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Issuing Organization
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Location
Gauteng
Closing Date
25 Aug 2026
Documents available on tender detail page
Tender Type
Expression of interest
Delivery Location
627 Meiring Naude Road - Brummeria - Pretoria - 0184
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
07 Aug 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-165076
The csir seeks to appoint a panel of service providers to develop and implement integrated management systems (ims) covering iso 9001:2015, iso 14001:2015, and iso 45001:2018 for its supported beneficiary companies across various manufacturing and services sectors in south africa. The contract will run for four years, with work issued via rfqs as needed. Bidders must achieve at least 70% overall and 50% on each individual criterion in the technical evaluation to be considered for appointment.
Bidders must be registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD) and provide their CSD registration number.
Bidders must be tax compliant and provide a SARS Tax Compliance Status PIN or CSD number.
Bidders must hold ISO 9001:2015 certification – either by a SANAS-accredited body (10 points) or an internationally accredited body (7 points) – with the certification active for the last 3 years.
The Project Leader must have at least 5 years of practical experience in engineering, manufacturing, or conformity assessment, and hold relevant qualifications (NQF6 or higher) with professional registration (e.g., ECSA, SAACTA, IRCA, Exemplar).
Bidders must demonstrate project experience: at least 10 successfully certified South African companies across 3 different sector industrial codes (SIC) for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
The project team must include members with lead auditor qualifications (e.g., SAACTA, IRCA) and provide proof of past involvement in ISO management system implementation and training.
Proposals must be submitted electronically to [email protected] in two separate emails (Technical Proposal and Pricing Proposal) before the closing date of 25 August 2026 at 16h30, with all mandatory returnable documents as per Annexure E.
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627 Meiring Naude Road - Brummeria - Pretoria - 0184
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Description
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf07 Aug
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
25 Aug
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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Provides the empowerment-compliance context often used in public-sector supplier evaluation.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf
The CSIR is seeking to appoint a panel of service providers to develop and implement Integrated Management Systems (IMS) covering ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 for beneficiary companies in various manufacturing sectors across South Africa. The contract will run for four years, with service providers engaged via RFQs as needs arise.
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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is one of the leading scientific
research and technology development organisations in Africa. In partnership with national
and international research and technology institutions, the CSIR undertakes directed and
multidisciplinary research and technology innovation that contributes to the improvement of
the quality of life of South Africans. The CSIR’s main site is in Pretoria while it is represented
in other provinces of South Africa through regional offices.
2 submission of proposals
2.1 All proposals are to be submitted electronically to [email protected]. No late proposals
will be accepted.
2.2 All proposals will only be considered if received by the CSIR before the closing date and
time (as indicated on the cover page). The CSIR business hours are between 08h00
and 16h30.
2.3 All proposal submissions are to be clearly subject-referenced with the EOI number and
EOI Description. Proposals must consist of two parts, each of which must be sent in two
separate emails with the following subject:
PART 1: Technical Proposal (Please indicated the EOI Number on each File/folder)
PART 2: Pricing Proposal, Specific Goals claim documentation: EOI No.: (Please
indicated the EOI Number on each File/folder)
2.4 Proposals submitted must be signed by a person or persons duly authorised.
2.5 Proposals submitted at incorrect location and/or address, will not be accepted for
considerations and where practicable, will be returned unopened to the Bidder(s).
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2.6 Proposals received after the closing date and time, at the address indicated in the bid
documents, will not be accepted for consideration and where practicable, will be returned
unopened to the Bidder(s).
2.7 All dates and times in this bid are South African standard time.
2.8 Any time or date in this bid is subject to change at the CSIR’s discretion. The
establishment of a time or date in this bid does not create an obligation on the part of the
CSIR to take any action or create any right in any way for any bidder to demand that any
action be taken on the date established. The bidder accepts that, if the CSIR extends the
deadline for bid submission (the Closing Date) for any reason, the requirements of this bid
otherwise apply equally to the extended deadline.
2.9 Documents submitted via cloud solutions such as: WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox,
etc. will not be considered.
2.10 The naming / labelling syntax of files or documents must be short and simple.
2.11 The CSIR will award the contract to qualified bidder(s)’ whose proposal is determined to
be the most advantageous to the CSIR, taking into consideration the technical (functional)
solution, price, specific goals and objective criteria.
3 counter conditions
Bidders’ attention is drawn to the fact that amendments to any of the EOI Conditions or
setting of counter conditions by Bidders or qualifying any EOI Conditions will result in the
invalidation of such bids.
4 fronting
4.1 Government supports the spirit of broad based black economic empowerment and
recognizes that real empowerment can only be achieved through individuals and
businesses conducting themselves in accordance with the Constitution and in an honest,
fair, equitable, transparent and legally compliant manner. Against this background the
Government condemn any form of fronting.
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4.2 The Government, in ensuring that Bidders conduct themselves in an honest manner will,
as part of the EOI evaluation processes, conduct or initiate the necessary
enquiries/investigations to determine the accuracy of the representation made in bid
documents. Should any of the fronting indicators as contained in the Guidelines on
Complex Structures and Transactions and Fronting, issued by the Department of Trade
and Industry, be established during such enquiry / investigation, the onus will be on the
Bidder / contractor to prove that fronting does not exist. Failure to do so within a period of
14 days from date of notification may invalidate the bid / contract and may also result in
the restriction of the Bidder /contractor to conduct business with the public sector for a
period not exceeding ten years, in addition to any other remedies the CSIR may have
against the Bidder / contractor concerned.
