Objectives

• Tender 1 (T15/2026-2027): Appoint a qualified implementation partner to drive maturity and transformation within the municipality’s external audit function over a twelve-month period.
• Tender 2 (T42/2025-2026): Procure and implement a comprehensive, cloud-based audit and risk management software platform to enhance governance, compliance, and operational efficiency over a three-year term.

Scope of Work

• Implementation Partner: Conduct baseline assessments, design transformation roadmaps, optimize audit workflows, facilitate institutional capacity building, and execute maturity enhancement initiatives aligned with public sector governance standards.
• Software Solution Provider: Supply, configure, deploy, and maintain a fully integrated audit and risk management system. Responsibilities include data migration, system integration, end-user training, and ongoing technical support and maintenance for three years.

Technical Requirements

The tender notice does not outline exhaustive technical specifications. Bidders must demonstrate proven capability in delivering enterprise-level audit transformation consulting and cloud-based software deployment. Solutions must comply with South African public procurement regulations, data protection legislation, and recognized IT security standards. Cloud offerings must guarantee scalability, high availability, data sovereignty, and seamless interoperability with existing municipal information systems.

Skills Requirements

• Consulting Expertise: Demonstrated experience in organizational transformation, audit function maturity frameworks, change management, and public sector financial governance.
• Project Management: Strong capability in planning, execution, stakeholder coordination, and delivery within strict municipal timelines and regulatory frameworks.
• Software & Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience in deploying integrated audit/risk platforms, cloud infrastructure management, cybersecurity protocols, API integrations, and post-deployment support.
• Training & Knowledge Transfer: Ability to develop and deliver comprehensive training programs for municipal staff to ensure sustainable system adoption and continuous process improvement.

Key Terms and Clarifications

• 80/20 Evaluation Criteria: Aligns with the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA), typically allocating 80% of scoring weight to price competitiveness and 20% to past experience and/or specific socio-economic development goals.
• Cloud-Based Software Solution: A remotely hosted application accessed via the internet, eliminating on-premise hardware requirements while providing automatic updates, centralized data management, enhanced security controls, and scalable computing resources.
• External Audit Function Maturity and Transformation Programme: A structured initiative designed to elevate the strategic value, operational efficiency, compliance rigor, and reporting capabilities of an organization’s external audit oversight mechanisms.
• Regulatory Compliance: All bids must adhere to the Municipal Supply Chain Management Regulations, the Public Finance Management Act, and other enabling national legislation governing public procurement.