Appointment of a service provider to conduct a Tracer and Impact Study to determine learner outcomes, labour market absorption and occupational placement levels for FoodBev SETA beneficiaries linked to the 2021/22 to 2025/26 Financial Years.Closed

Overview

Appointment of a service provider to conduct a Tracer and Impact Study to determine learner outcomes, labour market absorption and occupational placement levels for FoodBev SETA beneficiaries funded from 2021/22 to 2025/26 (six-month engagement). Suitable bidders include higher education institutions (public/private), research institutions, or research consultants with SETA experience and capacity to handle sampling, tracing, data verification and labour-market analysis. Details are in the TOR (TOR - Tracer and Impact Study Final.pdf).

Requirements

• Experience with SETA processes, DHET/DPME reporting, labour-market intelligence, and sector-specific absorption in FoodBev.
• Study design requiring: representative 15% sampling (≈5,100 learners) across provinces, programme types, gender and race; multi-modal tracing; strategies to address non-response bias; POPIA/compliance for data handling.
• Data operations: cleaning/verification of five-year learner data; integration of SIMS and WSP/ATR; POPIA-compliant data protection protocol; telephonic/digital verification of records.
• deliverables: validated, cleaned database; at least 10% completed verified sample (≈3,400 learners); integrated M&E framework; sector-specific labour-market intelligence; capacity-building (3-day M&E workshop for FoodBev SETA).
• Governance: adhere to GCC/SCC; provide performance security within 30 days of award; ensure confidentiality and data security.

How to Apply

• Submission deadline: 18 September 2026, 12:00.
• Briefing: non-mandatory, 7 September 2026, 11:00–12:00 via Microsoft Teams (at 7 Wessel Road, Rivonia for the venue).
• Documents to submit (per Annexure-B/C): complete bid in prescribed format, SARS Tax Clearance PIN, CSD registration proof (or application), Declaration of Interest, Preference Points Claim Form with supporting verification, Invitation to Bid, Pricing Schedule (complete), Schedule 1–3 as applicable, and proof of professional registrations where required.
• Registrations/pre-qualifications: Central Supplier Database (CSD) registration required; provide proof or application status.
• Where to obtain documents: resources linked in the TOR and Annexures (e.g., Annexure-B-and-C-2026.pdf). Queries: evaluationstudy@foodbev.co.za; scm@foodbev.co.za.
• Note: The bid is evaluated in stages (administrative, mandatory, functionality, and 80/20 preference points) and the GCC/special conditions will govern the contract.