5 appointment of service provider
5.1 The contract will be awarded to the bidder who scores the highest total number of points
during the evaluation process, except where the law permits otherwise.
5.2 Appointment as a successful service provider shall be subject to the parties agreeing to
mutually acceptable contractual terms and conditions. In the event of the parties failing to
reach such agreement, CSIR reserves the right to appoint an alternative supplier.
5.3 Awarding of contracts will be published on the same platform where the bid was
published, and no regret letters will be sent to unsuccessful bidders.
6 service level agreement
6.1 Upon award the CSIR and the successful bidder will conclude an agreement in line with
applicable form of contract ( i.e. Draft Supplier Agreement) regulating the specific terms
and conditions applicable to the services being procured by the CSIR, more or less in the
format of the draft Service Level Indicators (Annexure J) included in this tender pack.
6.2 Bidder(s) are requested to:
7.2.1. Comment on draft Service Level Indicators and where necessary, make proposals
to the indicators;
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7.2.2. Explain each comment and/or amendment; and
7.2.3. Use an easily identifiable colour font or “track changes” for all changes and/or
amendments to the Service Level Indicators for ease of reference.
6.3 The CSIR reserves the right to accept or reject any or all amendments or additions
proposed by a bidder if such amendments or additions are unacceptable to the CSIR or
pose a risk to the organisation.
7 enquiries and contact with the csir
Any enquiry regarding this EOI shall be submitted in writing to CSIR to the email and
format outlined in the table on cover page of this EOI document.
Any other contact with CSIR personnel involved in this tender is not permitted during the
EOI process other than as required through existing service arrangements or as
requested by the CSIR as part of the EOI process.
8 medium of communication
All documentation submitted in response to this EOI must be in English.
9 correctness of responses
9.1 The bidder must confirm satisfaction regarding the correctness and validity of their
proposal and that all prices and rates quoted cover all the work/items specified in the EOI.
The prices and rates quoted must cover all obligations under any resulting contract.
9.2 The bidder accepts that any mistakes regarding prices and calculations will be at their
own risk.
10 verification of documents
10.1 Bidders should check the numbers of the pages to satisfy themselves that none is missing
or duplicated. No liability will be accepted by the CSIR in regard to anything arising from
the fact that pages are missing or duplicated.
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10.2 Pricing schedule and specific goals credentials should be submitted with the proposal, but
as a separate document and no such information should be available in the technical
proposal.
11 responsibility for sub-contractors and bidder’s personnel
A bidder is responsible for ensuring that its personnel (including agents, officers, directors,
employees, advisors and other representatives), its sub-contractors (if any) and personnel
of its sub-contractors comply with all terms and conditions of this bid. In the event that the
CSIR allows a bidder to make use of sub-contractors, such sub-contractors will at all times
remain the responsibility of the bidder and the CSIR will not under any circumstances be
liable for any losses or damages incurred by or caused by such sub-contractors.
12 additional terms and conditions
12.1 A bidder shall not assume that information and/or documents supplied to CSIR, at any
time prior to this request, are still available to CSIR, and shall consequently not make any
reference to such information document in its response to this request.
12.2 Copies of any affiliations, memberships and/or accreditations that support your
submission must be included in the tender.
12.3 In case of proposal/s from a joint venture, the following must be submitted together with
the proposal/s:
including split of work;
Copy of a valid certificate or consolidated B-BBEE score card;
The Tax Compliance Status (TCS) or CSD Report of each joint venture partner;
Proof of ownership/shareholder certificates/copies; and
Company registration certificate/s.
12.4 An omission to disclose material information, a factual inaccuracy, and/or a
misrepresentation of fact may result in the disqualification of a tender, or cancellation of
any subsequent contract.
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12.5 No goods and/or services should be delivered to the CSIR without an official CSIR
Purchase order or signed supplier agreement. The CSIR purchase order number must be
quoted on the invoice. Invoices without CSIR purchase order numbers will be returned to
supplier.
12.6 Failure to comply with any of the terms and conditions as set out in this document will
invalidate the Proposal.
This EOI is for the Appointment for a Panel of Service Providers for the Provision of services
for the development and implementation of Integrated Management Systems (IMS)
(ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2026 and ISO45001:2018) for the companies supported by the
CSIR for a period of 4 years. The service offering must include all requirements as set out in
Annexure B.
Important Dates
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf (EOI)Closing date and time: 25 August 2026 at 16h30 (South African standard time).
Last date for submission of enquiries/clarifications: 20 August 2026 at 16h30.
No briefing session or site visit is stated in the document.
Contact Information
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf (EOI)Procurement Unit, CSIR.
Email for submissions and enquiries: [email protected].
Use the EOI number and description as the subject reference for all correspondence.
No other contact with CSIR personnel involved in the EOI is permitted during the process.
Submission Guidelines
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf (EOI)Submission channel — proposals must be emailed to [email protected] only; cloud sharing services such as WeTransfer, Google Drive or Dropbox are not accepted.
Two-part submission: send the Technical Proposal and the Pricing Proposal with Specific Goals claim documentation as two separate emails, each clearly subject-referenced with the EOI number and description. Label every file or folder with the EOI number.
