Purchase, collection and removal of scrap ferrous metal at ESKOM free state distribution sites — 24-Month contract (e3527cxdisfsour)

Closing date and time: 19 November 2026 at 10:00.

Issue date: 06 November 2026.

Tender validity period: 12 weeks (90 days).

Clarification meeting: non-compulsory; no date, time or venue stated. Contact Maxi Wesi at [email protected] to arrange clarification and viewing, and confirm attendee names, positions and contact details.

Clarification queries close: 3 working days before the tender submission deadline.

Contract period: 01 January 2027 to 31 December 2028 (24 months).

Eskom Representative

• Name: Maxi Wesi
• Role: Investment Recovery, Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: 082 664 7755

Enquiries

• All queries and clarifications must be in writing to the Eskom Representative; no other Eskom official may be approached.

Fraud and corruption reporting

• Telephone: 0800 11 2722
• Email: [email protected]

Submission

• Method: Eskom E-Tendering portal (Eskom Tender Bulletin site)
• No physical or email submission address is stated.

Submission method: electronic only, via Eskom E-Tendering portal (Eskom Tender Bulletin site).

No hard copies accepted.

Upload folders: Technical, Commercial, Financial and Other.

File format: PDF and Excel only.

File size limits: 50 MB per file; 900 MB total per submission.

Zipped or condensed files are not permitted.

Resubmissions: only the latest version is accepted; earlier submissions become null and void.

The submission status must show as complete.

Late tenders will not be accepted.

Returnable documents (disqualifiable if not fully completed, signed and submitted by closing):

• Basic Compliance Invitation to Tender.
• Annexure A: Authorisation Form, with a certified copy of the board, members, trustees or JV resolution as applicable.
• Annexure B: Acknowledgement Form.
• Annexure C: Tenderer's Particulars.
• Annexure D: Integrity Pact Declaration Form (Supplier Integrity Pact downloadable from www.eskom.co.za).
• Annexure H: SBD 1 Invitation to Bid, for all tenderers including foreign suppliers.
• Annexure J: SBD 4 Bidder's Disclosure.
• Reverse e-auction training acknowledgement form, where applicable.
• Joint venture documents, where applicable: JV or consortium agreement showing rights, obligations and profit-sharing ratios; confirmation the JV operates as a single incorporated entity for the contract; confirmation of a single designated JV bank account independent of the partners.
• B-BBEE affidavit on the DTI template, or a B-BBEE verification certificate from an accredited agency.
• Tax clearance certificate, where the tenderer has not supplied a SARS e-filing PIN or CSD profile; foreign suppliers with no South African footprint complete SBD 1 only and need no tax proof.
• CSD registration report or MAAA registration number, valid and current.
• Second-hand goods certificate from SAPS or a scrap dealer/recycler licence, valid and current.
• CIPC company registration documents or CIPRO documents, or a declaration of shareholding and directorship.
• COIDA certificate of good standing.

Returnables required before award (non-disqualifiable at closing; 5 working days to remedy on written request):

• Proof of valid and current CSD registration (CSD number or CSD report).
• COIDA original certificate of good standing or proof of application to the Compensation Fund or a licensed compensation insurer (South African tenderers).
• Environmental documents required by the scope, where applicable.

Returnables required at closing for evaluation (no request will follow; missing or incomplete scores zero):

• Annexure I: SBD 6.1 Preference Points Claim Form under the PPPFA 2022 regulations.
• Annexure K: Technical Evaluation Criteria.

Preference point system: 80/20.

Price: scored out of 80 points.

Specific goals: scored out of 20 points under the PPPFA.

Ranking: price and specific goal scores are added and tenderers ranked from highest to lowest.

Price evaluation basis:

• Prices are inclusive of VAT.
• Arithmetic errors are corrected.
• Contingencies in any bill of quantities or activity schedule are excluded.
• Acceptable variations, deviations and alternative tenders are adjusted for.
• Net present value comparison applies where a programme, price adjustment factors, exchange rate fluctuations or other risk parameters apply.
• Unconditional discounts count for evaluation; conditional discounts do not count for scoring but are applied at payment.

