Emalahleni Local Municipality invites proposals from suitably qualified service providers for banking services of Emalahleni Local Municipality for a period of five (5) years.

Tender Documents will be available from the www.emalahleni.gov.za website and can be downloaded free from www.etenders.gov.za . No Compulsory briefing will be held.

Any technical and administrative enquiries relating to the tender document may be directed to Ms F Shini at (013) 690 6263 during working hours or e-mails may be sent to khozafe@emalahleni.gov.za.  Supply Chain Management Office may also be contacted on (013) 690 6503 or on mahlangubm@emalahleni.gov.za.

Tenders are to be completed in black ink and completed in accordance with the conditions and rules contained in the tender documents. The tenders and relevant documents must be sealed in an envelope and externally endorsed with ELM 19/2025: PROVISION FOR BANKING SERVICES FOR EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS and be deposited in the Tender Box, Ground Floor, Emalahleni Local Municipality, 29 Mandela Street, Emalahleni, Mpumalanga not later than 11H00 on 30 September 2025. The tenders will immediately be opened and read in public. The Tenders shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the closing date. Telegraphic, telephonic, fax, telex e-mail or late tenders will not be accepted.

Tenders will be evaluated in terms 80/20 criteria of the Supply Chain Management policy of the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted and suitably the Emalahleni Local Municipality reserves the right not to consider any tender not suitably endorsed or comprehensively completed, as well as the right to accept the tender in whole or part.

Service provider need to be registered on (Central Supplier Database) CSD of the National Treasury.

A preferential point system shall apply whereby a contract will be allocated to a tenderer in accordance with the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022 and as defined in the Conditions of Tender in the tender document, read in conjunction with the Supply Chain Management Policy of Emalahleni Local Municipality where 80 points will be allocated in respect of price and 20 points in respect of Specific goals.

The specific goals allocated points in terms of this tender: A total of 15 preference points shall be allocated on a proportional or pro rata basis for contracting an enterprise owned by historically disadvantaged persons or individuals who meet the following requirements -
- for 100% black person or people owned enterprise 5 points
- for at least 30% woman or women shareholding or owned enterprise 5 points
- For at least 30% youth shareholding or owned enterprise 2.5 points
- for at least 30% people living with disability shareholding or owned enterprise 2.5 points A total of 5 preference points shall be allocated on a proportional or pro rata basis for implementing of programmes for RDP –
- for enterprise regarded as EME located within the local area of jurisdiction. 5 points

No awards will be made to a person: - Who is in the service of the state;
- If that person is not a natural person, of which any director, manager, principal shareholder or stakeholder is a person in the service of the state; and/or
- Who is an advisor or consultant contracted with the municipality or municipal entity.