Signing: proposals must be signed by a person duly authorised; proof of authority must accompany the bid.
Disqualification risks: late submissions, submissions to the wrong address, missing mandatory returnable documents (Annexure E), or any counter-conditions or qualifications to the EOI conditions will invalidate the bid.
Returnable forms: SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid), SBD 4 (Declaration of Interest), the Proposal Form and List of Returnable Documents, the Certificate of Acquaintance with the EOI, the Preference Points Award Form, the EOI Declaration and Breach of Law Form, the Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, and the draft Service Level Agreement must be completed and submitted.
Language: all documentation must be in English.
Evaluation Criteria
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf (EOI)Evaluation is in three phases.
Phase 1 – Elimination: bids are eliminated if submitted late, sent to the wrong address, or if the bidder is on the National Treasury Register of Tender Defaulters or List of Restricted Suppliers, or if mandatory returnable documents are missing.
Phase 2 – Technical/functional evaluation (100 points): Project Planning Methodology 10%, Project Leader Experience 20%, Project Leader Qualifications 10%, ISO9001 Certification for the bidder 20%, Project Experience 20%, Project Team Experience 10%, Project Team Qualifications 10%. Bidders must achieve at least 70% overall and at least 50% on each individual criterion to proceed.
Phase 3 – Price and Preference Points: only bidders passing Phase 2 are evaluated on price and preference points per Annexure G.
Objective criteria: the CSIR may award to a bidder that did not score the highest total points under Section 2(1)(f) of the PPPFA, provided the bidder's directors, shareholders or officers are not formally charged with fraudulent or illegal conduct.
Technical Specifications
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf (EOI)Scope: development and implementation of Integrated Management Systems (IMS) for CSIR-supported beneficiary companies, covering ISO 9001:2015 (quality), ISO 14001:2015 (environment) and ISO 45001:2018 (occupational health and safety).
Beneficiaries: South African manufacturing and services SMEs across multiple sectors, including marine, mining and heavy equipment, metal and fabrication, electronics, automotive, rail, energy, aerospace and defence, manufacturing, foundries, nuclear, oil and gas, research and development, and laboratories.
Work phases:
Exclusions: certification of the developed IMS is not part of this EOI and will be appointed separately.
Contracting model: a Supplier Agreement will be signed with bidders meeting the technical thresholds; work will be issued via RFQ as and when needed to the panel. The CSIR may augment the panel if additional capacity is required.
Methodology
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdfSection a: general EOI terms and conditions
Section b: evaluation methodology / process
Experience & Qualifications
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf1 Project Planning Methodology 10%
2 Project Leader Experience 20%
3 Project Leader Qualifications 10%
4 ISO9001 Certification for the bidder 20%
5 Project Experience 20%
6 Project Team Experience 10%
7 Project Team Qualifications 10%
Total (%) 100
a. Company profile highlighting experience and expertise the implementation of
management systems in most of the following sectors/industries:
o Marine industries,
o Mining and heavy equipment
o Metal and Fabrication including valves, casting, CNC machining etc
o Electronics
o Automotive
o Rail
o Energy
o Aerospace and defence
o Manufacturing
o Foundries
o Nuclear
o Oil and gas
o Research and development
o Laboratories
b. Detailed Technical Proposal:
and conformity assessments.
systems for a variety of sectors
companies together with their third-party auditing skills
them accordingly.
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conducted) and this to be in technical functionality
(10%)
criteria (10%) Project plan not detailed and generic. 5
No project plan or methodology 0
Project Leader Project Leader (PL) number of years in practical 10 years and more working experience in key industries such as 10
Experience working experience in the engineering, (Conformity Assessment, Manufacturing, Engineering Sector)
(20%) manufacturing, systems implementation, providing critical products or services for engineering and or
management systems development, conformity manufacturing sectors locally or internationally. (Attach a concise
assessment, locally, and or internationally (20%) CV)
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7-9 years and more working experience in key industries such as 7
(Conformity Assessment, Manufacturing, Engineering Sector)
providing critical products or services for engineering and or
manufacturing sectors locally or internationally. (Attach a concise
Cv)
5-6 years and more working experience in key industries (Conformity 5
Assessment, Manufacturing, and Engineering Sector) providing
critical products or services for engineering and or manufacturing
sectors locally or internationally. (Attach a concise CV)
Less than 5 years working experience in key industries (Conformity 0
Assessment Auditing, Manufacturing, Engineering Sector, etc.)
providing critical products or services for engineering and or
manufacturing sectors locally or internationally. (Attach a concise
Cv)
Proof of relevant Degree/s (NQF7) or more qualifications and
professional registration (ECSA or SAACTA or IRCA or Exemplar or 10
Equivalent). (Attach verifiable qualification certificate/s)
(Aerospace, Metallurgical, Electrical, Mechanical, Proof of relevant Diploma (NQF6)/s or more qualifications and 7
Project Leader Welding, Chemical, Fabrication, Industrial, Quality) professional registration (ECSA or SAACTA or IRCA or Exemplar or
Qualifications (10%) Equivalent). (Attach verifiable qualification certificate/s)
Proof of relevant certificates or more qualifications and professional 5
registration (ECSA or SAACTA or IRCA or Exemplar or Equivalent).
