Office Cleaning Services - Kendal Power Station

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, through its Kendal Power Station in Mpumalanga, invites suitably qualified and experienced service providers to tender for the provision of office cleaning services over a five-year contract period. The scope is extensive and includes the cleaning of all offices, boardrooms, workshops, ablution blocks and toilets, change rooms, kitchens, control rooms, lifts, stairways, corridors, carports and parking areas, and the Coal Stock Yard, Weighbridge offices, and Sandblasting Workshop. Additional services include floor and wall scrubbing, carpet and upholstery cleaning, window washing on all floors, emptying and cleaning of dustbins, litter removal across the station grounds, and the supply of consumables such as toilet paper, hand towels, detergents, refuse bags, and sanitary bin services. Certain areas, particularly ablutions and high-traffic zones, require 24-hour, seven-day-a-week servicing, and ad hoc services may be requested at short notice, including for VIP visits.

Tenderers must be registered members of the National Cleaning Contractors Association (NCCA) and of ISSA, which are mandatory gatekeeping criteria; failure to meet any mandatory requirement results in disqualification. Technical evaluation is based on a weighted scorecard covering method statement and resource allocation (30%), company experience including verified purchase orders and contract references from previous general office cleaning contracts (30%), and equipment and cleaning materials, including HEPA-filtered industrial vacuums, scrubbers, and high-pressure cleaners, supported by a bank letter confirming access to equipment (20%), with the remaining weighting covering SARS registration and related criteria. A minimum score of 80% is required to proceed. Occupational Health and Safety compliance is a critical component: bidders must submit a site-specific Health and Safety Plan, itemised OHS costing, a baseline risk assessment, a valid COIDA Letter of Good Standing, a CEO-signed OHS policy, competency records, and an acknowledgement of Eskom's Life-Saving Rules. A Quality Control Plan, Contract Quality Plan, and ISO 9001-aligned quality declarations are also required, along with a completed Declaration of Interest and Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Successful contractors will be responsible for providing all labour, supervision, transport, tools, equipment, and consumables, and must ensure compliance with the Sectoral Determination 1 for the Contract Cleaning Sector under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, including minimum wages and working hours. Contractors must also adhere to environmental requirements, including ISO 14001 principles, legal waste disposal with manifests, and Kendal's site-specific rules. Awarding this contract offers a stable, long-term revenue stream for established cleaning companies with the capacity to deliver high-volume, round-the-clock services within a regulated energy-sector environment. Interested bidders should review all supporting documents carefully, as the contract is subject to strict pre-award and post-award compliance requirements.