Specific goals:

• A tenderer that does not submit evidence of a specific goal claim is not disqualified but scores 0 for that goal.

Reverse e-auction:

• Qualifying tenderers proceed to an e-auction; the rand rate per item is set after evaluation through the e-auction pricing tool.

Contractual requirements:

• CSD registration and a completed Invitation to Tender document are assessed after evaluation and ranking, not as evaluation criteria.
• Proof must be submitted before contract award; failure by the deadline may make the tender non-responsive and ineligible for award.

Scope

• Purchase, collection and removal of scrap ferrous metal from Eskom Distribution sites in the Free State on an as-and-when required basis over 24 months.
• Materials: steel, sub-grade, CTs, VTs, steel cages, porcelain, rubber, insulators, plastic, isolators and line hardware.
• Eskom identifies the goods on sale.
• The successful tenderer must leave each site clean after collection and removal.

Site obligations

• Site access is controlled by the Eskom site agent; the tenderer must follow the agent's conditions.
• An Eskom permit is required before work starts, and the site agent must be notified on completion so the job can be signed off.
• No accommodation is allowed on site.
• Littering is prohibited; waste collection facilities must be provided on site during dismantling and no rubble may be left behind.
• Portable fire-fighting equipment must be on site at all stages when cutting equipment is used.
• Work must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act; all safety requirements and documentation must be available on site.
• A Safety and Environmental File must be completed before work starts; safety file requirements are attached separately.
• Eskom accepts no liability for theft, damage or personal injury during removal.

Oil and spillage

• Scrap is sold with an unknown quantity of oil; any oil remaining becomes the property of the successful tenderer, who is responsible for spillage and for rehabilitating any oil spills caused during the work.

Pricing item

• Item 1: Ferrous Metal – ITAC 201, quantity 1.

An Eskom permit is required before work starts, and the site agent must be notified on completion for sign-off.

Work must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, with all safety requirements and documentation available on site.

Any oil spills caused during the work must be rehabilitated by the successful tenderer.

A bidder with an open, unclosed non-conformance is disqualified and will not be awarded a new contract.

No accommodation is allowed on site.

Pricing is submitted on the tender document's price schedule.

• Item 1: Ferrous Metal – ITAC 201, quantity 1.
• Bidders must factor their costs into each material classification price.
• Scrap is sold voetstoots and as is.
• The rand rate per item is finalised after evaluation through the e-auction pricing tool.
• Each disposal transaction is priced at the final bid price per item, including VAT.
• The price schedule is submitted in PDF and Excel format.
• Pre-qualification documents must be in order to be included in the e-auction.

Pricing basis

• Bidders price per item in the tender document; the rand rate per item is finalised after evaluation through the e-auction pricing tool.
• Scrap is sold voetstoots and as is.
• Each disposal transaction is priced at the final bid price per item, including VAT.
• Bidders must factor their costs into each material classification price.

Payment and negotiation

• Eskom may negotiate with preferred bidders after the competitive process if tendered prices are not market-related.
• No bid security, performance guarantee, retention or turnover threshold is stated.

Eligibility

• The tenderer and its principals must not be restricted from doing business with Eskom or any state-owned company.
• No nationality of a country on an international sanctions list; this applies to subcontractors and suppliers too.
• Only one tender per tenderer, whether individually or as a JV partner, except multiple uploads on the e-tendering system within the 900 MB limit.
• A JV or consortium agreement must state that members are jointly and severally liable for the contract.
• No conflict of interest: common controlling partners or majority shareholders, or relationships giving access to another tenderer's information or influence over Eskom's decisions, are disqualifying.
• Tenders must be signed by an authorised person.
• The tenderer must not be restricted by National Treasury or on the Tender Defaulters list.
• A tenderer may not subcontract 100% of the scope.
• A bidder with an existing or expired Eskom contract on which it defaulted is disqualified.
• A bidder with an open, unclosed non-conformance is disqualified.

