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Tender Type
Request for Quotation
Delivery Location
Government Avenue - Arcadia - Pretoria - 0001
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
10 Nov 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-177549
The presidency requires the rental of 50 free floor-standing water coolers for a period of three months, including the supply of 20-litre water bottles twice a week and paper cups. The coolers must be delivered to three specified buildings in pretoria. Bidders must quote on all items, submit via the central supplier database, and complete sbd 4; evaluation follows an 80/20 preference point system with specific goals for women, youth, and people with disabilities ownership.
Closing date: 12 November 2026 at 11:00; quotations must be submitted on the Central Supplier Database (CSD).
Mandatory returnable form: SBD 4 (Declaration of Interest) fully completed and signed, disclosing any related companies on CSD under item 2.3.
CSD registration is mandatory; tax compliance and verified banking details must be in order before final award, with 7 working days to correct any issues.
Bidders must quote all 50 coolers and all items (coolers, water bottles, cup holders, paper cups) and provide full details of goods/services as per specification; failure may lead to disqualification.
Evaluation: three phases – functionality (all items quoted), administrative compliance (on-time, CSD-registered), then price and specific goals under the 80/20 system (price 80 points, specific goals 20 points).
Specific goals points (verified via CSD report): women ownership 10, youth ownership 7, people with disabilities 3; points calculated as ownership percentage × allocated points ÷ 100.
Quotation validity is 90 days from closing date; non-response to a validity extension request is treated as consent to extension.
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Source: Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdf10 Nov
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
12 Nov
2026
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These rules commonly apply to South African public-sector procurement.
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)
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdf
The Presidency requires the rental of 50 metallic floor-standing water coolers for a period of three months, together with twice-weekly delivery of filled 20 litre water bottles and weekly paper cups, at three sites in Gauteng. The units must dispense both room-temperature and cold water and be fitted with paper cup holders.
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Rental of 50 water coolers for a period of 3 months, including supply of water bottles and paper cups.
Important Dates
Source: Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdf (RFQ)Closing date: 12 November 2026 at 11:00
Submission Guidelines
Source: Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdf (RFQ)Submission method: quotations must be submitted on the Central Supplier Database (CSD).
Returnable forms:
Disqualification risks:
Evaluation Criteria
Source: Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdf (RFQ)Three-phase evaluation per Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022 and The Presidency SCM Policy.
Phase 1 – Functionality: only bidders who quote all items required by the specification proceed.
Phase 2 – Administrative compliance: only bidders who submit on time and are registered on CSD proceed.
Phase 3 – Price and specific goals: 80/20 preference point system.
Specific goals (verified via CSD report):
Formula: ownership percentage × points allocated ÷ 100.
Technical Specifications
Source: Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdf (RFQ)Rental of 50 water coolers for 3 months.
Each cooler: metallic, free floor-standing, black/white/grey.
Features:
Delivery locations: 48 Union Building, 1 Tambo, and 1 Mahlamba Ndlopfu House.
Supply of 20-litre water bottles, filled twice a week (Monday and Thursday).
Paper cup holder mounted to all 50 machines.
Paper cups: 500 per week (total 1000).
Financial Requirements
Source: Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdf (RFQ)All items must be priced; unpriced items are deemed free.
Validity period: 90 days from closing date.
The Presidency may extend validity; non-response is treated as consent to extension.
Compliance Requirements
Source: Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdf (RFQ)CSD registration: mandatory.
Tax compliance: must be compliant on CSD before final award; 7 working days to correct if notified, else disqualification.
Banking details: must be verified; 7 working days to correct if notified, else possible disqualification.
SBD 4: fully completed and signed.
Section
Source: Rental of 50 Water coolers for a period of 3 Months..pdfThree-phase evaluation: functionality, administrative compliance, then price and specific goals (80/20). Specific goals: women ownership 10 points, youth ownership 7 points, people with disabilities 3 points, verified via CSD report. Formula: ownership % × points ÷ 100.
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