Training & Skills Development Provider Tenders in Western Cape

The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works requires a registered service provider to deliver accredited training to thirteen (13) learners in the electrical apprenticeship, from 23 November 2026 to 30 December 2030, in the Cape Metro. The training must be accredited and the provider must be registered. Tender documents are available free of charge from the tender helpdesk. The most consequential consideration is that the provider must be registered and deliver accredited training, as no other evaluation criteria are specified.

The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works requires a registered service provider to deliver accredited plumbing apprenticeship training to thirteen (13) learners in the Cape Winelands region. The training runs from February 2027 to February 2031. Bidders must obtain the tender documents free of charge from the tender helpdesk via email before the closing date of 20 October 2026 at 11:00.

The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works requires a registered service provider to deliver accredited plumbing apprenticeship training to thirteen learners in the Cape Metro, with the training period running from February 2027 to February 2031. Bidders must obtain tender documents free of charge from the tender helpdesk and submit their bids before the closing time of 20 October 2026 at 11:00. The most consequential consideration is that bidders must be registered service providers, as no other eligibility or evaluation criteria are specified in the available document.

SARAO seeks to establish a panel of South African higher education institutions—universities, universities of technology and TVET colleges—to provide engineering services and access to engineering facilities on an as-and-when-required basis for up to 24 months. The panel covers disciplines including systems engineering, electronics/RF, mechanical, software/firmware, testing, and laboratory access, with work allocated through secondary RFQs or call-offs. The single most consequential consideration is that appointment to the panel carries no guarantee of work; bidders must pass all eight functionality criteria as GO/NO-GO gates, submit a detailed rate card on official letterhead, and compete for individual call-offs on price and technical fit.

The City of Cape Town seeks an accredited service provider to deliver professional end-user computer training to its employees, students, EPWP participants and councillors over a 36-month contract. The training comprises in-house competence programmes (non-accredited, non-credit-bearing), and bidders may tender for one or more of the specified interventions, each evaluated and awarded separately. Bidders must hold valid training-provider accreditation (ETQA, SETA, QCTO or equivalent) at closing and achieve a minimum functionality score of 70 out of 100 per intervention to proceed to price and preference evaluation.

The National Research Foundation (NRF), through iThemba LABS, requires a once-off comprehensive major service, inspection, testing and condition assessment of an existing diesel standby generator at its Braamfontein site. The scope covers engine and fuel system servicing, electrical and control checks, load testing, exhaust repairs and a service report. Bidders must attend a compulsory site visit on 15 October 2026 and submit by email before 11:00 on 22 October 2026; the 80/20 preference point system applies and the RFQ is automatically cancelled if all bids exceed R1,000,000.