Tender Summary: Handmade Crafting Training

Objectives

The primary objective of this tender is to appoint a qualified, accredited, and experienced service provider to deliver structured vocational training in handmade crafting, with a specific focus on leather processing. The initiative aims to equip participants with practical manufacturing skills aligned with national unit standards, thereby supporting local skills development and economic participation.

Scope of Work

The successful bidder will be responsible for designing and facilitating a comprehensive three-day training programme. The curriculum must cover Unit Standard 243692: Assemble and join component parts. The service provider must supply all necessary training materials, tools, equipment, and consumables required for hands-on sessions. All training activities must be conducted in full compliance with applicable occupational health and safety legislation. Delivery will take place at the municipality's designated facility, with contractual payments processed only after satisfactory verification of completed training and submitted deliverables.

Technical Requirements

• Accreditation: Valid proof of accreditation from a relevant Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) or equivalent recognised body for the specified unit standard.
• Training Plan: A detailed, day-by-day implementation schedule outlining course content, delivery methods, assessment strategies, and resource allocation for the three-day period.
• Facilitator Documentation: Certified copies of the lead trainer's qualifications, curriculum vitae, and evidence of capacity to deliver accredited training.
• Experience Evidence: Client recommendation letters confirming prior successful delivery of similar manufacturing or craft training programmes.
• Pricing Schedule: Completed official quotation form on company letterhead, with all costs quoted in South African Rand and inclusive of VAT. Prices must remain binding for thirty days post-closing.
• Mandatory Compliance Documents: Central Supplier Database (CSD) registration confirmation, SARS Tax Clearance PIN or printed certificate, proof of physical address (not older than three months), CIPC registration documents, and completed municipal bidding declaration forms.
• Evaluation Threshold: Bids must achieve a minimum functionality score of seventy percent to qualify for financial and preference point evaluation.

Skills Requirements

• Facilitator Qualifications: The lead instructor must hold at least a National Certificate in Clothing or an equivalent nationally recognised qualification.
• Vocational Expertise: Demonstrated proficiency in teaching professional manufacturing processes, leather crafting techniques, and component assembly methodologies.
• Instructional Competency: Strong capabilities in curriculum delivery, practical demonstration, learner assessment, and classroom management within a SETA-aligned framework.
• Project Coordination: Ability to manage training logistics, maintain accurate attendance and assessment records, and adapt delivery methods to diverse learner needs.

Key Procurement Terms

This tender operates under South Africa's Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) 2022 Regulations, utilising an eighty/twenty preference points system. Eighty percent of evaluation points are allocated to competitive pricing, while twenty percent are reserved for specific transformation goals tied to historically disadvantaged ownership categories (e.g., black-owned, women-owned, or disabled-owned enterprises meeting minimum ownership thresholds). Verification requires official CSD data or certified ownership certificates. The municipality enforces a strict zero-tolerance policy for collusive bidding, fraud, and supply chain abuse, reserving the right to cancel contracts or blacklist non-compliant bidders. Additionally, a minimum functionality score of seventy percent acts as a qualifying gate before price and preference points are calculated.