Tender Summary: Advert Waste Management Programme – Local Waste Picker’s Capacitation Session

Objectives

The primary objective is to deliver a targeted capacitation and training programme for local waste pickers. This initiative seeks to improve operational efficiency, safety compliance, and professional capacity within the informal waste collection sector, thereby supporting the municipality’s broader waste management and environmental sustainability goals.

Scope

The scope covers the complete delivery of a capacitation session for local waste pickers. This includes curriculum development, facilitation, provision of learning materials, and execution of both theoretical and practical training modules aligned with municipal waste management protocols and industry best practices.

Technical Requirements

While detailed technical specifications are contained in the full terms of reference, the tender enforces strict administrative and compliance standards:

• Bidders must submit quotations using the municipality’s original Request for Quotation documentation. Recreated, modified, or non-standard templates will be rejected.
• Any unsigned alterations to the Bill of Quantities or pricing schedules will invalidate the submission.
• All certified supporting documents must be issued within three months of the closing date.
• Quotations must remain valid for a minimum of thirty days.
• Prices must be firm, inclusive of VAT for registered vendors, and meet a 100% local content threshold.
• Submissions must be emailed by the deadline with the exact quotation title and reference number in the subject line. Late, couriered, faxed, hand-delivered, or incomplete bids will not be considered.

Skills Requirements

Although not explicitly itemised, the successful provider must demonstrate proven expertise in adult vocational training, occupational health and safety facilitation, or informal sector capacity building. Facilitators should possess practical knowledge of waste management operations, strong instructional capabilities, and the ability to design accessible, culturally appropriate training modules for local waste pickers.

Key Terms & Unusual Requirements

80/20 Evaluation Split: Bid scoring allocates 80% weighting to financial cost and 20% to specific socio-economic goals (e.g., empowerment, job creation), as outlined in the attached MBD 6.1 form.

Central Supplier Database (CSD): A mandatory national government procurement registry used to verify supplier legitimacy, tax compliance, and organisational status.

Service of the State Restriction: Any individual listed as a company director who is currently employed by the government automatically disqualifies the bidder.

Original Documentation Mandate: The municipality strictly enforces the use of its official bidding forms. Digital recreations, scanned alterations, or non-standard templates will result in immediate disqualification.

Value for Money Principle: The lowest or highest-scoring bidder is not guaranteed appointment. The municipality reserves the right to award contracts based on optimal value for money in accordance with supply chain management policy.