Tender Summary: Cyber Security Defender Training Programme

Objectives

To equip eleven Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality employees with foundational cybersecurity competencies through a structured training programme. The initiative aims to achieve formal learner competency aligned with national occupational standards, ensuring municipal staff can effectively identify, mitigate, and respond to cyber threats while maintaining operational resilience.

Scope

• Delivery of the Cyber Security Defender Training Programme at NQF Level 4, comprising sixty credits of theoretical and practical instruction.
• Provision of a fully equipped, accredited training venue located within the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality boundaries.
• Management of all logistical arrangements, including catering for eleven delegates and implementation of health, safety, and pandemic response protocols.
• Development and execution of comprehensive lesson plans, functionality assessments, and pre-training readiness evaluations.
• End-to-end administration of learner records, assessment scheduling, moderation processes, and certification preparation culminating in formal competency recognition.

Technical Requirements

• Valid accreditation from the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) specifically for qualification code SP-220330.
• Course content and implementation methodology must strictly align with QCTO SP-220330 NQF Level 4 specifications.
• Training venue must hold QCTO accreditation for this programme, supported by a signed lease agreement or service level agreement with the property owner.
• Active registration as a Skills Development Provider within the municipality’s internal training system.
• Firm pricing for the entire contract duration, inclusive of value-added tax where applicable, with no unilateral adjustments permitted.
• Verification of tax compliance via the government Central Supplier Database and active registration on the municipality’s supplier database.
• Submission of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) documentation to claim preference points.
• Achievement of a minimum functionality score of eighty percent to qualify for financial evaluation; bids scoring below this threshold are automatically disqualified.

Skills Requirements

• Lead facilitators must demonstrate a minimum of ten years’ experience delivering Cyber Security Defender training at NQF Level 4, accompanied by verified curricula vitae and academic qualifications.
• Appointment of an independent assessor accredited by the Manufacturing, Engineering and Construction Sector Education and Training Authority (MICSETA).
• Appointment of a moderator accredited by the same sector authority to ensure assessment integrity and standardisation.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully delivering equivalent training programmes, with supporting appointment letters or purchase orders (maximum two projects considered).
• Strong administrative and compliance management capabilities to handle learner data, assessment logistics, regulatory reporting, and post-training documentation.

Key Terminology

QCTO: Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, the national statutory body responsible for accrediting education and training providers and qualifications in South Africa.

NQF Level 4: A tier within the National Qualifications Framework indicating intermediate vocational or technical competence, typically requiring practical application, procedural knowledge, and problem-solving skills.

SP-220330: The official qualification code assigned by the QCTO for the Cyber Security Defender programme, encompassing sixty credits of defined learning outcomes.

MICSETA/MICETA: Sector Education and Training Authorities mandated to quality-assure training, assessments, and provider accreditation within the manufacturing, engineering, construction, and transport industries.

80/20 Preference Points System: A public procurement evaluation model allocating eighty percent of total scoring to price competitiveness and twenty percent to designated socio-economic objectives, including black economic empowerment status and geographic locality preferences.