(Attach verifiable qualification certificate/s)
Bidder has not met any of the above requirements 0
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Bidder is a South African legal entity which is ISO9001:2015 certified 10
Accreditation Corporation (ILAC) and International certified and active in the last 3 years. (Attach certification
Accreditation Forum (IAF) association of accrediting certificate/s with full scope)
bodies such as SANAS, Ukkas, Dakks, RvA, ANSI, Bidder is a South African legal entity which is ISO9001:2015 certified 7 ISO9001
etc., and applicable compliance standards by a certification body accredited internationally through IAF and MLA. Certification for
ISO/IEC17021, ISO/IEC1720, ISO/IEC17024, (Attach certification certificate/s with full scope) the bidder
ISO/IEC17025 used amongst by Third Party Bidder is not ISO9001:2015 certified or has a quality manual and 5
Agencies or Notified bodies in the conformity more than three (3) years (Attach the quality manual)
assessment activities such as for ISO9001:2015, and
Bidder does not meet any of the above criteria 0
other ISO management systems (20%)
Bidder listed fifteen (15) or more projects where ISO9001:2015,
ISO14001:2018 and ISO45001:2018 management system was
implemented in 3 different sector industrial codes (SIC) and fifteen
(15) or more South African companies were successfully certified.
(Attach certification certificates of the fifteen (15) certified
Experience and understanding of providing companies (at least 5 companies per each standard)) 10
consultation services to large, small and macro Bidder listed 11 -14 projects where ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2018
Project enterprises in different sectors such as foundries, and ISO45001:2018 management system was implemented in 3
Experience mining, metal fabrication, welding, utility, different sector industrial codes (SIC) and eleven (11) or more
manufacturing, oil and gas, aerospace & defence, South African companies were successfully certified. (Attach
locally, regionally and or abroad, ability to integrate certification certificates of the eleven (11) or more certified
other standards such as ISO9001, ISO45001, companies (at least 3 companies per each standard))
ISO14001, etc (20%) Bidder listed ten (10) projects where ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2018
and ISO45001:2018 management system was implemented in 3
different sector industrial codes (SIC) and ten (10) or more South
African companies were successfully certified. (Attach certification
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certificates of the ten (10) certified companies (at least 2
companies per standard))
Bidder does not meet the above 0
Project team member/s provided ten (10) or more proof of past
involvement in ISO management systems as lead auditor/s and 5 or 10
more proof of providing ISO9001:2015, ISO45001:2018 and
ISO14001:2018 training to previous implementation (Attach auditor/s
Log sheet and training certificates or attendance registers)
Project team member/s provided five (5) or more proof of past 7
involvement in other ISO management systems as a third-party lead
auditor/s and three (3) or more proof of providing ISO9001:2015,
Understanding and experience in years in ISO45001:2018 and ISO14001:2018 training to previous Project Team
assessment auditing processes and certification third implementation (Attach auditor/s Log sheet and training Experience
party bodies (ISO19011) (10 %) certificates or attendance registers)
Project team member/s provided five (5) or more proof of past 5
involvement in other ISO management systems as a third-party lead
auditor/s and three (3) or more proof of providing ISO9001:2015,
ISO45001:2018 and ISO14001:2018 training to previous
implementation (Attach auditor/s Log sheet and training
certificates or attendance registers)
Project team member/s don’t meet the requirement 0
Qualification, diversity of skills and expertise of Bidder attached three (3) or more (excluding PL) concise CVs of 10
project team members (SAACTA or IRCA Registered project team members, qualifications with degrees or diploma or
Project Team Leader Auditors and other professional bodies like certificates in (Engineering, Industrial, Manufacturing, Quality
Qualifications ECSA, Iosh, etc.) with different scopes of auditing (10 Assurance, Business Management), five (5) and more years
%) individual experience in conformity assessment experience,
professional registration as lead auditors (SAACTA or IRCA or
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Exemplar or Equivalent). (Attach verifiable qualification
certificates, Lead Auditors certificates and CV’s)
Bidder attached two (2) or more (excluding PL) concise CVs of 7
project team members, qualifications with degrees or diploma or
certificates in (Engineering, Industrial, Manufacturing, Quality
Assurance, Business Management), five (5) and more years
individual experience in conformity assessment experience,
professional registration as lead auditors (SAACTA or IRCA or
Exemplar or Equivalent). (Attach verifiable qualification
certificates, Lead Auditors certificates and CV’s)
Bidder attached 1 (excluding PL) concise CV of project team member, 5
qualifications (verifiable) with degree or diploma in (Engineering,
Industrial, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Business Management),
five (5) and more years individual experience in conformity
assessment experience, professional registration lead auditor
(SAACTA or IRCA Exemplar or Equivalent). (Attach verifiable
qualification certificates, Lead Auditors certificates and concise
CV’s)
Bidder did not attach any extra project team member or does not meet 0
the above criteria
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Financial Requirements
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf (EOI)Pricing proposal must be submitted as a separate document from the technical proposal, with no pricing information in the technical proposal.
Prices and rates must cover all work and obligations under any resulting contract; errors in pricing are at the bidder's own risk.
The CSIR may request audited financial statements for a due diligence exercise to determine the bidder's ability to execute the contract.
The CSIR may terminate or suspend the agreement if funds are no longer available, with payment due for services delivered up to the date of cancellation or suspension.
Compliance Requirements
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf (EOI)CSD registration: bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database and provide their CSD registration number; registration is done online at www.csd.gov.za.
