Objectives

The primary objective of this tender is to appoint a qualified and accredited service provider to deliver comprehensive landscape designer training to personnel within the Greater Kokstad Municipality, ensuring participants gain nationally recognised qualifications aligned with municipal capacity-building goals.

Scope of Work

• Conduct a full-course landscape designer training programme delivered in-house.
• Provide a detailed training plan specifying course duration, learning modules, and assessment methods.
• Facilitate training for up to seven participants.
• Administer evaluations and issue officially recognised certificates upon successful completion.
• Include all instructional materials, facilitation, venue logistics, and administrative support within the quoted rate.

Technical Requirements

• Submit fully completed and signed Municipal Bidding Documents (MBD 1, 3.1, 4, 6.1, 8, and 9).
• Provide firm pricing inclusive of VAT, valid for a minimum of thirty days from submission.
• Attach a Central Supplier Database (CSD) report or SARS Tax Compliance Status PIN for verification.
• Demonstrate that both the company and all directors hold current municipal rates clearance, proving no outstanding municipal taxes or service charges exceed ninety days.
• Supply a line-item cost breakdown or a formal quotation on company letterhead.
• Strict adherence to documentation protocols; omission or unsigned mandatory forms will render the quotation non-responsive.

Skills Requirements

• Hold active accreditation from the relevant Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) specifically for landscape designer training.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and delivering structured, competency-based training curricula.
• Proven capability to facilitate in-house corporate training sessions tailored to municipal operational contexts.
• Competence in conducting practical and theoretical assessments, and issuing SETA-approved certification upon candidate completion.

Key Terms & Conditions

80/20 Preferential Procurement System: Evaluation allocates 80 points for competitive pricing and 20 points for specific socio-economic goals. Points are awarded based on ownership demographics (black persons, black women, black youth, persons with disabilities) and business location within the Greater Kokstad Municipality. Claiming these points requires explicit documentation; failure to submit proof results in zero points for specific goals.

SETA Accreditation: Refers to formal recognition by a government-authorised Sector Education and Training Authority. This ensures the training curriculum meets national occupational standards and enables the provider to issue legally recognised, industry-valued certificates.

Municipal Rates Clearance: Bidders must prove financial compliance with local government tax obligations. Verification can be provided via recent municipal statements, valid lease agreements, clearance certificates, landlord letters, or sworn affidavits explaining exemption status. Both the entity and its directors must comply.

MBD Compliance Framework: The tender utilises standardised municipal bidding forms covering invitation details, conflict of interest declarations, preference point claims, past supply chain practices, and independent bid determination. These forms carry legal weight; false declarations or omissions may lead to disqualification, contract cancellation, or referral for criminal investigation.