7 COMPANIES DISQUALIFIED IN E7M TENDER

MBABANE – Seven companies were disqualified in the tender to supply 300 payphones to EPTC.
The companies which were disqualified at technical evaluation were: Ntamo Investments, Slomoes Corporation, Magaye Investments, Advanced Technologies and Tots Supplies.

Tamla Investments and MultiTrade were disqualified at responsiveness to tender. Meanwhile, Cimbresh Investments Pty Ltd stands to be granted a tender worth E7.2 million by the Eswatini Post and Telecommunications Corporation (EPTC).

The local company outsmarted MV Tel to emerge as the best evaluated tenderer that could enter into a contract with EPTC. The company scored 90 per cent while MV Tel managed to amass 61 per cent during evaluation undertaken in accordance with the Eswatini Public Procurement Act of 2011.

Allowed

In the tender results issued by the Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ESPPRA), it was announced that a period of 10 working days would be allowed for the submission of any application for review.

It should be mentioned that should there be no application for review, a contract will be entered into with Cimbresh Investments.
“The contract award decision does not constitute a contract,” ESPPRA clarified.

EPTC explained that the technical specifications of the required payphones as set out in the tender document were not in any way meant to restrict other innovative solutions that take into consideration the current global technology and service trends such as  video calling and internet access.

The request for proposal document stated that to ensure parity in the costing of the product it was recommended that all bidders should submit pricing for the basic specifications as listed below and then price any add-ons or value adds separately on a service by service basis.
The deadline for submission was September 26, 2018. 
EPTC is a body corporate established in April 1986 under Act No. 11 of 1983.

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