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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Issuing Organization
Purchasing Consortium Southern Africa (PURCOSA)Location
Mpumalanga
Closing Date
18 Jun 2026
Documents available on tender detail page
Tender Type
Request for Proposal
Delivery Location
Ehlanzeni TVET College - Mbombela - Mbombela - 1211
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
29 May 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-157637
Ehlanzeni tvet college, in partnership with purco SA, seeks experienced service providers to deliver comprehensive travel management services for a three-year period. This tender is open to suppliers capable of meeting b-bbee compliance and electronic submission requirements.
Tender documents are available for download at a non-refundable fee of R1,150.00 (VAT included) from the PURCO SA website (www.purcosa.co.za) starting 28 May 2026. Steps to download: Visit www.purcosa.co.za, click on the required RFP under 'Tenders and RFPβs', click 'Pay Now', and download immediately after payment. Submissions must be electronic only; hard copies, faxes, or emailed submissions will not be accepted. Late tenders will be disqualified. Correspondence is limited to short-listed tenderers only. If not contacted within 30 days of closing, consider your proposal unsuccessful.
The tender document does not specify explicit eligibility criteria such as registration requirements, turnover thresholds, or experience years. However, it specifically invites 'experienced Service Providers' suggesting that proven experience in travel management services is required. The institution reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and is committed to B-BBEE principles.
Scope: Provision of Travel Management Services for a period of three (3) years. Attend the non-compulsory online briefing session on 04 June 2026 at 12h00 via MS Teams for further details. Registration for the session is required via the PURCO SA website.
B-BBEE compliance is required as per the Procurement Policy of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. Ehlanzeni TVET College reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, in whole or in part, and is not bound to accept the lowest bid.
Closing date: 18 June 2026 at 11h00. Non-compulsory online briefing session for Travel Management: 04 June 2026 at 12h00 via MS Teams. Registration required via PURCO SA website (www.purcosa.co.za).
Technical enquiries: Mr Jackson Phetla, email: [email protected]. Tender document enquiries: Mr Emanuel Mametja, email: [email protected]. Submission platform: PURCO SA website (www.purcosa.co.za).
Please submit via the purco SA website
Request for Proposal
Ehlanzeni TVET College - Mbombela - Mbombela - 1211
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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)
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.
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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.
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Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
Ehlanzeni TVET College - Advert (003) (002).pdf
Ehlanzeni TVET College (ETVETC) in collaboration with PURCO SA invites experienced Service Providers to submit proposals for the provision of Travel Management services for a period of three (3) years. The tender (PU9012/049) closes on 18 June 2026 at 11:00. Documents are available from 28 May 2026 at a non-refundable fee of R1,150.00 (VAT included) from the PURCO SA website. An optional online briefing session will be held via MS Teams on 4 June 2026 at 12:00.
To download these documents and access AI-powered analysis, visit the main tender page.
Date & Time
Thursday, 18 June 2026 - 11:00
Venue
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/384256095020201?p=hxnPNXGEIuXzPQVAfM
29 May
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
18 Jun
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
Organization
Purchasing Consortium Southern Africa (PURCOSA)Contact Person
Jackson Phetla
Phone
011-545-0952
[email protected]
Address
Ehlanzeni TVET College - Mbombela - Mbombela - 1211
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
29 May 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Key Personnel
Median Estimate
RΒ 1Β 794Β 202
Range
Based on 3 comparable awarded tenders. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
* Estimates are based on historical data and do not guarantee actual award values.
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