This week's National Tender Bulletin is a skeletal affair with little love for the ICT sector.
The month of March has historically been one of the bulletin's busiest periods as government hastily prepares to close off one financial year while counting down the days to the 1 April fresh start.
The annual shopping spree is driven by two types of purchasing departments: those looking to spend any leftover funding by month-end when it is forfeited to the state coffers; and those that ran out of budget and are anxious to get their hands on the new fiscal allocation so they can address the high priority requirements that had to be relegated to the waiting list.
In comparison, the steep decline in government procurement activity over the past few weeks is certainly concerning.
Allowances must, of course, be made for the impact the changes in senior leadership will have had on government operations. An adjustment period is to be expected as the new president's vision filters down through the various layers of government.
The timing of the changes on the fiscal calendar could also play a part. With the start of the new financial year so close at hand, leadership focus may have been given to tweaking the strategies that would drive government from the 1 April clean start.
With April a commonly slow month in the procurement arena, thanks to school holidays and the many public holidays, it may take until May to see how government buying recovers.
New tenders
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Bids are invited for the provision of ICT central support services for a period of two years.
Compulsory briefing: 29 March
Tender no: RFB 2017 09
Information: S Bassier, (012) 315 4545, e-mail: Sbassier@justice.gov.za.
Closing date: 13 April
Mining Qualifications Authority
OEM phase for the provision of servers, storage, related equipment and services to government for a period of three years.
Compulsory briefing: 9 April
Tender no: MQA/ 46/ 17- 18
Information: Technical: Sakhile Mlauzi, (011) 547 2646, e-mail: SakhileM@mqa.org.za. General: Tsholo Dilape, (011) 547 2628, e-mail: TsholoD@mqa.org.za.
Closing date: 24 April
National Treasury
The Government Technical Advisory Centre is advertising for the establishment of a panel of professional service providers.
Tender no: GTAC: 009/2018
Information: Technical: Aletta Mbuyane, (012) 315 5867, fax: (012) 315 5923, e-mail: psp@gtac.gov.za. General: Sanele Msomi, (012) 315 5572, fax: (012) 315 5923, e-mail: psp@gtac.gov.za.
Closing date: 13 April
Cancellations
The Compensation Fund
Appointment of service provider to provide walk-in centre solution, workforce management tool and maintenance.
Tender no: TCF 09 2017/ 2018
The Pan South African Language Board
Lease of end-user computer equipment.
Note: Notice is hereby given that the above-mentioned tender has been cancelled due to a change in operational requirements and budgets. PanSALB apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Tender no: Pan002/ 2016- 17
Results
Kwazulu-Natal Tourism Authority
TKZN Virtual Reality.
Tender no: TKZN10/ 2017
Successful bidder: Fogg Agency, a Division of Fogg Investments
Value: R3 641 808
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