Supply and delivery of fasteners (bolts, screws, o-rings, taps, nuts) – tender in gauteng

The tender is for the supply and delivery of fasteners (bolts, screws, O-rings, taps and nuts) to Lethabo Power Station. It is a once-off purchase. The eTendering system is used for submission; suppliers must register with a CSD number. The system allows electronic upload of tender documents, with file size limits (50MB per file, 900MB total).

Closing date: 19 October 2026 at 10:00 (SAST).

Briefing session: not applicable.

Enquiries:

• Email: [email protected]
• Telephone: 016 457 5807

Fraud and corruption reporting:

• Hotline: 0800 11 2722
• Email: [email protected]

Submission method: electronic only via the Eskom eTendering system at https://eTendering.eskom.co.za. No physical tender box submissions accepted.

• Register on the eTendering portal (requires a CSD number).
• Upload documents under the correct category (Technical, Commercial, Financial).
• Finalise and close the submission before the closing time; the system will not accept changes after closing.
• File size limits: each file up to 50MB, total upload up to 900MB.
• Keep the confirmation email with the submission ID.

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

• Annexure A: Authorisation Form – confirms the signatory's authority to bind the tenderer.
• Annexure B: Acknowledgement Form – confirms receipt of the tender documents and any addenda.
• Annexure C: Tenderer's Particulars – bidder details.
• Annexure D: Integrity Declaration Form – declares interests and fair tendering practices.
• Annexure G1–G4: Local Content Declarations (SBD 6.2) – required if designated materials are included.
• Annexure H: SBD 1 Invitation to Bid – completed and signed.
• Annexure I: SBD 6.1 Preference Points Claim Form – for B-BBEE points.
• E-Tendering Training Acknowledgement Form – mandatory; failure to submit renders the bid non-responsive.
• Tax Evaluation questionnaire.

Disqualification risks:

• Any mandatory returnable missing or unsigned.
• Submission after the closing time.
• Failure to finalise the eTendering submission before closing.

Evaluation stages:

1. Basic compliance – all mandatory returnables submitted.
2. Pre-qualification criteria (if any).
3. Functionality – a datasheet must be submitted for all quoted items; evaluation proceeds from further evaluations.
4. Price – scored out of 80 points.
5. Specific goals – scored out of 20 points (B-BBEE and other specific goals).

Preference point system: 80/20 (PPPFA).

• Price: 80 points.
• Specific goals: 20 points.
• If a tenderer fails to submit evidence for a specific goal, it scores 0 for that goal but is not disqualified.
• Unconditional discounts are considered for evaluation but applied at payment.

Minimum qualifying score: not stated.

Payment terms:

• Contracts below R50 million (incl. VAT): payment within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoice.
• Contracts above R50 million (incl. VAT): payment terms not fully stated in the extract.

Pricing:

• Prices must be in South African Rand.
• Rates and prices fixed for the contract duration, no price adjustment unless stated.
• Include all duties, taxes (incl. VAT) and levies.

Security for performance: if required, tenderer must name at least two financial institutions it will approach for the security.

CSD registration: mandatory – a CSD number is required to access the eTendering system.

Tax compliance: valid tax clearance (SARS TCS) required; Tax Evaluation questionnaire must be submitted.

B-bbee:

• B-BBEE level claimed on the CSD report or via certificate/affidavit.
• If B-BBEE is a pre-qualification criterion, proof must be submitted at closing; otherwise the bid is disqualified.
• For PPPFA points, if no proof is submitted, the bidder scores 0 for B-BBEE but is not disqualified.

Integrity and eligibility:

• Must not be listed on National Treasury's Database of Restricted Suppliers or the Register for Tender Defaulters.
• Must not have been convicted of fraud/corruption related to procurement in the past five years.
• Must not be prohibited from doing business with any international financial development agency.

COIDA: original certificate of good standing or proof of application (South African tenderers only).

SHEQ: proof of safety, health, environmental and quality systems must be provided.

CIDB: not stated as applicable for this supply tender.

Functionality: a datasheet must be submitted for all quoted items; evaluation proceeds from further evaluations.

Price: scored out of 80 points.

Specific goals: scored out of 20 points (B-BBEE and other specific goals).

If a tenderer fails to submit evidence for a specific goal, it scores 0 for that goal but is not disqualified.

Unconditional discounts are considered for evaluation but applied at payment.