Objectives

The primary objective is to equip fourteen newly appointed and existing Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Committee Members with comprehensive knowledge and practical competencies to effectively discharge their statutory duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993. The programme aims to strengthen workplace safety governance, improve hazard management capabilities, and foster proactive incident prevention and response.

Scope

The service provider will deliver a one- to two-day face-to-face training intervention at the Department of Cooperative Governance Head Office in Pretoria. The scope encompasses curriculum development, instructional delivery, provision of all training materials, issuance of completion certificates, and submission of a detailed course outline, facilitator credentials, accreditation documentation, programme duration, and a comprehensive cost breakdown. The procuring entity will supply the venue and catering. Only quotations from pre-invited bidders will be considered.

Technical Requirements

• Delivery must be conducted in-person for the specified cohort of fourteen participants.
• Curriculum must comprehensively address the OHS Act 1993, statutory roles of OHS representatives and committee members, hazard identification and risk assessment protocols, workplace inspection procedures, incident reporting and investigation frameworks, preventive control measures, and OHS committee operational guidelines.
• Bidders must submit all prescribed Standard Bidding Document (SBD) forms, including tax compliance verification, financial declarations, and conflict-of-interest disclosures.
• All data handling and processing must comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
• Bids must remain valid for sixty days post-closing. Evaluation utilises an eighty-twenty scoring model allocating points to price and designated social goals.

Skills Requirements

• Facilitators must hold verified professional qualifications and recognised industry accreditation in occupational health and safety training.
• Providers must demonstrate expertise in adult learning pedagogy, regulatory-aligned curriculum design, and effective classroom facilitation.
• Upon completion, participants must demonstrate functional proficiency in interpreting OHS legislation, executing committee mandates, conducting risk assessments, managing incident investigations, and implementing evidence-based safety interventions.

Key Procurement Terms

SBD Forms: Standardised government procurement templates used to verify bidder eligibility, tax compliance, financial standing, and declarations regarding conflicts of interest or state employment.

PPPFA 80/20 System: A preferential procurement scoring mechanism where eighty percent of evaluation points are allocated to price competitiveness and twenty percent to designated social objectives, such as empowerment of historically disadvantaged groups, disability inclusion, or youth enterprise development.

Tax Compliance Status (TCS): A digital verification credential issued by the national revenue authority confirming a bidder’s tax affairs are current; mandatory for bid validity and contract award.