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ICT tenders: A race to the finish

Kimberly Guest
By Kimberly Guest, ITWeb contributor
Johannesburg, 23 Oct 2020

It's a bumper issue of the National Tender Bulletin this week with high levels of activity in the new tenders, cancellations and awards sections.

The results section is particularly busy, reaching numbers normally only seen in the weeks preceding the close of government's financial year. While last week's bulletin saw 20 contracts awarded and three tenders binned; the latest edition announces the awarding of 14 tenders and the cancellation of 13 others.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa is a dominant contributor to the cancellations section setting aside four outstanding tenders. On the operational side, the regulator has withdrawn requests for an enterprise project management system and a risk and compliance management system. The marketplace will be disappointed to note that ICASA has also nixed tenders for quality of service testing and benchmarking in six provinces; as well as development of implementation plans for the radio frequency migration plan and the implementation of the international mobile telecommunication roadmap.

The issue offers a slew of opportunities for the ICT industry led by services and software requests in the double digits and hardware interest following with nine requests.

New tenders

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
ICASA wishes to appoint consultants to execute and implement the ITA for the auction of radio frequency spectrum on the following International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) bands: IMT700, IMT800 IMT2300, IMT2600, IMT3500 (Spectrum bands), on an 80/20 PPPFA 2000, Preferential Procurement Regulation: 2017.

Tender no: ICASA 12/ 2020

Information: Johannes (Jowi) Molomo, Tel: (012) 568 3810, E-mail: Jmolomo@icasa.org.za.
Closing date: 9 Nov 2020

Tags: Telecommunications, Services, Consulting

Department of Transport, KwaZulu-Natal
Mainframe application support service is sought for KZN Transport and Health departments over a period of 24 months.

Note: Kindly note that bid documents published by SITA are available and can be downloaded from the National Treasury website at www.etenders.gov.za. Bidders can also request bid documents by sending e-mails to Tenders@sita.co.za.
Tender no: RFB 2256/ 2020

Information: Ronald Kgonyane, Tel: (033) 395 2514, Cell: 081 043 5118, E-mail: tenders@sita.co.za and www.etenders.gov.za.
Closing date: 5 Nov 2020

Tags: Hardware, Software, Services, Mainframe, Support and maintenance

Lepelle Northern Water
The organisation is re-advertising for the provision of virtual private network and multi-protocol label switching service and support.

Tender no: LNW 10/ 20/ 21
Information: Technical: Pontsho Tolo, Cell: 083 632 3798, Fax: 086 260 1328, E-mail: pontshot@lepelle.co.za. General: Emily Mabetlela, Cell: 072 381 3006, Fax: 086 260 1328, E-mail: rosem@lepelle.co.za.

Closing date: 29 Oct 2020
Tags: Software, Telecommunications, Services, VPN, MPLS, Support and maintenance

National Health Laboratory Service
The NHLS invites bids for renewal, supply, installation and support of VMWare licensing and VSPhere site recovery manager for a period of three years.

Compulsory briefing: 23 Oct
Tender no: RFB 159/ 19/ 20

Information: Phumzile Rikhotso, Tel: (011) 386 6165, E-mail: Phumzile.Rikhotso@nhls.ac.za.
Closing date: 6 Nov 2020

Tags: Software, Software licensing, Services, Support and maintenance

State Information Technology Agency
SITA is advertising for the supply, install and configuration of identity and access management to SAPS with maintenance and support for a period of 36 months.

Note: Please note that due to Covid-19, briefing session will be held online, the link will be provided on the bid document for ease of reference.
Compulsory briefing: 23 Oct – Vendor briefing session will be held online. Download “jitsi meet” and login with provided link: https://jitsi.sita.co.za/RFB2275Briefingsession.

Tender no: RFB 2277- 2020
Information: Lekoetsi Makwela, Tel: (012) 482 2339, E-mail: lekoetsi.makwela@sita.co.za.

