Appointment of a pastel partner consultant for sage pastel accounting system support (5-Year contract)

Bidder must submit a completed SBD 4 disclosure form. Key requirements:

• Bid must be prepared independently, without collusion with competitors. Joint ventures/consortia are exempt from this rule.
• No discussions, agreements, or arrangements with competitors on bid details (quality, quantity, pricing, market allocation, or submission decisions).
• Bid terms must not be disclosed to competitors before official opening or contract award.
• No prior or ongoing discussions with National Museum officials except for bid clarification. Bidder must not have been involved in drafting specifications.
• Suspicious bids may be reported to the Competition Commission, NPA, or result in a 10-year public sector restriction under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.
• False or incomplete disclosures will disqualify the bid and may lead to state action under PFMA SCM Instruction 22.

Mandatory compliance checks:

• Bidders listed in the Register for Tender Defaulters or List of Restricted Suppliers will be automatically disqualified.
• Bidder must declare if any directors, trustees, shareholders, members, partners, or controlling persons are state employees. If yes, provide full names, ID numbers, and state employee numbers.
• Bidder must declare any relationship with National Museum Bloemfontein employees. If yes, provide details.
• Bidder must declare any interest in related enterprises bidding for this contract. If yes, provide details.
• Bidder must declare if any directors, trustees, shareholders, members, partners, or controlling persons are designated as youth, women, or people with disabilities. If yes, provide names, ID numbers, sex, disability (if applicable), and shareholding percentage.
• Bidder must certify all declarations are true and complete. False declarations may result in bid rejection or action under PFMA SCM Instruction 22.

Bidder must declare if any directors, trustees, shareholders, members, partners, or controlling persons are youth, women, or people with disabilities. If yes, provide names, ID numbers, sex, disability (if applicable), and shareholding percentage.

Suspicious bids may be reported to the Competition Commission for investigation (possible administrative penalties under Competition Act Section 59), the NPA for criminal investigation, or result in a 10-year public sector restriction under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.

Bidder accepts that the state may reject the bid or take action under PFMA SCM Instruction 22 if declarations are false.