Request - mandela bay

Closing date: 20 August 2026 at 11h00.

Required delivery date: 26 August 2026.

Production dates: INKAWU IDLIWA ILILA on 28 August 2026; THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING TSHEPO from 23 to 26 September 2026.

Enquiries: Lutho Daweti, telephone 069 831 8200, email [email protected].

Submission email: [email protected] and [email protected].

Hand delivery address: 68 Cape Road, Gqeberha, Att. Ms. Lutho Daweti.

Quotations must be submitted by email to [email protected] and [email protected], or by hand to 68 Cape Road, Gqeberha, Att. Ms. Lutho Daweti, before the closing time.

Returnable documents:

• Completed MBTC RFQ special conditions forms, with a valid company quotation on letterhead.
• SBD 4 (Bidder's Disclosure): declares any relationship with state employees or the procuring institution; false declarations disqualify the bid.
• SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim): claims preference points for specific goals.
• CSD supplier number must be provided.

Disqualification risks:

• Failure to comply with any special condition results in immediate disqualification.
• Quotations received after the closing date and time are rejected.

Evaluation uses the 80/20 preference point system: 80 points for price, 20 points for specific goals.

Specific goals and points (claimed via SBD 6.1):

• Youth ownership: 4 points for 100% ownership, 3 for 61-99%, 2 for 31-60%, 1 for 1-30%, 0 for 0%.
• Women ownership: 4 points for 100%, 3 for 61-99%, 2 for 31-60%, 1 for 1-30%, 0 for 0%.
• Black ownership: 4 points for 100%, 3 for 61-99%, 2 for 31-60%, 1 for 1-30%, 0 for 0%.
• People living with disabilities: 4 points.
• Locality: 4 points if based in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, 3 if in Eastern Cape, 2 if in neighbouring provinces, 1 if in other provinces, 0 if outside RSA.

Failure to submit proof for claimed goals means no points are awarded for those goals.

Scope: Supply and delivery of props and costumes for two productions at the Mandela Bay Theatre Complex, Central, Gqeberha.

Production 1 – INKAWU IDLIWA ILILA (28 August 2026):

• Costumes for male and female characters, with specified items and sizes (e.g., T-shirts, trousers, dresses, shoes, suits, uniforms).
• Properties: safety pins, calamine, suitcase, landline phone, cellphones, guns, holsters, snacks (chips, cold drink, peanuts, biscuit), bouquet of flowers, wedding ring, non-alcoholic wine/champagne, wine glasses, lawyer file trolley, enamel plate/dish, wireless radio, suit cover/garment bag, reed mat.

Production 2 – THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING TSHEPO (23-26 September 2026):

• Electronics: smartphones, ring-light and tripod, laptops and MacBook Pro, iPad and Apple Pencil, Apple Newton (MessagePad 2000), Gibson Les Paul guitar with wah-wah pedal.
• Food and beverage: luxury snack bowls (truffle fries, wagyu sliders, sushi, oysters, biltong), alcohol (Veuve Clicquot, Johnny Walker, Macallan, Castle Lite), tea service, baked goods, KFC bucket.
• Personal effects: Hermès Birkin handbag, wallets, Rimowa suitcases, stationery, official papers, jewellery, branded box.
• Set dressing: Barberton Daisies, Spekboom, Strelitzia, textbooks, squash racket, cleaning supplies.
• Furniture items for each act (sofas, tables, glass table, wardrobe, etc.).

Delivery address: 68 Cape Road, Mill Park, Central, Gqeberha, 6001.

Prices must be quoted VAT inclusive and include delivery.

Prices must be itemised.

The quotation must state whether the price is firm and whether delivery is firm.

The offer must be strictly to specification; any deviation must be stated.

Prices must be quoted VAT inclusive and include delivery.

Prices must be itemised (breakdown required).

Quotation must be valid for 90 days.

No prepayment or upfront payment will be made by Mandela Bay Theatre Complex.

The quotation must indicate whether the price is firm and whether delivery is firm.

The offer must be strictly to specification; any deviation must be stated.

CSD registration is compulsory; the CSD supplier number must be provided.

SBD 4 (Bidder's Disclosure) must be completed and signed.

SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim) must be completed and signed.

MBTC RFQ special conditions forms must be completed and submitted with a company quotation on letterhead.

No prepayment or upfront payment will be made.

Quotation must be valid for 90 days.

The contract will be awarded based on the 80/20 preference point system.

Failure to comply with special conditions results in immediate disqualification.

Special conditions (non-compliance leads to immediate disqualification):

• Compulsory completion of MBTC RFQ forms with company letterhead.
• Price must be VAT inclusive and include delivery.
• Adhere to closing date and time.
• Quotation valid for 90 days.
• Prices must be itemised.
• Complete SBD 4 and SBD 6.1.
• Evaluation criteria 80/20.
• No prepayment/upfront payment.
• CSD registration compulsory.
• Quotations to be emailed to [email protected] and [email protected], or hand-delivered to 68 Cape Road, Gqeberha.

Evaluation uses the 80/20 preference point system: 80 points for price, 20 points for specific goals. Specific goals and points are as per SBD 6.1, including ownership categories and locality.