Gardening services provision for corporate centres and schools - MOPTVET2026/003

Tender documents available from: 2 October 2026

Payment and tender issue cut-off: 23 October 2026 at 12:30 PM

Closing date and time: 26 October 2026 at 11:00 AM

No compulsory briefing or site visit is mentioned in the advert.

Enquiries email: [email protected]

No named contact person, telephone number, or separate technical contact provided.

Submission address: Tender Box, Mopani TVET College – Corporate Centre (Main Reception), Cnr Combretum & Haarlem Street, Phalaborwa.

Service delivery locations: Corporate Centre, Phalaborwa Campus, Sir Val Duncan Campus, Old & New Mosate Hotel School, Hoedspruit Hotel School (all in Limpopo province).

Submission method: Physical sealed tender documents deposited into the tender box at Mopani TVET College – Corporate Centre (Main Reception), Cnr Combretum & Haarlem Street, Phalaborwa.

Submission hours: Monday to Thursday 07:30–16:30, Friday 07:30–13:30.

Courier deliveries must be placed directly into the tender box; do not hand to college officials.

No late, electronic, or facsimile tenders will be accepted.

Tender documents are available in electronic format only from 2 October 2026 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of R300.00 (VAT included).

Payment via direct bank deposit or EFT to: Account Name: Mopani South East TVET College, Bank: ABSA, Branch Code: 632005, Account Number: 405 485 1998, Reference: Bidder Company Name.

Proof of payment must be real-time, showing date and time of payment, emailed to [email protected].

Payment and document issue cut-off: 23 October 2026 at 12:30 PM. No documents issued after this cut-off regardless of payment date.

Returnable documents: All bid documents must be completed in full, signed where required, and all mandatory supporting documents submitted as stipulated in the bid documentation. Failure to do so renders the bid non-responsive and leads to disqualification.

Specific returnable forms (SBD/MBD) are not listed in the advert; refer to the full bid documentation.

All bid documents must be completed in full, signed where required, and all mandatory supporting documents submitted as stipulated in the bid documentation. Incomplete or unsigned documents, or missing mandatory supporting documents, render the bid non-responsive and lead to disqualification. Specific returnable forms (SBD/MBD) are not listed in the advert.

Evaluation occurs in three stages:

Stage 1: Administrative and mandatory compliance criteria assessment. Bidders failing to meet all compliance criteria are disqualified and not evaluated further.

Stage 2: Functionality assessment per the evaluation criteria. Bidders scoring less than the required functionality points are regarded as non-responsive and disqualified. The minimum qualifying functionality score is not stated in the advert.

Stage 3: 80/20 Preferential Point System applies: 80 points for price, 20 points for specific goals.

Note: The previous 80/20 B-BBEE Preferential Point System applies only to Tender RE-MOPTVET2025/013 (a re-advertised construction tender). This tender (MOPTVET2026/003) uses the revised 80/20 system with specific goals.

Automatic disqualification: Bidders listed on the National Treasury Register for Tender Defaulters or the Register of Restricted Suppliers.

Service: Rendering of gardening services.

Locations: Corporate Centre, Phalaborwa Campus, Sir Val Duncan Campus, Old & New Mosate Hotel School, Hoedspruit Hotel School.

Contract period: 36 months.

No further details on scope, frequencies, standards, or quantities are provided in the advert; refer to the full bid documentation.

Document fee: R300.00 (VAT included), non-refundable.

Payment method: Direct bank deposit or EFT to ABSA Bank, Account: Mopani South East TVET College, Branch: 632005, Account: 405 485 1998, Reference: Bidder Company Name.

No bid security, performance bonds, guarantees, retention, or payment terms are specified in the advert.

No financial capacity or turnover thresholds are stated.

CSD registration: Required (standard for all government tenders).

Tax compliance: Valid SARS tax compliance status PIN required.

B-BBEE: College committed to B-BBEE procurement policy; 20 specific goals points in evaluation. Evidence requirements (certificate, affidavit) not detailed in advert.

CIDB grading: Not required for gardening services (only for construction tender RE-MOPTVET2025/013 which requires CIDB 5GB or higher).

CIPC registration: Required (standard).

Local content: No local production/content percentages mentioned.

Disqualification: Bidders on National Treasury Register for Tender Defaulters or Register of Restricted Suppliers automatically disqualified.

Mandatory: Complete all bid documents in full, sign where required, submit all mandatory supporting documents by closing date and time.

Mopani TVET College commits to the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment procurement policy. The 80/20 preference point system allocates 20 points for specific goals. Detailed B-BBEE evidence requirements (certificate, affidavit, ownership thresholds) are not specified in the advert.

Three-stage evaluation: (1) Administrative/compliance criteria – failure disqualifies. (2) Functionality assessment – bidders below minimum functionality score disqualified (minimum not stated). (3) 80/20 preference points: 80 price, 20 specific goals. Automatic disqualification for bidders on National Treasury defaulters/restricted suppliers lists.