Tender Summary: Advanced Management Development Programme

Objectives

The primary objective is to procure a specialized training service to deliver the Advanced Management Development Programme (AMDP) for 21 participants within the Limpopo Provincial Government’s Department of Transport and Community Safety. The initiative seeks to elevate managerial competency, leadership capacity, and operational efficiency across public sector supervisors through accredited, structured learning interventions.

Scope of Work

The appointed service provider will execute the following deliverables:

• Facilitate and deliver a three-module training curriculum, structured as three blocks of five consecutive days each.
• Design and administer learner assessments aligned with applicable national unit standards and quality assurance mandates.
• Coordinate or conduct independent moderation of all assessments to guarantee validity, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Issue official certificates of competence and/or statements of results to candidates who successfully complete the programme.

Note: The procuring authority retains full responsibility for providing the training venue and catering for all attendees.

Technical Requirements

• Academic Qualification: The lead facilitator must possess a minimum NQF Level 7 qualification in Public Administration, Public Management, Public Governance, Human Resource Development, Business Administration, or Management Sciences.
• Professional Registration: Mandatory submission of proof of active registration as a certified assessor or moderator with a recognized accrediting body.
• Proven Track Record: Official reference letters from corporate, municipal, or provincial clients verifying prior facilitation of AMDP, EMDP, or EXMDP programmes. References must specify services delivered, contract value, and start/end dates.
• Compliance Documentation: Fully completed SBD 4 (Bidder Disclosure) and SBD 6.1 (Preference Points Claim Form). Foreign academic credentials require verified SAQA evaluation reports.
• Pricing & Delivery Terms: Firm, VAT-inclusive pricing (if registered), valid for 90 days, with a clearly defined delivery schedule. Quotes must strictly follow the prescribed specification layout with accurate calculations.
• Evaluation Threshold: A minimum functionality score of 65/100 is required to advance to administrative and financial evaluation stages.

Skills Requirements

• Public Sector Management Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of governmental management contexts, customer service delivery, communication protocols, quality assurance systems, and supervisory best practices.
• Advanced Facilitation Competency: Demonstrated ability to manage intensive adult learning environments, adapt instructional methodologies to professional cohorts, and sustain engagement across multi-day sessions.
• Assessment & Moderation Proficiency: Skill in constructing compliant assessment instruments, applying rubrics consistently, and orchestrating moderation cycles that meet national QA benchmarks.
• Regulatory & Accreditation Awareness: Working knowledge of South African training legislation, SETA guidelines, and certification issuance procedures to ensure all programme outputs satisfy statutory accreditation requirements.

Explanation of Key Terms

• 80/20 Preference Point System: A government procurement scoring model where 80 points are awarded based on price competitiveness and 20 points are allocated for designated socio-economic objectives (e.g., ≥51% black/women/youth/disability/military veteran ownership, SMME status, rural/township location, and Limpopo provincial presence).
• NQF Level 7: A tier within the National Qualifications Framework equivalent to a bachelor’s degree or higher certificate, denoting advanced theoretical knowledge and applied professional capability.
• SAQA Evaluation: The formal credential verification process administered by the South African Qualifications Authority to determine whether overseas qualifications meet South African educational standards before acceptance in public procurement.
• SBD 4 & SBD 6.1: Statutory bidding forms. SBD 4 mandates declarations of bid independence, conflict-of-interest disclosure, and anti-collusion affirmations. SBD 6.1 is the standardized claim sheet for calculating preference points based on socio-economic demographics.