Tax compliance: bidders must be tax compliant and provide a SARS Tax Compliance Status PIN or CSD number; each joint venture partner must provide their own TCS or CSD report.
B-BBEE: a valid B-BBEE certificate or consolidated scorecard must be submitted; joint ventures must provide a consolidated B-BBEE scorecard.
SBD 4 (Declaration of Interest): discloses whether any director or shareholder is employed by the state or connected to the procuring institution.
SBD 9 (Certificate of Independent Bid Determination): certifies the price was set independently, with no collusion.
Joint ventures: must submit a signed joint venture agreement indicating the lead partner and split of work, proof of ownership, and company registration certificates.
Exclusions: bidders on the National Treasury Register of Tender Defaulters or List of Restricted Suppliers, or with directors in the service of the state, are excluded.
Health & Safety
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdfaction be taken on the date established. The bidder accepts that, if the CSIR extends the
deadline for bid submission (the Closing Date) for any reason, the requirements of this bid
otherwise apply equally to the extended deadline.
2.9 Documents submitted via cloud solutions such as: WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox,
etc. will not be considered.
2.10 The naming / labelling syntax of files or documents must be short and simple.
2.11 The CSIR will award the contract to qualified bidder(s)’ whose proposal is determined to
be the most advantageous to the CSIR, taking into consideration the technical (functional)
solution, price, specific goals and objective criteria.
and Industry, be established during such enquiry / investigation, the onus will be on the
5.1 The contract will be awarded to the bidder who scores the highest total number of points
during the evaluation process, except where the law permits otherwise.
5.2 Appointment as a successful service provider shall be subject to the parties agreeing to
mutually acceptable contractual terms and conditions. In the event of the parties failing to
reach such agreement, CSIR reserves the right to appoint an alternative supplier.
5.3 Awarding of contracts will be published on the same platform where the bid was
published, and no regret letters will be sent to unsuccessful bidders.
in order to obtain any unlawful advantage in relation to procurement or services
provided or to be provided to a Government Entity;
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d. accepts anything of value or an inducement that would or may provide financial gain,
advantage or benefit in relation to procurement or services provided or to be provided
to a Government Entity;
e. pays or agrees to pay to any person any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee,
gift or any other consideration, that is contingent upon or results from, the award of
any tender, contract, right or entitlement which is in any way related to procurement or
the rendering of any services to a Government Entity;
f. has in the past engaged in any matter referred to above; or
g. has been found guilty in a court of law on charges of fraud and/or forgery, regardless
of whether or not a prison term was imposed and despite such bidder, member or
director’s name not specifically appearing on the List of Tender Defaulters kept at
right to withdraw an award made, or cancel a contract concluded with a successful bidder
in the event that it is established that such bidder was in fact not tax compliant at the time
of the award or has submitted a fraudulent Tax Clearance Certificate to the CSIR, or
whose verification against the Central Supplier Database (CSD) proves non-compliant.
No tender shall be awarded to a bidder whose name (or any of its members, directors,
partners or trustees) appear on the Register of Tender Defaulters kept by National
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Treasury, or who have been placed on National Treasury’s List of Restricted Suppliers.
total number of points in accordance with Section (2) (1) (f) of the PPPFA (Act )”,
under the following conditions:
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fraudulent or illegal conduct which could harm the CSIR’s reputation by associating
with the bidder.
29 national treasury central supplier database (csd) registration
Respondents are required to self-register on National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database
(CSD) which has been established to centrally administer supplier information for all organs
of state and facilitate the verification of certain key supplier information. Business may not be
awarded to a Respondent who has failed to register on the CSD. Only foreign suppliers with
no local registered entity need not register on the CSD. In order to enable the CSIR to verify
information on the CSD, Respondents are required to provide the unique registration
reference number.
the beneficiary companies in developing procedures, processes and policies in meeting the
requirements of ISO9001:2015 quality, ISO14001:2015 environment and ISO45001: 2018
occupational health and safety management system. The supported beneficiary companies
are in different sectors of the manufacturing value chain and located in different provinces of
systems for beneficiary companies in multiple sectors. Development and implementation of
Integrated Management System (IMS) Development for CSIR beneficiary Companies
covering:
o ISO9001: 2015 Quality Management System
o ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
o ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System.
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o Phase 1
o Phase 2
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o Phase 3
developed.
through CSIR procurement processes.
o Contracting model
during the evaluation process.
of service providers.
be required to ensure the seamless service delivery.
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Contractual Terms
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdfIf a bidder breaches the conditions of this bid and, as a result of that breach, the CSIR
incurs costs or damages (including, without limitation, the cost of any investigations,
procedural impairment, repetition of all or part of the bid process and/or enforcement of
intellectual property rights or confidentiality obligations), then the bidder indemnifies and
holds the CSIR harmless from any and all such costs which the CSIR may incur and for
any damages or losses the CSIR may suffer.
18 precedence
This document will prevail over any information provided during any briefing session
whether oral or written, unless such written information provided, expressly amends this
document by reference.
19 tax compliance
No tender shall be awarded to a bidder who is not tax compliant. The CSIR reserves the
right to withdraw an award made, or cancel a contract concluded with a successful bidder
in the event that it is established that such bidder was in fact not tax compliant at the time
of the award or has submitted a fraudulent Tax Clearance Certificate to the CSIR, or
whose verification against the Central Supplier Database (CSD) proves non-compliant.
