The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) wishes to appoint a service provider to render the Annual Virtualization Support and Subscription license renewal service for a period of 1 year (12 months).Closed

Overview

The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) seeks to procure the Annual Virtualization Support and Subscription license renewal service for server virtualization across Pretoria and Cape Town campuses for 12 months. Bidders with IT infrastructure/virtualization maintenance experience, OEM-status (authorized reseller/partner), and CSD registration should consider bidding; the contract covers renewal of the Server Virtualization Support and Subscription license for two campuses.

Requirements

• OEM authorization letter confirming authorized reseller/partner status
• Completed SBD 4 and SBD 6.1 forms
• Registration on National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD) with the latest report
• Pricing schedule showing unit and total prices, VAT inclusive
• Technical: Renewal of Server Virtualization Support and Subscription License for two campuses with access to software patches and technical support; OEM certificate
• Compliance with standard bid documents and ability to deliver within 30 days after Purchase Order

How to Apply

• Submission deadline: 2026-10-06 09:00 (RFQ); closing time per attached Terms of Reference is 11:00 (document: NLSA_Terms of Reference_VMware.pdf)
• Submission method: Electronic submission to Quotations@nlsa.ac.za (as specified in the RFQ and TOR)
• Documents to submit: OEM authorization letter; SBD 4; SBD 6.1; CSD report; pricing schedule; and other standard bid documents
• Required registrations/pre-qualifications: CSD registration; OEM authorization
• Briefing session: Not indicated
• Where to obtain bid documents: RFQ package (Download Documents) attached with the invitation (see Download Documents zip)