Tender Summary: FQ/SM 90/27

Objectives

The primary objective is to procure comprehensive training and examination services for the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification for Stellenbosch Municipality personnel. The initiative aims to upskill municipal employees in advanced cybersecurity practices, specifically enabling them to detect, analyse, and respond to cyber threats using behavioural analytics and continuous security monitoring.

Scope of Work

• Duration: Contract validity extends until June 2027.
• Delivery Format: Face-to-face contact sessions held within the Cape Town metropolitan area.
• Cohort Structure: Five consecutive training days per group of three to five learners (cohorts will not overlap).
• Service Components: End-to-end management of the certification pathway, including pre-assessment, facilitation, theoretical and practical examinations, re-assessments, moderation, portfolio building support, verification, and issuance of hard-copy certificates.
• Pricing Model: Evaluation is based on a fixed price per learner. All costs, including training resources, travel, accommodation, printing, and certification fees, must be bundled into the unit price. One mandatory re-assessment per candidate is included.
• Budget Flexibility: The municipality reserves the right to reduce participant numbers or scope to remain within financial constraints.

Technical Requirements

• Providers must deliver training in accordance with nationally accepted norms and standards for adult education and certification programmes.
• All training equipment, learning materials, and assessment documentation must be supplied by the service provider at no extra cost beyond the quoted price per person.
• Bidders must hold current accreditation from a recognised assurance body relevant to cybersecurity training programmes.
• Submission requires a completed facilitator competency declaration, a verifiable client reference for prior similar training, and full compliance with municipal procurement regulations, including Tax Compliance Status, Central Supplier Database registration, and valid Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment documentation.
• Pricing must be submitted via the prescribed schedule, reflecting firm, all-inclusive rates exclusive of exchange rate variations.

Skills and Qualification Requirements

• Facilitator Expertise: The lead facilitator must possess verified subject-matter proficiency in cybersecurity and hold relevant industry certifications.
• Experience Threshold: A minimum of two years of practical, hands-on facilitation experience delivering comparable certification programmes is mandatory.
• Evidence Standards: A standard curriculum vitae is insufficient. Bidders must complete the municipality’s specific competency declaration form and attach substantiating evidence of past performance.
• Quality Assurance: The service provider must deploy qualified assessors and moderators aligned with national quality assurance frameworks to ensure examination integrity and certification validity.

Key Terms and Definitions

• Portfolio of Evidence (POE): A structured compilation of work samples, assessments, and reflections used to formally verify that a learner has achieved the required competency standards.
• 80/20 Preference Points System: A procurement evaluation model where 80 points are allocated to bid price and 20 points are distributed between Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment status level and supplier locality within the municipal boundary.
• Assurance Body Accreditation: Mandatory recognition by an official sector-specific quality assurance organisation that validates the training provider’s methodology, curriculum, and assessment processes against national standards.
• Firm Prices: Fixed, non-negotiable rates locked for the contract duration, explicitly excluding adjustments for currency fluctuations or market volatility.