The CSIR further reserves the right to cancel a contract with a successful bidder in the
event that such bidder does not remain tax compliant for the full term of the contract.
20 tender defaulters and restricted suppliers
No tender shall be awarded to a bidder whose name (or any of its members, directors,
partners or trustees) appear on the Register of Tender Defaulters kept by National
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Treasury, or who have been placed on National Treasury’s List of Restricted Suppliers.
The CSIR reserves the right to withdraw an award, or cancel a contract concluded with a
Bidder should it be established, at any time, that a bidder has been blacklisted with
National Treasury by another government institution.
21 governing law
South African law governs this bid and the bid response process. The bidder agrees to
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts in any dispute of any kind
that may arise out of or in connection with the subject matter of this bid, the bid itself and
all processes associated with the bid.
22 confidentiality
Except as may be required by operation of law, by a court or by a regulatory authority
having appropriate jurisdiction, no information contained in or relating to this bid or a
bidder’s tender(s) will be disclosed by any bidder or other person not officially involved
with the CSIR’s examination and evaluation of a Tender.
No part of the bid may be distributed, reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by
any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, in whole or in part except for
the purpose of preparing a Tender. This bid and any other documents supplied by the
CSIR remain proprietary to the CSIR and must be promptly returned to the CSIR upon
request together with all copies, electronic versions, excerpts or summaries thereof or
work derived there from.
Throughout this bid process and thereafter, bidder(s) must secure the CSIR’s written
approval prior to the release of any information that pertains to (i) the potential work or
activities to which this bid relates; or (ii) the process which follows this bid. Failure to
adhere to this requirement may result in disqualification from the bid process and civil
action.
23 availability of funds
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Should funds no longer be available to pay for the execution of the responsibilities of this
bid, the CSIR may terminate the Agreement at its own discretion or temporarily suspend
all or part of the services by notice to the successful bidder who shall immediately make
arrangements to stop the performance of the services and minimize further expenditure:
Provided that the successful bidder shall thereupon be entitled to payment in full for the
services delivered, up to the date of cancellation or suspension.
24 personal information
24.1 Each Party consents to the other Party holding and processing “personal information” (as
defined in the POPI Act) relating to it for legal, personnel, administrative and management
purposes (including, if applicable, any “special personal information” relating to him/her,
as defined in the POPI Act). Notwithstanding the generality of the aforesaid, each Party
hereby undertakes to comply with all relevant provisions of the POPI Act and any other
applicable data protection laws. The bidder further agrees to comply with all CSIR’s
reasonable internal governance requirements pertaining to data protection.
24.2 Each Party consents to the other Party making such information available to those who
provide products or services to such parties (such as advisers, regulatory authorities,
governmental or quasi-governmental organisations and potential purchasers of such Party
or any part of their business).
24.3 While performing any activity where a Party is handling personal information as a
“responsible party” (as defined in the POPI Act), each Party undertakes that it will process
the personal information strictly in accordance with the terms of the POPI Act, this
Contract, and the other Party’s instructions from time to time, and take appropriate
operational measures to safeguard the data against any unauthorised access.
24.4 Each Party acknowledges that in the course of conducting business with each other, each
Party intends to maintain and process personal information about the other Party in an
internal database. By signing this Contract, each Party consents to the maintenance and
processing of such personal information.
Where relevant, the bidder shall procure that all of its personnel, agents, representatives,
contractors, sub-contractors and mandataries shall comply with the provisions of this
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clause 30 (Personal Information). The CSIR shall be entitled on reasonable notice to
conduct an inspection or audit bidders compliance with the requisite POPI Act safeguards.
25 disclaimer
This EOI is a Expression of Interest only and not an offer document. Answers to this EOI
must not be construed as acceptance of an offer or imply the existence of a contract
between the parties. By submission of its proposal, bidders shall be deemed to have
satisfied themselves with and to have accepted all Terms & Conditions of this EOI. The
CSIR makes no representation, warranty, assurance, guarantee or endorsements to
bidder concerning the EOI, whether with regard to its accuracy, completeness or
otherwise and the CSIR shall have no liability towards the bidder or any other party in
connection therewith.
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Section b
Evaluation methodology
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6 appointment of service provider 6
7 service level agreement 6
8 enquiries and contact with the csir 7
9 medium of communication 7
10 correctness of responses 7
11 verification of documents 7
12 responsibility for sub-contractors and bidder’s personnel 8
13 additional terms and conditions 8
14 special conditions 9
15 conflict of interest, corruption and fraud 10
16 misrepresentation during the lifecycle of the contract 11
17 preparation costs and limitation of liability 11
18 indemnity 12
19 precedence 12
20 tax compliance 12
21 tender defaulters and restricted suppliers 12
22 governing law 13
23 confidentiality 13
24 availability of funds 13
25 personal information 14
26 disclaimer 15
Section b 16
Evaluation methodology 16
27 terms of reference 16
28 evaluation criteria 16
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29 objective criteria 17
30 national treasury central supplier database (csd) registration
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10.1 Bidders should check the numbers of the pages to satisfy themselves that none is missing
or duplicated. No liability will be accepted by the CSIR in regard to anything arising from
the fact that pages are missing or duplicated.
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10.2 Pricing schedule and specific goals credentials should be submitted with the proposal, but
as a separate document and no such information should be available in the technical
proposal.