Registration and statutory documents

• CSD registration: required; proof of registration or MAAA number must be valid and current, and registration is mandatory before award. A tender will not be awarded to a tenderer with tax non-compliance.
• Tax: SARS e-filing PIN, CSD profile or a certified tax clearance certificate; foreign suppliers without a South African footprint complete SBD 1 and need no tax proof.
• CIPC: company registration or CIPRO documents, or a declaration of shareholding and directorship, to assess conflicts of interest.
• COIDA: certificate of good standing, or proof of application to the Compensation Fund or a licensed insurer for South African tenderers.
• Second-hand goods: SAPS second-hand goods certificate or a scrap dealer/recycler licence, valid and current.
• VAT registration number required in the tenderer's particulars.
• CIDB registration number and grading designation are requested in Annexure C where applicable; no minimum CIDB grade is stated.

B-bbee

• A B-BBEE affidavit on the DTI template or a verification certificate from an accredited agency is required.
• Specific goals carry 20 of the 100 points; no minimum B-BBEE level is stated.

Standard forms

• SBD 1: bidder details and signed offer.
• SBD 4: disclosure of directors' and shareholders' interests and state employment.
• SBD 6.1: claims preference points under the PPPFA 2022 regulations.
• Annexure A: authorises the signatory to bind the tenderer.
• Annexure D: Integrity Pact declaration.
• Annexure B: acknowledges receipt and completeness of the tender documents.

Safety documentation

• COIDA original certificate of good standing, or proof of application to the Compensation Fund or a licensed compensation insurer (South African tenderers).
• A Safety and Environmental File must be completed before work starts; safety file requirements are attached separately.
• SHEQ requirements may apply as additional contractual requirements.

Site safety

• Work must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, with all safety documentation on site.
• Portable fire-fighting equipment must be available at all stages when cutting equipment is used.
• Littering is prohibited; waste collection facilities must be on site during dismantling and no rubble may remain.
• Scrap is sold with an unknown quantity of oil; remaining oil becomes the buyer's property and the buyer is responsible for spillage.
• Any oil spills caused during the work must be rehabilitated by the successful tenderer.
• An Eskom permit is required before work starts, and the site agent must sign off on completion.
• Eskom is not liable for theft, damage or personal injury during removal.
• No accommodation is allowed on site.

The successful tenderer must leave the site clean after collection and removal.

• Littering is prohibited; waste collection facilities must be provided on site during dismantling and no rubble may remain.
• Scrap is sold with an unknown quantity of oil; remaining oil becomes the buyer's property and the buyer is responsible for spillage.
• Any oil spills caused during the work must be rehabilitated by the successful tenderer.
• A Safety and Environmental File must be completed before work starts.
• Environmental documents required by the scope must be submitted before award, where applicable.
• Eskom is not liable for theft, damage or personal injury during removal.

Eligibility restrictions

• A tenderer with the nationality of a country on an international sanctions list is ineligible; this extends to proposed subcontractors and suppliers.
• A tenderer may submit only one tender, individually or as a JV partner, except multiple uploads on the e-tendering system within the 900 MB limit.
• A JV or consortium agreement must state joint and several liability of the members.
• Conflict of interest disqualifies: common controlling partners or majority shareholders, or relationships giving access to another tenderer's information or influence over Eskom's decisions.
• Tenders signed by unauthorised persons are rejected.
• Tenderers restricted by National Treasury or on the Tender Defaulters list are ineligible.
• Subcontracting 100% of the scope is not permitted.
• Main contractors are discouraged from subcontracting to subsidiaries; any such subcontract must be declared.
• Eskom may negotiate with preferred bidders if tendered prices are not market-related.
• The contract runs for 24 months, from 01 January 2027 to 31 December 2028.

Preference point system: 80/20.

• Price: 80 points.
• Specific goals: 20 points under the PPPFA.
• Ranking: combined price and specific goal scores, highest to lowest.
• A missing specific goal claim scores 0 for that goal without disqualification.
• Contractual requirements (CSD registration and a completed Invitation to Tender) are checked after evaluation and ranking, before award.
• Qualifying tenderers proceed to a reverse e-auction, where the rand rate per item is set.
• Unconditional discounts count for evaluation; conditional discounts apply only at payment.