Closing date: 6 Nov 2020
Tags: Hardware, Software, Security, Services, Access management, Identity management, Support and maintenance

Procurement of hardware support and license renewals for the F5 load balancers used at the Government Pensions Administration Agency is sought for a period of twelve (12) months.
Tender no: RFB 2276- 2020

Information: Cindy Kobe, Tel: (012) 482 2673, E-mail: Cindy.Kobe@sita.co.za.
Closing date: 6 Nov 2020

Tags: Hardware, Software, Security, Services, Access management, Identity management, Support and maintenance

Office of the Chief of Justice
Terms of reference are required to request bids from service providers for bid no OCJ2020/03: advertisement for the supply of network equipment (routers and switches) for selected superior courts.

Tender no: OCJ2020/ 03
Information: Technical: Sipho Matshika, Tel: (010) 493 2500, E-mail: Smatshika@judiciary.org.za. General: Nooitjie Ntimane, Tel: (010) 493 2500, E-mail: BidEnquiries@judiciary.org.za.

Closing date: 6 Nov 2020
Tags: Hardware, Services, Networking, Consulting

The judiciary is also calling for terms of reference to request for bids from service providers for bid no OCJ2020/02: to provide infrastructure refresh (server, storage and virtualisation) including support and maintenance for the period of 36 months to the OCJ.
Compulsory briefing: 23 Oct

Tender no: OCJ2020/ 03
Information: Technical: Sipho Matshika, Tel: (010) 493 2500, E-mail: Smatshika@judiciary.org.za. General: Nooitjie Ntimane, Tel: (010) 493 2500, E-mail: BidEnquiries@judiciary.org.za.

Closing date: 9 Nov 2020
Tags: Hardware, Services, Software, Consulting, Servers, Storage, Virtualisation

Robben Island Museum
The organisation is looking for a service provider to implement, commission and support a ticket sales system for a period of 60 months.

Compulsory briefing: 30 Oct – Briefing session is compulsory and virtual. Only those bidders who attend the compulsory briefing session, proposals will be accepted. Remote locations via zoom, please confirm attendance by replying via e-mail to velisab@robben-island.org.za by no later than 28 October 2020, 11h00 am so that a zoom link will be sent to the attendees before 30 October 2020.
Tender no: RIM ICT 01- 2020/2021

Information: Technical: T. Kunene, Tel: (021) 413 4271, E-mail: ThabaniK@robben-island.org.za. General: P Madikane, Tel: (021) 413 4265/14, E-mail: Patm@robben-island.org.za and Velisab@robben-island.org.za.
Closing date: 13 Nov 2020

Tags: Services, Software, Ticketing

South African National Energy Development Institute
SANEDI is calling for ICT security awareness training.

Tender no: 3120
Information: Fikile Manganyi, Tel: (011) 038 4316, E-mail: enquiries.procurement@sanedi.org.za.

Closing date: 29 Oct 2020
Tags: Services, Training and eLearning, Security

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
The department wishes to appoint a service provider to provide on line tracing services for information support to maintenance investigators and all other investigating services in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) for the period of three years.

Briefing: Due to pandemic measures, there will be no compulsory clarification meeting. Interested bidders are encouraged to send inquiries pertaining to this bid by e-mail to scm@justice.gov.za no later than 23 October 2020, quoting the bid number and description. Feedback on inquiries received will only be published on departmental website on the 30 October 2020.
Tender no: RFB 2020 05

Information: E-mail: SCM@justice.gov.za.
Closing date: 6 Nov 2020

Tags: Services, Software, Internet

Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
Invitation to service providers to submit proposals to supply, install, configure, deploy, support and maintain a backup solution for laptop, desktop and/or mobile devices of 600 users.

Tender no: CIPC BID NUMBER: 06/ 2020/2021
Information: Technical: Anand Mapoonar, E-mail: Amapoonar@cipc.co.za. General: Ntombi Maqhula, Tel: (012) 394 5344, E-mail: nmaqhula@cipc.co.za.

Closing date: 13 Nov 2020
Tags: Software, Hardware, Services, Support and maintenance, Security, Backup

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency
Design and development of a cross-border road transport and trade facilitation information platform is sought.

Compulsory briefing: 23 Oct
Tender no:CBRTA/ HO/ 0060

Information: Morwamoche Sekhukhune, Tel: (012) 471 2000, E-mail: morwamoche.sekhukhune@cbrta.co.za.
Closing date: 6 Nov 2020

Tags: Software, Software development, Platform

Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs
The department invites bids for the installation of Org Plus software system to design departmental organisational structure at Gauteng.

