# Panel of Legal Advisors for the IPP Office (IPPO) for a period of 5 (five) years to provide legal transaction advisory and specialist legal services in support of the IPPO's mandate to conceptualise, design, implement and manage independent power producer procurement programmes and other strategic initiatives undertaken by the Department of Electricity and Energy

> This tender closed on 2026-09-29.

- **Reference:** DBSA-RFR LA
- **Issuer:** [Development Bank of Southern Africa](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/development-bank-of-southern-africa-2.md)
- **Region:** National
- **Type:** Request for Response
- **Published:** 2026-09-03
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-29 23:55 SAST
- **Sectors:** [Legal and accounting](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/M69.md)

## Summary

#### Overview
**Panel of legal advisers to provide legal transaction advisory and specialist legal services for the IPP Office (IPPO) over five years to support IPP procurement programmes and related energy initiatives.** The DBSA invites law firms and other professional service providers with IPP/PPP, energy procurement, project finance, RFP/RFQ drafting, project agreements and regulatory expertise to form a panel and supply end-to-end legal support across the procurement lifecycle.

#### Requirements
- Compulsory briefing attendance (15 September 2026 at 09:00 via MS Teams) (Tender volume)
- Mandatory Central Supplier Database (CSD) registration and submission of CSD/TAX information; annual Tax Compliance Status (PIN/TCS) where applicable; each consortium member must meet requirements (Part B/Part C) (Tender volume)
- B-BBEE status certificate or sworn affidavit; EMEs must provide auditor-certified B-BBEE; non-EMEs provide valid status verification (Annexures C; 18.x) (Tender volume)
- Functional evaluation: minimum 70% and demonstrated IPP/PPP legal advisory experience; Team Leader qualifications; Appendix A CVs and reference letters (Annexure A, B) (Tender volume)
- No price-based evaluation; appointment to panel subject to budget and due diligence (Part C) (Tender volume)

#### How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 29 September 2026 at 23:55 (Tender volume) and bid validity 120 days
- Submission method: electronic submission via OneDrive link provided in the bid documents; no physical bids (Tender volume)
- Documents to complete/submit: official bid forms; Annexure A (Price Proposal); Annexure B (Reference letters); Annexure C (B-BBEE); Annexure F/G (CIPC/Share documents); Annexure J/K; SBD declarations as applicable (Part B and Annexures) (Tender volume)
- Pre-qualifications: CSD registration, SARS PIN/TCS, and applicable B-BBEE status (Part B/Part D) (Tender volume)
- Briefing session: compulsory, 15 September 2026, 09:00 via MS Teams; access details via link in Tender volume (Tender volume)
- Where to obtain bid documents: Tender volume (RFR/LA/IPPO-002/2026) PDF package; questions to vusiscm@dbsa.org (Tender volume)

## Description

Panel of Legal Advisors for the IPP Office (IPPO) for a period of 5 (five) years to provide legal transaction advisory and specialist legal services in support of the IPPO's mandate to conceptualise, design, implement and manage independent power producer procurement programmes and other strategic initiatives undertaken by the Department of Electricity and Energy

Panel of Legal Advisors for the IPP Office (IPPO) for a period of 5 (five) years to provide legal transaction advisory and specialist legal services in support of the IPPO's mandate to conceptualise, design, implement and manage independent power producer procurement programmes and other strategic initiatives undertaken by the Department of Electricity and Energy

Briefing: Compulsory Briefing Session: 15 September 2026 @ 09H00 via Microsoft Teams

## Documents

- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Tender volume

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