11 responsibility for sub-contractors and bidder’s personnel
A bidder is responsible for ensuring that its personnel (including agents, officers, directors,
employees, advisors and other representatives), its sub-contractors (if any) and personnel
of its sub-contractors comply with all terms and conditions of this bid. In the event that the
13.1 Extend the closing date of this EOI;
13.2 Correct any mistakes before closing date and time of the tender that may have been in
the Bid documents or occurred at any stage of the tender process;
13.3 Verify any information contained in the bidder’s submission;
13.4 Request documentary proof regarding the bidder’s submission;
13.5 Carry out site inspections, product evaluations or explanatory meetings in order to verify
the nature and quality of the product/service offered by the bidder(s) or verify any
information whether before or after the adjudication of this EOI;
13.6 Award this tender to a bidder that did not score the highest total number of points, only in
accordance with Section 2(1)(f) of the PPPFA (Act );
13.7 Request audited financial statements or other documents for the purpose of a due
diligence exercise to determine if the bidder will be able to execute the contract;
13.8 Award this EOI as a whole or in part;
13.9 Award this EOI to multiple bidders;
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13.10 Cancel and/or terminate the tender process at any stage, including after the Closing Date
and/or after presentations have been made, and/or after tenders have been evaluated
and/or after the preferred bidder(s) have been notified of their status as such;
13.11 Post tender negotiate on any elements on the bid, including but not limited to technical,
transformation, price, and contractual terms and conditions.;
13.12 Not to award a contract to a bidder who is associated with a security breach that
materially adversely affects other entities or if any directors or officers of a bidder are
formally charged of fraudulent or illegal conduct which, would harm the CSIR’s reputation
by its continued association with the bidder.
15.1 The bidder should note that the terms of its Tender will be incorporated in the proposed
contract by reference and that the CSIR relies upon the bidder’s Tender as a material
representation in making an award to a successful bidder and in concluding an agreement
with the bidder.
15.2 It follows therefore that misrepresentations in a Tender may give rise to service
termination and a claim by the CSIR against the bidder notwithstanding the conclusion of
the Service Level Agreement between the CSIR and the bidder for the provision of the
Service in question. In the event of a conflict between the bidder’s proposal and the
incurs costs or damages (including, without limitation, the cost of any investigations,
procedural impairment, repetition of all or part of the bid process and/or enforcement of
intellectual property rights or confidentiality obligations), then the bidder indemnifies and
holds the CSIR harmless from any and all such costs which the CSIR may incur and for
any damages or losses the CSIR may suffer.
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the South African courts in any dispute of any kind
that may arise out of or in connection with the subject matter of this bid, the bid itself and
all processes associated with the bid.
bidder concerning the EOI, whether with regard to its accuracy, completeness or
otherwise and the CSIR shall have no liability towards the bidder or any other party in
connection therewith.
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Special Conditions
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdfThe CSIR reserves the right to:
13.1 Extend the closing date of this EOI;
13.2 Correct any mistakes before closing date and time of the tender that may have been in
the Bid documents or occurred at any stage of the tender process;
13.3 Verify any information contained in the bidder’s submission;
13.4 Request documentary proof regarding the bidder’s submission;
13.5 Carry out site inspections, product evaluations or explanatory meetings in order to verify
the nature and quality of the product/service offered by the bidder(s) or verify any
information whether before or after the adjudication of this EOI;
13.6 Award this tender to a bidder that did not score the highest total number of points, only in
accordance with Section 2(1)(f) of the PPPFA (Act );
13.7 Request audited financial statements or other documents for the purpose of a due
diligence exercise to determine if the bidder will be able to execute the contract;
13.8 Award this EOI as a whole or in part;
13.9 Award this EOI to multiple bidders;
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13.10 Cancel and/or terminate the tender process at any stage, including after the Closing Date
and/or after presentations have been made, and/or after tenders have been evaluated
and/or after the preferred bidder(s) have been notified of their status as such;
13.11 Post tender negotiate on any elements on the bid, including but not limited to technical,
transformation, price, and contractual terms and conditions.;
13.12 Not to award a contract to a bidder who is associated with a security breach that
materially adversely affects other entities or if any directors or officers of a bidder are
formally charged of fraudulent or illegal conduct which, would harm the CSIR’s reputation
by its continued association with the bidder.
14 conflict of interest, corruption and fraud
14.1 The CSIR reserves its right to disqualify any bidder who either itself or any of whose
members (save for such members who hold a minority interest in the bidder through
shares listed on any recognised stock exchange), indirect members (being any person or
entity who indirectly holds at least a 15% interest in the bidder other than in the context of
shares listed on a recognised stock exchange), directors or members of senior
management, whether in respect of CSIR or any other government organ or entity and
whether from the Republic of South Africa or otherwise ("Government Entity")
a. engages in any collusive tendering, anti-competitive conduct, or any other similar
conduct, including but not limited to any collusion with any other bidder in respect of
the subject matter of this bid;
b. seeks any assistance, other than assistance officially provided by a Government
Entity, from any employee, advisor or other representative of a Government Entity in
order to obtain any unlawful advantage in relation to procurement or services provided
or to be provided to a Government Entity;
c. makes or offers any gift, gratuity, anything of any value or other inducement, to any
Government Entity's officers, directors, employees, advisors or other representatives
in order to obtain any unlawful advantage in relation to procurement or services
provided or to be provided to a Government Entity;
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d. accepts anything of value or an inducement that would or may provide financial gain,
advantage or benefit in relation to procurement or services provided or to be provided
to a Government Entity;
e. pays or agrees to pay to any person any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee,
gift or any other consideration, that is contingent upon or results from, the award of
any tender, contract, right or entitlement which is in any way related to procurement or
the rendering of any services to a Government Entity;
f. has in the past engaged in any matter referred to above; or
g. has been found guilty in a court of law on charges of fraud and/or forgery, regardless
of whether or not a prison term was imposed and despite such bidder, member or
director’s name not specifically appearing on the List of Tender Defaulters kept at
National Treasury.
