Appointment of a suitably qualified service provider to conduct Implementation and fidelity study to assess how the programme was delivered for the ETDP SETAClosed

Overview

Appointment of a suitably qualified service provider to conduct Implementation and fidelity study to assess how the programme was delivered for the ETDP SETA. The RFQ (No. 09-2026/27) seeks a public-sector evaluation team to plan, conduct and report an implementation/fidelity study across ETDP SETA programmes, over an 8–12 week window (contract up to 6 months via SLA).

Requirements

• Public-sector evaluation expertise, including FMPPI, APPs/TIDs, data quality assessment, and mixed-methods (qualitative + quantitative) approaches.
• Ability to design, collect (interviews, site verification), analyse, and report on inputs → outputs → outcomes with bottleneck analysis and trends.
• Deliverables: Inception Report; Indicator Assessment Matrix; Data Quality Assessment; Draft Evaluation Report; Validation Workshop; Final Report (per ToR).
• Project team: Project Manager (≥5 yrs PM; ≥3 yrs evaluation), Evaluation Specialist, Sector Specialist, and two Research Interns (Master’s or Honours, NQF L8).
• Compliance: SBD 1/4/6.1 submissions; SARS PIN; CSD registration; B-BBEE documentation; tax/compliance checks; no deregistration/blacklisting; public liability insurance; no sub-contracting (unless allowed).
• Governance & QA: Ethics, NES/DPME-aligned quality assurance, peer review, and data protection.

(Document references: ToR_ Implementation Evaluation_ Final.pdf; General Conditions of Contract_ETDP SETA.pdf)

How to Apply

• Submission: Stage 1–3 documents to etdpsetarfq@etdpseta.org.za in three folders named Stage 1 Admin, Stage 2 Functionality Evaluation, Stage 3 Pricing & Specific Goals.
• Deadlines: Questions by 23 July 2026 (12:00); submission due 31 July 2026 at 11:00.
• Briefing: Non-mandatory Microsoft Teams session on 22 July 2026 at 10:00 (link in ToR).
• Documents to submit: SBD 1 (Invitation to Bid), SBD 4 (Bidder's Disclosure), SBD 6.1 (PPP points form) and tax/registration Proof; Unique SARS PIN; B-BBEE documentation; CSD registration. Pricing must follow the Costing Model with VAT and be stage-delivered (Stage A/B/C).
• Pricing: Itemised budget with VAT; Stage 3 uses 80/20 weighting (price vs. specific goals) unless stated otherwise (SBD6.1).
• Documents to obtain: Terms of Reference and GCC attachments (e.g., General Conditions of Contract_ETDP SETA.pdf, SBD forms).

(Attached doc references: ToR_ Implementation Evaluation_ Final.pdf; SBD 1/SBD 4/SBD 6.1)