Appointment of an outsourced treasury service provider(s) for management and optimisation of surplus cash investments for period of three (03) years.Closed

Overview

Appointment of an outsourced treasury service provider(s) for management and optimisation of surplus cash investments for a period of three years. Bidders should be qualified financial services providers with FAIS Category II (Discretionary) licences, capable of institutional fixed-income management, liquidity forecasting, and governance-compliant investment operations (PFMA/National Treasury). SEDFA may appoint one or more providers and allocate mandates based on strategy, liquidity, risk, and transformation objectives.

Requirements

• Valid FAIS Category II FSP licence (FSCA) and current authorisation; proof to be submitted.
• Access to rated money market/fixed-income funds; dedicated fixed-income team with minimum 3 years’ institutional experience; evidence of capability and references.
• Assets Under Management (AUM): discretionary fixed income and cash management AUM of at least R2 billion; provide current AUM breakdown and client mandates.
• Insurance cover: Professional Indemnity, Directors’ & Officers’, Cyber, Fidelity/Crime; provide policy schedules.
• Mandatory investment governance: PFMA/NT Regulations compliance; risk framework; reporting; conflict-of-interest management; POPIA compliance.
• Documentation: complete technical and financial proposal; pricing schedule; SBD forms (1, 4, 6.1); CSD registration; SARS Tax Compliance PIN; B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit (EME/QSE as applicable); CIPC company docs; POPIA consent.
• Additional: references (minimum two institutional), portfolio-manager and staff CVs, and demonstration of track record in fixed-income mandates (Annexures B–D; Annexure E Scope of Work).

How to Apply

• Clarification deadline: 28 August 2026 12:00 p.m. (if any) and closing date extended to 21 September 2026 11:00 a.m. (Addendum: Addendum Tender Closing Date Extension Outsourced Treasury Function.pdf).
• Submission: sealed envelope with one original and one electronic PDF copy; bid responses deposited in the Tender Box at SEDFA Head Office, Centurion (address on Bid Notice); include “Bid Number” and bidder details.
• Documents to submit: completed SBD 1, SBD 4, SBD 6.1; CSD proof; Tax Compliance Status; B-BBEE certificate/sworn affidavit; CIPC registrations and director IDs; POPIA consent; Annexures A–F and Appendix 1 (pricing and proposals) (Special Conditions doc: Annexures in Special Condition Of Contract-Outsourced Treasury Function-RFB 20-2026-27.pdf). See Annex E for Scope of Work.
• Questions/clarifications: via the bid contact (Sebotse Mokgabudi) before the stated deadline.
• Where to obtain bid documents: attached documents; full package available on SEDFA tender page (Annexure A–F; Appendix 1; Annex E).

Notes: SEDFA may negotiate with preferred bidders and may appoint more than one provider. Specific goals (B-BBEE, youth, rural/township) affect scoring (80/20). References: Bids received list shows five bidders (Recieved Bids).