CoGTA-Approved Competency Assessments for Senior Managers

The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, through its Group Human Capital Management department, is inviting quotations from suppliers to appoint a service provider to conduct CoGTA-approved competency assessments for candidates recommended for appointment to senior and top management positions. The assessments must be the specific competency assessments developed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) for municipalities, and may only be administered by service providers approved by CoGTA. The requirement supports the City's compliance with the Regulations on the Appointment and Conditions of Employment of Senior Managers (Government Notice No. 21, 2014), which govern recruitment and selection for senior managers, including the City Manager and officials reporting directly to the City Manager. The City also applies these requirements to other top management appointments.

Bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) with a valid CSD number, as this is a National Treasury requirement. Mandatory requirements include documentary proof of a signed and valid agreement or contract with CoGTA confirming authority to render the services, and/or at least three signed, contactable reference letters on company letterhead for similar work. Failure to provide this proof results in disqualification at the mandatory stage. Standard compliance documents are also required, including a tax compliance status PIN or CSD confirmation, company registration documents, a BBBEE certificate, proof that municipal rates and taxes are up to date, signed MBD forms (MBD 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9), and audited financial statements for the most recent three years (applicable to tenders above R10 million, or proof that the bidder is not legally required to audit). Joint ventures must provide documents for all parties and a signed JV agreement. Pricing is submitted as a unit price per candidate, excluding VAT, with VAT at 15% shown separately. Quantities may be increased or decreased subject to budget availability, so pricing reflects a per-assessment rate rather than a fixed contract value.

Evaluation follows three stages: administrative compliance, mandatory requirements, and preference points under the 80/20 system (80 points for price and 20 points for specific goals). Specific goals include BBBEE status level, EME/QSE status, ownership by women, people with disabilities, or youth, and local economic participation within the City of Tshwane and Gauteng. Successful bidders will be required to sign a written rendering-of-services contract (MBD 7.2) and will be paid within 30 days of receiving a valid invoice. Bids must be submitted online through the City's e-tender portal by the closing time stated in the quotation document, and remain valid for 90 days after closing. Note that the metadata closing date and the closing date in the quotation document differ, so bidders should confirm the deadline on the official portal before submitting.