15 misrepresentation during the lifecycle of the contract
15.1 The bidder should note that the terms of its Tender will be incorporated in the proposed
contract by reference and that the CSIR relies upon the bidder’s Tender as a material
representation in making an award to a successful bidder and in concluding an agreement
with the bidder.
15.2 It follows therefore that misrepresentations in a Tender may give rise to service
termination and a claim by the CSIR against the bidder notwithstanding the conclusion of
the Service Level Agreement between the CSIR and the bidder for the provision of the
Service in question. In the event of a conflict between the bidder’s proposal and the
Service Level Agreement concluded between the parties, the Service Level Agreement
will prevail.
16 preparation costs and limitation of liability
The Bidder will bear all its costs in preparing, submitting and presenting any response or
Tender to this bid and all other costs incurred by it throughout the bid process.
Furthermore, no statement in this bid will be construed as placing the CSIR, its employees
or agents under any obligation whatsoever, including in respect of costs, expenses or
losses incurred by the bidder(s) in the preparation of their response to this bid.
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A bidder participates in this bid process entirely at its own risk and cost. The CSIR shall
not be liable to compensate a bidder on any grounds whatsoever for any costs incurred or
any damages suffered as a result of the Bidder’s participation in this Bid process.
Requirements
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdf (EOI)A bidder shall not assume that information and/or documents supplied to CSIR, at any time prior to this request, are still available to CSIR, and shall consequently not make any reference to such information document in its response to this request. Copies of any affiliations, memberships and/or accreditations that support your submission must be included in the tender.
Section
Source: EOI 8129-25-08-2026 EOI for various ISO Standards.pdfThe CSIR has set minimum standards that a bidder needs to meet in order to be evaluated
and selected as a successful bidder. The minimum standards consist of the following:
Elimination Criteria Technical Evaluation Criteria
Objective Criteria
(Phase 1) (Phase 2)
Only bidders that comply with Bidder(s) are required to achieve a The CSIR reserves the right to award
ALL the criteria set on predetermined minimum threshold this tender to a bidder that did not
paragraph 27.1 on Phase 1 on each of the individual criteria, and score the highest total number of
below will proceed to a predetermined minimum threshold points in accordance with Section (2)
Technical/Functional Evaluation on 100 points overall. Only bidder (s) (1) (f) of the PPPFA (Act ).
(Phase 2). who met and/or exceeded the
minimum threshold points on Phase
2 below will be appointed in the
panel.
27.1 Elimination Criteria (Phase 1)
Proposals will be eliminated under the following conditions:
(Only electronic submission to [email protected] would be considered).
considered.
considered.
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E: Proposal Form and List of Returnable Documents (Mandatory Returnable
Documents Table).
27.2 Technical Evaluation Criteria (Phase 2)
The evaluation of the functional / technical detail of the proposal will be based on the
following criteria:
No ELEMENT WEIGHT
1 Project Planning Methodology 10%
2 Project Leader Experience 20%
3 Project Leader Qualifications 10%
4 ISO9001 Certification for the bidder 20%
5 Project Experience 20%
6 Project Team Experience 10%
7 Project Team Qualifications 10%
Total (%) 100
Proposals with functionality / technical points of less than the pre-determined minimum
overall percentage of 70% and less than 50% on each of the individual criteria will be
eliminated from further evaluation on Price and Preference Points Evaluation.
Refer to Annexure C (Technical Evaluation Matrix/Rubrics) for the scoring
ranges/rubrics that will be used to evaluate functionality.
27.3 Price and Preference Points Evaluation (Phase 3)
Only Bidders that have met meet minimum thresholds on Technical/functional Evaluation
will be evaluated for price and preference points. Price and Preference Points will be
evaluated as per Annexure G: Preference Points Award Form.
28 objective criteria
The CSIR reserves the right to award this tender to a bidder that did not score the highest
total number of points in accordance with Section (2) (1) (f) of the PPPFA (Act )”,
under the following conditions:
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fraudulent or illegal conduct which could harm the CSIR’s reputation by associating
with the bidder.
29 national treasury central supplier database (csd) registration
Respondents are required to self-register on National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database
(CSD) which has been established to centrally administer supplier information for all organs
of state and facilitate the verification of certain key supplier information. Business may not be
awarded to a Respondent who has failed to register on the CSD. Only foreign suppliers with
no local registered entity need not register on the CSD. In order to enable the CSIR to verify
information on the CSD, Respondents are required to provide the unique registration
reference number.
Before any negotiations will start with the winning bidder it will be required from the winning
bidder to:
can be completed online at: www.csd.gov.za;
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Annexure A
Standard Bidding Document (SBD) 1
Part a: invitation to bid
You are hereby invited to bid for requirements of the csir
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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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