The banking sector education and training authority (Bank SETA) is inviting fresh proposals for skills audit and gap analysis solutions in the banking sector tender.
Bank SETA is seeking the services of a provider to confirm the validity of skills identified as critical in the banking sector, and then develop an electronic skills audit process capable of electronic administration to all employees in banks.
The reissue of the tender follows the cancellation of the original BS/2004/SG/012 tender, brought about by problems relating to ownership of the software, says Bank SETA IT manager Leana du Plessis.
"The previous tender stated that all property must belong to the SETA," says Du Plessis. "But of the guys that were short-listed, none of the products were suitable. For example, some clients said they were using international products, which we could not own."
Global competition
In order to avoid future complications, Bank SETA has now removed the ownership requisite from the new tender, meaning multinational proprietary companies are now in the running, says Bank SETA general secretary Richard Plant.
"Ownership is still an option, but we are also open to entering a partnership with a prospective client. If a company has proprietary software that will work for us, then we will want to work with them."
In a bid to aid local black economic empowered companies, preferences will be awarded in order to further the government`s economic and empowerment policies, says Plant. "There are points applicable for black ownership, and so on, where multinationals will get zero.
"We have always shown a preference to support and promote black business."
However, it is impossible to say whether a multinational or local company will be awarded the tender, as there are too many issues and factors involved, he adds.
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