Briefing: 26 Oct
Tender no: COGTA 26/ 2020

Information: Technical: Theo Mosia or Odwa Chabula, E-mail: theo.mosia@gauteng.gov.za or odwa.chabula@gauteng.gov.za. General: Mahlatse Madiba, Janine Johannes or Phumzile Malgas, E-mail: mahlatse.madiba@gauteng.gov.za, janine.johannes@gauteng.gov.za, phumzile.malgas@gauteng.gov.za.
Closing date: 9 Nov 2020

Tags: Software

A service provider is also sought to supply, install, migrate data and configure server hardware infrastructure at SITA Centurion datacentre.
Note: Only bidders accredited under SITA contract 2003/2014 in Gauteng province will be considered.

Tender no: COGTA (T) 02/2020
Information: Technical: Joshua Mokaeane or Thato Khaha, Tel: (012) 336 5603/334 0576, E-mail: joshuam@cogta.gov.za or thatok@cogta.gov.za. General: Nomvula Ntuli, Mogoma Sekgothe or Kagiso Gulston, Tel: (012) 334 0820/0586/0561, E-mail: nomvulan@cogta.gov.za, mogomas@cogta.gov.za or kagisog@cogta.gov.za.

Closing date: 10 Nov 2020
Tags: Hardware, Servers

Department of Economic Development Tourism and Environmental Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal
The province wishes to appoint a service provider to procure, install and commission furniture and ICT equipment for the three technology innovation support centres at the Techno Hubs in Newcastle, Richards Bay and Port Shepstone. A tenderer having a stipulated minimum b-BBEE status level 1/EME/QSE; local production and content as stated on the bid document.


Compulsory briefing: 26 Oct

Tender no: ZNT 07 EDTEA 20/ 21
Information: Technical: Fikiswa Pupuma, Tel: (033) 264 2890, E-mail: fikiswa.pupuma@kznedtea.gov.za. General: Thembeka Majozi, Tel: (033) 264 2864, E-mail: thembeka.majozi@kznedtea.gov.za.

Closing date: 16 Nov 2020
Tags: Hardware

Financial and Fiscal Commission
The commission requires ICT services for a period of 36 months.

Tender no: FFC 10- 09- 2020
Information: Technical: Mashudu Mavhungu, Tel: (011) 207 2357, E-mail: Mashudu@ffc.co.za. General: Nontobeko Xulu, Tel: (011) 207 2342, E-mail: Nontobeko@ffc.co.za.

Closing date: 30 Oct 2020
Tags: Services

Financial Services Board
The organisation is looking for provision of an employee password self-service solution.

Note: All enquiries must be in writing and be addressed to tenders@fsca.co.za.
Non-compulsory briefing: 26 Oct - Briefing session to be held online. Microsoft Teams link will be provided on the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) website.

Tender no:FSCA2020/ 21-T010
Information: Monicca Masenya, Tel: (012( 422 2980, E-mail: tenders@fsca.co.za.

Closing date: 17 Nov 2020
Tags: Software, Security

Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Education and Training Authority
The merSETA requires services of a bidder who will provide the support and systems enhancements for the National Skills Development Management System (NSDMS). Validity period: 120 days.

Tender no: ICT/ 2020/ 020
Information: Tenders, Tel: (010) 219 3376, E-mail: tenders@merseta.org.za.

Closing date: 5 Nov 2020
Tags: Software, Software development, Services, Support and maintenance

The objective of this terms of reference is to procure the services for an offsite archival storage of records, conversion of paper records to digital format and ICT system for physical records management system. The outcome of such contractual services will be to ensure that the merSETA has sufficient tools and training to effectively manage their records in compliance with the National Archives and Records Services Act 43 of 1996. The services must address the complete lifecycle of records and in line with the archive act. The contract period for this project will be from date of signature for a period of 5 years. Validity period: 120 days.
Tender no: ICT/ 2020/ 024

Information: Tenders, Tel: (010) 219 3376, E-mail: tenders@merseta.org.za.
Closing date: 5 Nov 2020

Tags: Software, Storage, Services, Document lifecycle management

Road Accident Fund
The RAF seeks to appoint an experienced and suitably qualified service provider to conduct a once off enterprise cloud readiness assessment.

