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Tender Watch

Kimberly Guest
By Kimberly Guest, ITWeb contributor
Johannesburg, 10 Oct 2011

Dominated this week by the Department of Health's national, provincial and local advertisements, the Government Gazette still had a nugget or two for the ICT industry, including some interesting tenders from the State IT Agency.

New tenders

Department of Defence
The department's Logistic Support Formation seeks the supply and delivery of a communication equipment acceleration platform.
Tender no: CPSC/B/G/235/2011
Information: Lieutenant Colonel MD Smit, (012) 529-0268
Closing date: 28 October

Emergency Medical Services, Bellville
Bellville's EMS is advertising for the supply, delivery, installation, demonstration and commissioning of its digital radio equipment requirements.
Tender no: WCDOH264/2011
Information: Blomerus Loubser, (021) 483-8993, fax: (021) 483-2530 or e-mail to fax: 086-212-1939
Closing date: 28 October

Department of Communications
The DOC is looking to appoint a team of project management professionals to assist it in the implementation of a Project Management Office.
Tender no: DOC/11/2011/12/G&A
Information: Siphiwe Senosi, (012) 427-8208, fax (012) 427-8514, e-mail: siphiwe@doc.gov.za
Closing date: 28 October

Department of Energy
The Energy Department seeks a service provider to develop an electronic supplier database system.
Compulsory briefing: 14 October
Tender no: DOE/002/2011/12
Information: Lebogang Mosuwe, (012) 444-4187, fax: (012) 341-9218
Closing date: 20 October

Land Bank
The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa is inviting interested service providers to bid on its creation of a new division within the SAP banking system.
Compulsory briefing: Was on28 September
Tender no: LB/ICT-05/2011
Information: www.landbank.co.za
Closing date: 14 October

Staying with its SAP environment, the Land Bank is also calling for bids on the development of SAP reports.
Tender no: LB/ICT-06/2011
Information: www.landbank.co.za
Closing date: 14 October

Department of Health
The Health Department's Ethekwini District Office is inviting bids on the supply and installation of an uninterrupted power supply at the Gale Street Medico-legal Mortuary.
Tender no: ZNQ 249/06/11-12
Information: Okie Mfusi, (031) 240-5506
Closing date: 31 October

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial department is calling for bids on the supply of a video system centre as per specification for St Aidan's Mission Regional Hospital.
Tender no: ZNQ 16090 of 2011
Information: Fanele Mncube, (031) 314-2333
Closing date: 15 October

State Information Technology Agency
SITA is looking for ICT support services in the form of distributed and technical support services.
Compulsory briefing: Was on 6 October
Tender no: RFB 914/2011
Information: (012) 482-2668 or (012) 482-2543. E-mail: tenders@sita.co.za
Closing date: 21 October

The agency is also looking to acquire IT services for the KZN Department of Health.
Tender no: RFB 915/2011
Information: (012) 482-2668 or (012) 482-2543. E-mail: tenders@sita.co.za
Closing date: 31 October

Additionally, SITA is advertising its procurement of roll feed paper, as well as A4 and A3 high-speed production laser paper for a period of three years.
Compulsory briefing: 11 October
Tender no: RFB 909/2011
Information: (012) 482-2668 or (012) 482-2543. E-mail: tenders@sita.co.za
Closing date: 31 October

Requests for information

State Information Technology Agency
The agency is calling for information on a system prospectus for the chief directorate: Maritime Regulation of the Department of Transport.
Tender no: RFI 027/2011
Information: (012) 482-2668 or (012) 482-2543. E-mail: tenders@sita.co.za
Closing date: 31 October

Notification of bid extension

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
The department has extended the deadline for bids on its advert for a service provider to supply mobile technology for the Farmer Registration Project.
Tender no: 4.4.12.4/23/11
Information: Technical: PT Sehoole, (012) 319-7317. General: Fundi Gajana, (012) 319-6983
New closing date: 14 October

Notice of bid amendment

State Information Technology Agency
Bidders are advised that the costing model on the remote management tool tender documentation has been revised. Failure to respond to the revised costing model will lead to the bid being disqualified. A list of the offices with fibre connections has also been published with the bid.
Site visits: Already held
Tender no: RFB 900/2011
Information: (012) 482-2668 or (012) 482-2543. E-mail: tenders@sita.co.za
Closing date: 11 October

Supplier database invitations

National Consumer Commission
The National Consumer Commission is inviting qualified and experienced service providers that are BEE compliant to register on its supplier database for the following goods and services:
* Audiovisual equipment
* Computer services
* ICT providers (software/system)
* Computer hardware and software
* Office machines/equipment/furniture
* Stationery
* Printing, binding and publishing services
* Forensic services
* Storage services
* Intranet/Web site design
* Other
Information: Paballo Relela, (012) 394-1276, E-mail: prelela@thencc.co.za
Closing date: 17 October

Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA
The merSETA invites service providers to submit original vendor forms and SBD forms to be included on the merSETA's preferred supplier database. This invitation is open, but not limited, to all prospective suppliers in the categories below:
* Off-site storage
* Stationery and general office supplies
* Printing and distribution services
* IT network cabling services
* Hardware and software support services
* Software development
* Web site development
* Hardware and software suppliers
* Office furniture
Information: Marche Wright, (010) 219-3000, procurement@merseta.org.za

Cancellations

Road Accident Fund
The RAF has cancelled its request for proposals on the supply and management of skilled ICT resources to complement the existing RAF ICT staff for a period of 12 months, with an option to renew for further two years.
Tender no: RAF/HO/00205

State Information Technology Agency
Supply, installation and commissioning of network management software and services related to the ICT software for SITA for a period of three years.
Tender no: RFB 851/2010

The tender calling for provision of information security services and products to SITA for a period of three years has also been cancelled.
Tender no: RFB 816/2010

Results

The Independent Electoral Commission
Information technology: infrastructure remote support
Tender no: IEC/ICT-02/2010
Successful bidder: Gijima
Value: R1 250 000
Successful bidder: Mthombo IT Services
Value: R1 250 000

State Information Technology Agency
Document solution for the Department of Defence (SITA contract); the contract period will be based on the rollout phased approach.
Tender no: RFB 834/2010
Successful bidder: Accenture
Value: Undisclosed

Department of Public Works
Procurement of forensic investigation services for the accelerated forensic investigations project.
Tender no: HP 11/034
Successful bidders: Deloitte and Touche
Gobodo Forensic and Accounting
Morar Incorporated
Value: Undisclosed

Department of Water Affairs
Supply, installation and maintenance of two A3/A4 printer/copiers for the Water Service Directorate: Planning and Information Production Office.
Tender no: W 10425
Successful bidders: Bytes
Value: R670 464

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