APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION IN TERMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS (STCW CONVENTION).Closed

Overview

APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION IN TERMS OF THE STCW CONVENTION. SAMSA invites qualified providers to evaluate South Africa’s STCW education, training, certification and watchkeeping systems, assess compliance, and prepare a draft and final report suitable for IMO, with fieldwork planned around Oct/Nov 2026. Bid is open to entities with maritime regulation/quality assurance experience, demonstrated independent evaluation capability, and STCW-related expertise; references are required.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in independent evaluations, audits, or similar assessments in the maritime sector, particularly STCW.
• Company profile illustrating maritime/STCW-related capabilities and past independent evaluations (20 points), plus at least one reference letter from a maritime regulator (10 points).
• Proposed Team Lead must hold a Master Mariner or Chief Engineer certificate under STCW, or a postgraduate maritime qualification (20 or 10 points); provide qualification copy.
• Team Lead must have relevant experience (30 points): ≥2 years in MET/maritime administration or ≥2 completed independent evaluations in last 10 years.
• Clear methodology and detailed project timelines (10 + 10 points).
• Minimum technical score of 75 points to proceed; SAMSA may verify all information.
• Compliance documentation: tax compliance (PIN/TCS via SARS), CSD where applicable, BBBEE, CK1, ID copies of listed owners, proof of address, and JV/consortium documentation if applicable.
• Reports must be deliverable in the required formats and within the project schedule.

How to Apply

• Submission deadline: 18 September 2026, 11:00 (South African Time).
• Submission method: email responses to rfqresponses@samsa.org.za with the RFQ HO-1788 subject line (see attached RFQ PDF: RFQ - HO - 1788 - INDEPENDENT EVALUATION - STCW- ETENDER PORTAL.pdf).
• Documents to submit (as per checklist): Quotation; Signed SBD forms; recent CSD; Tax PIN; valid BBBEE; CK1; ID copies of listed owners; proof of address; medical certificate if applicable; Consortium/JV form if applicable; CVs and qualifications of proposed team; proof of qualifications; reference letters; official company letterhead quotation; pricing (Annexure B).
• Pre-qualifications: Tax compliance (TCS PIN or CSD number); where applicable, separate TCS for each JV/consortium member; SARS verification may be requested.
• Briefing session: N/A.
• Delivery: as per RFQ (service delivery address for SAMSA, Durban per Annexure A). Document source: the attached RFQ PDF.

Note: Specific detail on pricing and evaluation criteria is in Annexures A–C and the attached RFQ document. (RFQ document filename: RFQ - HO - 1788 - INDEPENDENT EVALUATION - STCW- ETENDER PORTAL.pdf)