Compulsory briefing: 27 Oct
Tender no: RAF/ 2020/ 00014

Information: Tshiamo Motitswe, Tel: (012) 429 5645, E-mail: Tshiamomo@raf.co.za.
Closing date: 17 Nov 2020

Tags: Services, Consulting, Cloud computing

The Public Protector of South Africa
A service provider is sought for the provision of SAP Business One maintenance and support services over a period of three years.

Tender no: PPSA 008/ 2020
Information: Technical: Busisiwe Biyela, Tel: (012) 366 7032, E-mail: BusisiweB@pprotect.org. General: Nkele Nemusimbori, Tel: (012) 366 7014, E-mail: Nkelen@pprotect.org.

Closing date: 13 Nov 2020
Tags: Software, ERP, Services, Support and maintenance

The Public Protector is also advertising for the supply, installation and maintenance of Dell Core switches for a period of three years.
Tender no: PPSA 009/ 2020

Information: Technical: Busisiwe Biyela, Tel: (012) 366 7032, E-mail: BusisiweB@pprotect.org. General: Nkele Nemusimbori, Tel: (012) 366 7014, E-mail: Nkelen@pprotect.org.
Closing date: 13 Nov 2020

Tags: Hardware, Networking, Services, Support and maintenance

Erratum

Financial and Fiscal Commission
The commission requires ICT services for a period of 36 months.

Tender no: FFC 10- 09- 2020
Information: Technical: Mashudu Mavhungu, Tel: (011) 207 2357, E-mail: Mashudu@ffc.co.za. General: Nontobeko Xulu, Tel: (011) 207 2342, E-mail: Nontobeko@ffc.co.za.

New closing date: 30 Oct 2020
Tags: Services

Electoral Commission
An ICT results system audit is also sought.

Non-compulsory briefing: 15 Oct – Briefing session is not mandatory. Prior registration is required.
Note: Bids received will be evaluated in respect of the evaluation criteria as set out in the bid documentation as provided for in the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017. All services providers that wish to render goods/services to the Electoral Commission must self-register on the National Treasury Central Suppliers Database (CSD) at www.csd.gov.za.

Tender no: 0010439455
Information: Technical: Melanie du Plessis, Kevin Govender, Tel: (012) 622 5731/5929, E-mail: duplessism@elections.org.za, govenderk@elections.org.za. General: Vincent Qwabe, Tel: (012) 622 5700.

New closing date: 6 Nov 2020
Tags: Software, Services, Consulting

Cancellations

Independent Police Investigative Directorate
Request for proposal for the appointment of a panel for a forensic investigation consultant(s) for Independent Police Investigative Directorate for a period of three years.

Tender no: IPID 006/ 2019/ 2020

Mine Health and Safety Council
Cancellation of an appointment of a service provider to develop, implement, support and maintain electronic board pack software for Mine Health and Safety Council.

Tender no: MHSC002/ 2020- 21

Cancellation of an appointment of a service provider for the implementation of an integrated financial management system for a period of 36 months.
Tender no: MHSC030/ 2019- 20

Office of the Chief of Justice
Appointment of a service provider for the development, implementation and support for the information technology service management solution for the period of 36 months.

Tender no: OCJ2019/ 02

State Information Technology Agency
Procurement of supply, installation, configuration, maintenance and support for NGN Edge routers, servers and peripherals for the national Department of Labour for the period of 5 years.

Tender no: RFB 2217- 2020

Supply of hardware support and license renewals for the F5 load balancers used at the Government Pension Administration Agency for a period of 36 months.
Tender no: RFB 1927- 2019

Procurement of additional memory and solid state drives (SSD) for Acer laptop models.
Tender no: RFQ 2866/ 2005/ 2020

KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Appointment of a service provider to render technical security maintenance of KZN Legislature’s security systems infrastructure

Tender no: KZNL1/ 2020

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
Appointment of a service provider for the provision of an enterprise project management system maintenance and migration services for a period of three years on 80/20 PPPFA 2000, Preferential Procurement Regulation: 2017.

