Appointment of a suitably experienced and knowledgeable service provider to implement end-to-end management of the individual bursary process on an ad hoc or full-scale basis on behalf of SASSETA from date of appointment until 31 March 2030Closed

Overview

Appointment of a suitably experienced and knowledgeable service provider to implement end-to-end management of the individual bursary process for SASSETA, on an ad hoc or full-scale basis, from appointment until 31 March 2030. Suitable bidders are entities with proven bursary-management and project-management capabilities, experience in public-sector procurement, and the ability to deliver across multiple HEIs nationwide, with POPIA compliance and robust reporting.

Requirements

• Mandatory liquidity: bank balance of R10,000,000 (not older than 21 days) or NCR-registered financial support for at least that amount (same currency and freshness).
• POPIA compliance: valid Information Regulator registration certificate in the bidder’s name.
• Team Leader: Annexure C CV showing NQF 7 Project Management, 10+ years PM experience, and at least three bursary-implementation assignments (one ≥ R50,000,000).
• Phase 1 compliance: submit SBD1, SBD3.3, SBD4, SBD6.1, CSD registration, and sign initial pages of GCC (Annexure A).
• Phase 2: minimum three signed bursary-reference letters (one ≥ R50m); project implementation plan with a Gantt chart covering all seven scope items (2.3.1.1–2.3.1.7); demonstrate a bursary-management system.
• Phase 3: potential system demo showing coverage of all scope items; price and specific-goals scoring (80/20; up to 100% for demonstrated capability).
• Tax/Tender compliance: SARS-TCS or CSD number where applicable; travel policies, confidentiality, and data protection requirements.
• Specific goal preferences (for 80/20): evidence of black ownership, black women ownership, black youth ownership, and SA-owned enterprise status (with documentation).

How to Apply

• Submission deadline: 16 October 2026 at 11:00 (electronic). Proposals to bursaries1@sasseta.org.za (reference RFP/SASSETA/24251126/2). Max email size 30 MB; no Google Drive submissions; WeTransfer allowed.
• Clarifications: by 12:00 on 9 October 2026 to scm01@sasseta.org.za.
• Briefing: none required (N/A).
• Documents to submit (from the bid pack): SBD1, SBD3.3, SBD4, SBD6.1; Annexure B (pricing); Annexure C (Team Leader CV); GCC Annexure A; proof of liquidity or NCR letter; CSD registration; POPIA registration; three bursary reference letters; team-leader CV; project-plan with Gantt chart; demonstration of the bursary-management system if requested (Annexures and sections referenced in RFP.pdf, Annexure B, Annexure C, Annexture A).
• Where to obtain documents: main bid pack (RFP.pdf) and attached annexures (Annexure B – Annexure C) as listed in the pack. (RFP.pdf; Annexure-B-Pricing-Bursary.xls; Annexure C docx; Annexture A GCC.pdf)

Notes:

• The contract runs to 31 March 2030 with possible extension up to five years.
• All travel and disbursements follow SASSETA policy; penalties may apply for non-performance (SLA).