# ADVERTISEMENT: APPOINTMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE RAILWAY SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF TSHWANE

> This tender closed on 2026-09-04.

- **Reference:** Q15-2026-27
- **Issuer:** [City of Tshwane](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/city-of-tshwane.md)
- **Region:** Gauteng
- **Type:** Request for quotation
- **Published:** 2026-08-24
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-04 12:00 SAST
- **Sectors:** [Construction](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/F.md)

## Summary

#### Overview
**The tender seeks to appoint a professional service provider to audit and manage the City of Tshwane’s Railway Safety Management System (SMS) in line with the National Railway Safety Regulator Act and the 2018 SMS Determination.** Bidders should have railway SMS and safety-regulator experience (RSR), strong engineering credentials, and compliance documentation (CSD, tax status, BBBEE). Key target is ISO 9001, NOSA/ISO45001, PI insurance, ECSA registrations, and RSR interaction history.

#### Requirements
- ECSA registration with lead engineers (at least two Pr. Civil Eng with valid ECSA or equivalent Pr. Eng/Pr. Tech Eng).
- Minimum 10 years’ directly relevant experience across four areas (railway infrastructure condition/SHM, SMS development/audit, SHM of tunnels/bridges, level-crossing risk assessments) with two client reference letters from the past 10 years.
- Direct interaction with the RSR on behalf of a railway permit holder, plus at least 8 years’ managerial safety-regulator experience (CV required).
- ISO 9001:2015 certification (scope covering contract services).
- Active NOSA or ISO 45001 health and safety grading (not older than 12 months).
- Professional Indemnity insurance: minimum R5,000,000 per claim (not older than 3 months).
- Administrative/compliance: valid Tax PIN or TCS, CSD registration, up-to-date municipal charges for bidder and directors; completed MBD forms; audited financial statements (last 3 years or since inception); JV documentation if applicable.
- Mandatory briefing attendance; fully completed pricing schedule; pricing must be complete with no TIPPEX corrections.
- Specific preference criteria apply (80/20 price vs BB-BEE goals).

#### How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 10:00 on 4 September 2026; bids remain valid 90 days after closing date.
- Submission method: online via the City’s e-tender portal (Ariba); do not deposit in a tender box. See platform: https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/.../RfxEvent/preview/1110022631?anId=ANONYMOUS (and related Amended PDFs).
- Briefing: Compulsory briefing session on 20 August 2026 at 10:00 (venue not specified in the excerpt; see documents).
- Documents to submit (where provided): MBD1 (Invitation to Bid), MBD4 (Declaration of Interest), MBD6.1 (Preference Points), MBD9 (Certificate of Independent Bid Determination); supporting returns include CSD summary, Tax PIN/TCS, BBBEE, municipal accounts, and directors’ details (see attached documents for precise forms).
- Required pre-qualifications: CSD registration, tax compliance, BBBEE status, municipal rates status; provide CVs and references; JV arrangements if applicable.
- Where to obtain bid documents: the quoted PDFs attached to the tender or via the City’s online portal (see filenames in parentheses: Q15-2026-27 QUOTATION DOCUMENT.pdf; Q15-2026-27 Quotation document).

Notes: If questions arise, use the technical contacts (Phillip Huma) and supply chain contact (Josia Masenya) listed in the documents.

## Description

ADVERTISEMENT: APPOINTMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE RAILWAY SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF TSHWANE

ADVERTISEMENT: APPOINTMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE RAILWAY SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF TSHWANE

Delivery Location: Various Areas - Pretoria - pretoria - 0001 Special Conditions: Bidders should therefore not deposit their bid responses in the tender box but respond to the bid on the online platform https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110022631?anId=ANONYMOUS by no later than 10:00 on 4 September 2026.

## Documents

- Q15-2026-27 Quotation document
- Q15-2026-27 QUOTATION DOCUMENT.pdf

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## Published on

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