Two-day due diligence training for 15 tasez employees

Closing date: 27 October 2026 at 12:00

Compulsory briefing: none

Clarification questions close: one day before the closing date

No compulsory briefing session or site visit is required.

Enquiries:

• Contact: Lucy Kapa
• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: 012 940 6369

Submission address:

The Procurement Officer

Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone

Building 21, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Meiring Naudé Road, Brummeria

Pretoria (Gauteng)

Returnable documents (all must be completed, signed and submitted):

• CIPC registration documents.
• SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid): complete and sign the supplied form.
• B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit (original or certified copy).
• Tax PIN (SARS compliance).
• Letter of Good Standing.
• CSD report (not older than 3 months).
• SBD 4 (Declaration of Interest): complete and sign.
• SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim Form): complete and sign.
• SBD 6.2 (Local Content Declaration): submit if applicable.

Submission method: deliver to the address below before the closing time. Late responses will not be accepted. All dates and times are South African standard time. TASEZ may change any date or time at its discretion; if the deadline is extended, the same requirements apply to the extended deadline.

Evaluation is in four stages:

• Stage 1 – Administrative: compliance with the returnable documents listed above.
• Stage 2 – Mandatory: completed and signed SBD 4, and valid accreditation by a relevant SETA, QCTO or Quality Council. Failure to submit any mandatory requirement renders the bid non-responsive.
• Stage 3 – Technical/Functionality (minimum 70/100 to proceed):
• Company Experience (40 points): 5 reference letters = 40; 4 = 30; 3 = 20; 2 = 10; 1 = 5; none = 0. Reference letters must be on the referee's letterhead, signed, with contact details. Completion certificates or award letters are not accepted.
• Key Resource Experience – facilitator CV (25 points): 5+ years = 25; 3–4 years = 15; 1–3 years = 10; 0 years = 0.
• Key Facilitator Accreditation (20 points): accreditation with IODSA, SAICA, SAIPA, IIA SA, CIMA or equivalent recognised body = 20; no attachment = 0.
• Methodology (15 points): excellent = 15; good = 10; poor = 0.
• Stage 4 – Price and Specific Goals: 80/20 principle (80 points price, 20 points specific goals). Bidders must fully complete the Pricing Schedule.

TASEZ requires a service provider to design and facilitate a two-day due diligence training programme for 15 TASEZ employees at TASEZ premises.

The training must cover:

• Legal, financial, governance, operational, regulatory and reputational aspects of due diligence.
• The due diligence process for onboarding prospective investors, tenants and other customers.
• Identifying and assessing financial, compliance, fraud and reputational risks.
• Best practices for reviewing financial statements, company registration documents, tax compliance, ownership structures and beneficial ownership.
• Use of due diligence checklists, risk assessment methodologies and reporting templates.
• Practical case studies, simulations and exercises relevant to Special Economic Zones.
• Applicable legislation and governance requirements: Companies Act, PFMA (where applicable), FICA, POPIA and other relevant frameworks.
• Preparing due diligence reports and making risk-based recommendations.

Deliverables:

• Approved training programme and agenda.
• Training manuals and presentation material.
• Facilitated training sessions.
• Practical due diligence templates and checklists.
• Knowledge assessment results (pre- and post-training).
• Training evaluation report.
• Certificates of completion for all participants.

Training duration: two days at TASEZ premises.

The bidder must provide a comprehensive methodology detailing the training plan and training outline. This is scored under the methodology evaluation criteria (15 points).

Company experience: provide reference letters from previous clients for similar due diligence services or training, on the referee's letterhead, with contact details. Completion certificates or award letters are not accepted. Key resource: name one facilitator to be evaluated; the facilitator must have 5 or more years' experience in due diligence services or training, supported by a CV. Accreditation: submit proof of the facilitator's accreditation with a recognised body such as IODSA, SAICA, SAIPA, IIA SA or CIMA.

Complete the pricing schedule with day-by-day prices for facilitator, training material, certificates, evaluation report and transport. Include all travel and consumable costs; no additional costs will be allowed. Provide totals excluding VAT, 15% VAT, and including VAT.

Pricing schedule (complete for Day 1 and Day 2):

• Facilitator (quantity 1)
• Training material (quantity 15)
• Certificates, hard copy (quantity 15)
• Evaluation report (quantity 1)
• Transport (2 days)

Provide total amount excluding VAT, 15% VAT, and total bid price including VAT. All travel (in and around the City of Tshwane) and all consumable costs must be included; no additional costs or contingencies will be allowed.

Mandatory compliance:

• CSD registration (valid CSD report not older than 3 months).
• Tax compliance: submit SARS Tax PIN or printed TCS.
• B-BBEE: submit a valid B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit (for EMEs and QSEs) to claim preference points.
• Accreditation: valid accreditation by a relevant SETA, QCTO or Quality Council.
• CIPC registration documents.
• Letter of Good Standing.

Specific goals (80/20 system, 20 points total):

• 51%+ black-owned: 5 points
• 51%+ women-owned: 6 points
• 51%+ youth-owned: 4 points
• 51%+ disability-owned: 5 points

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

Preference points for specific goals (80/20 system, 20 points total): 51%+ black-owned = 5 points; 51%+ women-owned = 6 points; 51%+ youth-owned = 4 points; 51%+ disability-owned = 5 points. Submit a B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit to claim points. Failure to submit proof means no points are claimed for those goals.

RFQ validity period: 90 calendar days from the closing date. All information in the RFQ is confidential and may only be used to prepare a response.

Late responses will not be accepted. TASEZ may change any date or time at its discretion. If the deadline is extended, the same requirements apply. Communication with TASEZ officials between closing and award is prohibited.

Mandatory requirements: completed and signed SBD 4, and valid accreditation by a relevant SETA, QCTO or Quality Council. Failure to submit any mandatory requirement makes the bid non-responsive. The bid must address all areas of the evaluation criteria; scoring below the minimum in any criterion means the bid is not evaluated further.

Four-stage evaluation: administrative, mandatory, technical/functionality (minimum 70/100), and price/specific goals (80/20). Functionality scoring: company experience (40), facilitator experience (25), facilitator accreditation (20), methodology (15).