Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
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.
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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
22 END OF BETASTRAAL, ALTON RICHARDS BAY - RICHARDS BAY - RICHARDS BAY - 3900
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
21 Sept 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-171088
The city of umhlathuze invites bids for the supply and delivery of road marking paint as and when required for 36 months. Bids are evaluated on an 80/20 preference point system, with mandatory sabs accreditation required for paint manufacturers or confirmation from an accredited manufacturer. Only tenders purchased from the municipality, submitted sealed and on time, will be considered.
Mandatory SABS accreditation: Bidders must submit a valid SABS accreditation certificate for paint manufacturing or a confirmation letter from an accredited manufacturer, or be disqualified.
Compulsory briefing session: Held on 21 September 2026 at 11:00 at Richards Bay Civic Centre, 2nd Floor HR Boardroom; latecomers will not be admitted and their bids will not be considered.
Tender document purchase: Only documents purchased from the municipality are accepted; non-refundable fee of R649.00 payable via EFT or cash to the uMhlathuze bank account (FNB Richards Bay, account 63039446843) or at Rates Hall, Civic Centre, before 15:00 weekdays.
Closing date and time: 28 October 2026 at 12:00; sealed bids endorsed with tender number 8/2/1UMH1792-26/27 must be placed in the bid box at Stores Building, Civic Centre, 5 Mark Strasse, Richards Bay.
Evaluation: Price 80 points, B-BBEE equity 20 points; only bids from purchased documents and submitted on time will be evaluated.
Notification: Unsuccessful bidders not contacted within 120 days after closing should consider their bid unsuccessful; intention to award and cancellation notices on municipal website.
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Date & Time
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 - 12:00
Venue
Richards Bay Civic Centre, 2nd Floor HR Boardroom
Important: Attendance at this briefing session is mandatory. Bids from suppliers who do not attend may be disqualified.
Categories
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
22 END OF BETASTRAAL, ALTON RICHARDS BAY - RICHARDS BAY - RICHARDS BAY - 3900
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Submission Guidelines
Source: ADVERT UMH1792.pdf (TENDER){
"endorsement": "Sealed bids clearly endorsed: 'TENDER NO: 8/2/1UMH1792-26/27 Supply and Delivery of Road Marking Paint for the City of uMhlathuze as and when required for the period of thirty-six (36) months'",
"bidBoxLocation": "Stores Building, Civic Centre, 5 Mark Strasse, Richards Bay",
"closingDate": null,
"closingTime": null,
"lateSubmissions": "Late tenders will not be accepted. The municipality will not accept responsibility for late delivery by courier services.",
"courierCollection": "Proof of payment and arrangement for collection of tender documents must be emailed to [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected].",
"paymentHours": "The Rates Hall closes at 15:00 on weekdays for receipt of payments.",
"onlyPurchasedDocuments": "Only tender documents purchased from the municipality will be considered for evaluation."
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21 Sept
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
28 Oct
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
These references help suppliers understand the public-procurement framework around this opportunity. They are generated from the tender category, issuing organisation type and procurement context.
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.
ADVERT UMH1792.pdf
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R 1 346 360
Range
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Evaluation Criteria
Source: ADVERT UMH1792.pdf (TENDER)Stage1
Mandatory compliance: SABS accreditation (or confirmation letter) – non-compliant bids are disqualified.
Stage2
Preferential point system: Price = 80 points, Equity (B-BBEE) = 20 points.
Stage3
Only bids from tender documents purchased from the municipality will be evaluated.
Stage4
Bids must be sealed, endorsed with the tender number, and placed in the bid box before closing.
Stage5
Latecomers to the compulsory briefing (if any) will not be allowed in, and their bids will not be considered.
Stage6
Intention to Award and Cancellation notices will be published on the municipal website.
Stage7
Bidders not contacted within 120 days after closing must consider their bid unsuccessful.
Sets the constitutional standard for fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective public procurement.
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Act 5 of 2000
Covers preferential procurement and preference-point systems used in public tenders.
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Act 12 of 2004
Supports anti-corruption controls and supplier integrity in procurement processes.
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Act 28 of 2024
Provides the national framework for public procurement across government.
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Act 2 of 2000
Supports access to tender records, award decisions and public-sector procurement information.
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Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
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Address
22 END OF BETASTRAAL, ALTON RICHARDS BAY - RICHARDS BAY - RICHARDS BAY - 3900
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
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Last checked
22 Sept 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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