Tender no: ICASA 06/ 2020

Appointment of service provider for the testing and benchmarking of quality of service in six provinces on an 80/20 PPPFA 2000, Preferential Procurement Regulation: 2017.
Tender no: ICASA 07/ 2020

Appointment of a service provider to provide risk and compliance management system with a maintenance and support agreement of five years on an 80/20 PPPFA 2000, Preferential Procurement Regulation: 2017.
Tender no: ICASA 16/ 2019

Development of implementation plans for the radio frequency migration plan 2013 and 2019 as well as the implementation of the international mobile telecommunication roadmap 2014 and 2019, and the consequential radio frequency spectrum assignment plans.
Tender no: ICASA 10/ 2020

Mining Qualifications Authority
Service provider to develop and implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP)system for MQA.

Tender no: MQA/ 01/ 19- 20

Results

Department of Health, Limpopo
Request to supply, install and configure firewalls solution for the Limpopo Department of Health with maintenance and support for 12 months.

Tender no: RFB 1887/ 2018
Successful bidder: Fides Data Mon (Pty) Ltd

Value: R5 080 851

Department of Health
Appointment of a service provider for a fully managed Health Information System, including design, installation, configuration, enhancement, support and maintenance.

Tender no: RFB 1843/ 2018
Successful bidder: Gijima Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Value: R339 322 928

Mine Health and Safety Council
Appointment of a service provider to supply and deliver the renewal of Microsoft Office 365 licenses for a period of 24 months.

Tender no: MHSC004/ 2020-21
Successful bidder: InfoVerge Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Value: R1 132 800

Appointment of a service provider to supply and deliver laptops, monitors and peripherals.
Tender no: MHSC026/ 2019-20

Successful bidder: Ubuntu Technologies (Pty) Ltd
Value: R1 086 021

Appointment of a service provider to host and provide support for the Mine Health and Safety Council`s website for the period of 24 months.
Tender no: MHSC001/ 2020-21

Successful bidder: PixyKorner (Pty) Ltd
Value: R909 144

National Treasury
Identification of a service provider to stabilise and enhance the K2 platform by providing development, maintenance and support services to the MFIP programme management unit.

Tender no: GTAC 031-2019
Successful bidder: Linxus (Pty) Ltd

Value: R4 187 440

Office of the Ombud for Financial Service Providers
Provision of Microsoft licenses.

Tender no: FAIS2020/ 21-P001
Successful bidder: Sizwe Africa IT Group (Pty) Ltd

Value: R318 586

Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority
Appointment of a service provider for the provision of information management system.

Tender no: MIS
Successful bidder: Solugroth

Value: R2 500 000

Appointment of a service provider for provision of voice and internet services.
Tender no: RFP/ 2018/ 4480

Successful bidder: Internet Solution
Value: R75 000

State Information Technology Agency
Establish a panel of suppliers of network connectivity solutions for a period of 60 months.

Tender no: RFA 1880- 2018
Successful bidders: 23 service providers (not disclosed)

Value: Not disclosed

Water Research Commission
Appointment of a service provider for the provision of licensing and support of the current Microsoft Dynamics application for a period of thirty-six (36) months.

Tender no: WRC- 012- 2019/20
Successful bidder: SIS Global Services (PTY) Ltd

Value: R4 486 966

Department of Health, KwaZulu-Natal
Requirement specification for the appointment of IT professionals.

Tender no: ZNB 9881/ 2019-H
Successful bidders: Various companies - refer to KZN DoH website: www.kznhealth.gov.za

Value: Various amounts

Public Protector South Africa
Appointment of the service provider to provide, manage voice and Internet data services for the period of three years for PPSA nationally.

Tender no: PPSA 009/ 2019
Successful bidder: Telkom SA SOC Limited

Value: R5 969 628

Department of Education, Western Cape
Provide a service, in Afrikaans and English and to supply project administrators, to provide a cohort of 500 schools grade 3-7, with digitally administered online mathematics exercises and assessments.

Tender no: B/ WCED 2658/19
Successful bidder: Green Shoots Consulting (PTY) Ltd

Value: R31 124 610

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