers, and, if
applicable, state employee numbers of sole proprietor/ directors /
trustees / shareholders / members/ partners or any person having a
controlling interest in the enterprise, in table below.
Full Name Identity Number Name of State
institution
2.2 Do you, or any person connected with the bidder, have a relationship
1 the power, by one person or a group of persons holding the
majority of the equity of an enterprise, alternatively, the person/s
having the deciding vote or power to influence or to direct the
course and decisions of the enterprise.
1.8. To render commercial geoscience services and products to national and international
clients.
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) seeks to appoint a panel of drilling service providers to
tender for reverse circulation drilling services on an ‘as and when’ required basis for a period
of three (3) years. This tender does not guarantee any work, instead successful bidders will be
registered as a CGS preferred drilling contractor, whose services may or may not be required
within the three-year period.
employees within the first twelve (12) months of the termination of their employment service.
21.2. It follows therefore that misrepresentations in a Tender may give rise to service
termination and a claim by Council for Geoscience against the bidder notwithstanding
the conclusion of the Service Level Agreement between Council for Geoscience and
the bidder for the provision of the Service in question. In the event of a conflict between
the bidder’s proposal and the Service Level Agreement concluded between the parties,
the Service Level Agreement will prevail.
Geoscience incurs costs or damages (including, without limitation, the cost of any
investigations, procedural impairment, repetition of all or part of the bid process and/or
enforcement of intellectual property rights or confidentiality obligations), then the bidder
indemnifies and holds Council for Geoscience harmless from any and all such costs which
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts in any dispute of any kind that may arise
out of or in connection with the subject matter of this bid, the bid itself and all processes
associated with the bid.
A bidder is responsible for ensuring that its personnel (including agents, officers, directors,
employees, advisors and other representatives), its sub-contractors (if any) and personnel of
its sub-contractors comply with all terms and conditions of this bid. In the event that Council for
Section
Source: TENDER DOCUMENT CGS-2026-022NY.pdfTo contact any Bidder during the evaluation period,
specified in the RFQ, and 80/20 or 90/10 preference point system will be applicable.
or incomplete submission will result in no scoring of points for specific goals.
the quality of life of all citizens, assisting in the growth and wealth of the country and eradicating
SBD 6.1. Preference points N/A
to score points on specific goals, a certified valid SANAS accredited
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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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.
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High source confidence
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