Objectives

The primary objective of this tender is to procure specialised training services for two employees of the South African National Space Agency (SANSA). The training aims to equip participants with advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in transmitter and receiver design architectures for radio frequency (RF) systems, directly supporting SANSA’s mandate to coordinate and implement national space science and technology programmes.

Scope of Work

The service provider will deliver a structured educational programme encompassing the following deliverables:

• Delivery of an online, self-paced training module tailored to RF system design.
• Provision of continuous access to the learning platform for approximately three months per attendee.
• Completion of a minimum of ninety (90) lectures for each of the two participants.
• Administration of assessments and issuance of a formal certificate of competence or completion upon satisfactory fulfilment of course requirements.
• Full deployment and learner onboarding within one week following the issuance of a purchase order by SANSA.

Technical Requirements

Bidders must satisfy the following technical and operational specifications:

• Learning Management System (LMS): A secure, scalable, and user-friendly digital platform capable of hosting self-paced video/audio lectures, supplementary materials, progress tracking, and automated certification workflows.
• Content Architecture: Curriculum must be logically sequenced across at least ninety distinct lectures, covering core RF transmitter/receiver topologies, signal processing, modulation techniques, impedance matching, noise analysis, and practical design considerations relevant to aerospace applications.
• Certification Protocol: Integrated verification mechanisms to validate attendance, assessment scores, and learning outcomes before generating official certificates.
• Implementation Timeline: Technical provisioning, account creation, and platform activation must be completed within seven (7) calendar days of contract award.
• Regulatory Compliance: Mandatory submission of a valid Central Supplier Database (CSD) registration summary reflecting a compliant tax clearance status, alongside all preferential procurement documentation.

Skills Requirements

Although the tender does not prescribe a rigid skill matrix, the evaluating authority expects the service provider to demonstrate:

• Domain Expertise: Qualified engineers or subject matter specialists with proven experience in RF hardware design, antenna theory, and satellite communication systems.
• Digital Instructional Design: Competence in creating engaging, self-paced e-learning content with clear learning objectives, interactive elements, and robust assessment frameworks.
• Project & Platform Management: Operational capacity to handle rapid onboarding, provide technical support during the three-month access window, and ensure uninterrupted platform availability.
• Proposal Presentation: Ability to articulate methodology, trainer credentials, quality assurance processes, and risk mitigation strategies within the technical submission.

Key Procurement Terms

80/20 Preference Points System: A statutory evaluation model where eighty percent of the total score is allocated to price competitiveness, and twenty percent is awarded based on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) equity ownership targets (e.g., 51% black-owned, 40% black women-owned, or 51% black-owned with youth participation).

Central Supplier Database (CSD): A mandatory national procurement registry administered by the National Treasury. Suppliers must maintain active registration and a compliant tax status to be eligible for bid evaluation.

Supplier Development Programme (SDP): A government initiative offering accelerated payment terms to qualifying Black-Owned Enterprises (EME/QSE) to improve cash flow, reduce financing costs, and enhance market participation.