- ACTIVE TENDERS
| Bid Number | Bid Description | Office | Compulsory Briefing Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCMN011/2025/2026 | Managed Cyber Security Services for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN009/2025/2026 | Panel of finance management firms for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN010/2025/2026 | Supply and delivery of Microsoft Licenses for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN008/2025/2026 | Marketing and Advertising Agency for a period of two (2) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN007/2025/2026 | Build an Online Applications and Eligibility Assessment Platform for 2025/2026 Applications Cycle. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN006/2025/2026 | Provision of ICT co-sourcing services. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN005/2025/2026 | Supply and delivery of a historic debt tool. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN004/2025/2026 | Supply and delivery of a student allowance calculation tool. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN004/2025/2026 | Supply and delivery of a student allowance calculation tool. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN03/2025/2026 | Document Management Solution for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN02/2025/2026 | Provision of HR Consulting and Advisory services for Organizational Design initiatives. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN01/2025/2026 | Provision of job evaluation and job grading services. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN023/2020 | FortiGate Firewall Maintenance for a period of two (2) years | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN022/2020 | Provision of policy development services | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN021/2020 | Panel of Legal Services for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN020/2020 | Panel of forensic investigators on an as and when basis for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| RFI001/2025/2026 | Governance, Risk and Compliance and Internal Audit tool. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN017/2020 | Assistance with the resolution of audit findings for a period up to 31 July 2025/2026. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN016/2020 | Provision of financial and audit support in preparation of the 2020-2025/2026 annual financial statements. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN015/2020 | Provision of the NSFAS loan book valuation for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN014/2020 | Provision of Direct Payments of Allowances to NSFAS Students bank accounts for a period of five (5) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN013/2020 | Provision of case management resources for 2 years on as and when basis. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN012/2020 | EMC Data Domain Maintenance and Upgrade for a period three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN011/2020 | Provision and Implementation of a Human Resources Management Information System for a period of five (5) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN010/2020 | Supply and delivery of Promotional Material to NSFAS for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN009/2020 | Provision of External Debt Collection services for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN008/2020 | Supply and delivery of Laptops to NSFAS Students. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN007/2020 | Provision of Information to and from the Credit Bureau for a period of two (2) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN006/2020 | Direct payments of allowances to NSFAS students bank accounts for a period of five (5) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN005/2020 | Supply and delivery of computer hardware for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN004/2020 Important clarification note on mandatory requirement 4.2.3 | Supply and delivery of laptops to NSFAS Students. 1) Bidders must have a BBBEE status level of contributor of 1 to 2. Failure to comply with this pre-qualification criteria will disqualify the bid from further evaluation. 2) The bidder must sub-contract at least 30% of the contract to either an Exempted Micro Enterprise (EME) which is at least 51% owned by black people or a Qualifying Small Enterprise (QSE) which is at least 51% owned by black people. Bidders should also download the clarification note on mandatory requirement 4.2.3 | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN003/2020 | Provision and Implementation of a hosted/cloud based contact centre solution for a period of three (3) years. | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN001/2020 | Provision of Travel Management Services for a period of three (3) years | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| SCMN002/2020 | ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) Development, Implementation and Certification Services for a period of twelve (12) months | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| RFI001/2020 | Request for Information for Direct Payment of Allowances to students | Cape Town | No briefing session |
| RFI001/2019 | Request for Information – Human Resources Information System | Cape Town | No Briefing Session |
| SCMN001/2019 | Provision of Data Centre Hosting Services for a minimum period of 12 months and a maximum period of 36 months. | Cape Town | No Briefing Session |
| SCMN002/2019 | Appointment of a Panel for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of Office Furniture for a period of 36 months (NB: Only Bidders with Level 1 B-BBEE status will be considered). | Cape Town | No Briefing Session |
| SCMN003/2019 | Infrastructure replacement and Disaster Recovery services for a minimum period of 12 months and a maximum period of 36 months. | Cape Town | 20 September 2019 at 10:00am at NSFAS Office, 2nd Floor Boardroom, House Vincent Building, Wynberg, Cape Town. |
| RFI003/2019 | Request for Information – Contact Centre Solution | Cape Town | No Briefing Session |
NB: Failure to attend the compulsory briefing session will result in automatic disqualification of the bid, in the event of a compulsory briefing session being advertised.
For general enquiries kindly e-mail scm@nsfas.org.za. Note that only emailed enquiries to this email address will be responded to.
Bids must be in a sealed envelope and a clearly marked with a bid number and description of the bid. Bids must be placed in the NSFAS office Tender Box. NSFAS, 1st Floor, House Vincent, 10 Brodie Road, Wynberg, Cape Town by no later than 11h00am, hereafter bids will be opened in public in the NSFAS Main Boardroom at 11h15.
Further note the following:
1. NSFAS will apply its Supply Chain Management Policy and, where the policy is silent, will apply the respective National Treasury Regulations.
2. The bid will be evaluated and adjudicated in terms of the 80/20- or 90/10-point system as prescribed by the PPPFA, 05 of 2000
3. Tenders must be submitted with the Original Tax Clearance Certificate.
4. NSFAS does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any bid.
5. Late bids, as well as faxed, e-mailed or tenders submitted via telegram will not be accepted.
6. All bidders are required to be registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database.
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