THE APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MQA INTERVENTIONS IMPLEMENTED OVER THE PAST FIVE FINANCIAL YEARS (2020-2025).

Overview

The Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) seeks a service provider to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of MQA interventions implemented over the 2020–2025 period. Bidders should have strong Monitoring & Evaluation expertise and experience evaluating SETA/public-sector interventions, delivering evidence-based findings and actionable recommendations.

Requirements

• Proven experience evaluating interventions in SETA/public institutions/government entities; provide five reference letters from different clients and demonstrate familiarity with relevant evaluation frameworks.
• Project team: Project Leader/Manager with at least 10 years’ leading evaluations; a Policy Expert/Analyst with NQF level 9 in relevant fields; two Junior Evaluators with at least 3 years’ experience; Qualifications must be attached (SAQA for non-South Africa qualifications).
• Deliverables and duration: maximum 24 months; inception report, literature/framework, evaluation design, data sets, draft and final evaluation reports, executive summary, and presentations.
• Compliance: register on Central Supplier Database or provide valid Tax Clearance; SBD1, SBD3.3, SBD4, SBD6.1; valid BBBEE status; five reference letters; SAQA evaluation where required.
• Pricing: all-inclusive in ZAR, VAT included; price negotiations may occur under PPPFA rules.

(Note: detailed criteria and templates are in the attached TOR and SBD documents.) (see SBD1 MQA0526_27 Research Study.pdf; SBD3.3 Research Study.pdf; SBD4; SBD6.1)

How to Apply

• Deadline: 19 November 2026 at 11:00; submissions electronically to tenders@MQA.org.za, with an option to deposit documents in the MQA Bid Box at No.7 Anerley Road (Parktown) as per SBD1. (see SBD1 MQA0526_27 Research Study.pdf)
• Briefing: non-mandatory session on 5 November 2026 at 10:00 via Microsoft Teams (link provided in the notice). (see SBD1 MQA0526_27 Research Study.pdf)
• Documents to submit: SBD1, SBD3.3 Pricing Schedule, SBD4, SBD6.1; Annexure B CV templates; five reference letters; project plan and CVs of key personnel; CSD and/or TCS where applicable; SAQA evaluation for foreign qualifications. (see SBD1 MQA0526_27 Research Study.pdf; CV TEMPLATE For ToR's.docx)
• Where to obtain documents: bid documents are attached to the notice and/or available from MQA; for forms and templates see Annexure B and the SBDs (e.g., CV template in CV TEMPLATE For ToR's.docx). (see CV TEMPLATE For ToR's.docx, REFERENCE LETTER TEMPLATE - ToR's.docx)