Procurement

Invitation to small businesses to participate in the GEMS Procurement Advice Centre (PAC) initiative

The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) was registered under the Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998 with effect from 1 January 2005 and commenced member enrolment on 1 January 2006. The Scheme’s registered office is based in the Menlyn Maine Precinct, Pretoria.

GEMS is dedicated to advancing its transformation initiatives and supporting small businesses seeking to enter the competitive procurement landscape or wishing to increase their competitiveness in the procurement environment. GEMS is equally committed to promoting procurement compliance among companies interested in responding to GEMS and other tenders.

GEMS has, therefore, implemented a Procurement Advice Centre (PAC) to promote providers’ procurement competitiveness.

GEMS would like to extend an invitation to any small businesses*, with a focus on those in the Healthcare Industry, to participate in the Procurement Advice Centre's Tender Training and Supplier Database Registration Coaching Program, initiated by GEMS.

The program support interventions span across a maximum duration of six (6) months, during which you will participate in various online training sessions and complete practical tender exercises.

Interested small businesses (focusing on those in the healthcare industry) are required to provide GEMS with their contact information, company profile, and a valid B-BBEE certificate, which must be submitted to only the email address ProcAdviceCentre@gems.gov.za for consideration. GEMS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, not to place an applicant in the Program. 

All enquiries could also be directed by mail to ProcAdviceCentre@gems.gov.za

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST AS A BUSINESS AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. 

*Small businesses are defined as EMEs/ QSEs with at least 51% Black ownership or at least 30% Black Women ownership.

Appointment of an additional service provider to provide Absolute Return/Balanced Portfolio Asset Management services

Bid reference: GEMS/AbsoluteAssetManager/2021/CON003

Please quote the applicable reference number in all correspondence. Correspondence without a reference number will not be attended to.
 

Required service description:

Appointment of an additional service provider to provide Absolute Return/Balanced Portfolio Asset Management services to Government Employees Medical Scheme for a period of one (1) year commencing 01 July 2021, which contract may be annually renewable for a maximum of 4 more years
 

Briefing Session:

Date: 8 April 2021 @ 13h30 to 15h00

Location: Online via Webex app

Attendees joining the session more than 15 minutes after the starting time noted i.e. after 13h45 will be deemed not to have attended the briefing session.

Prospective service providers are required to notify Lerato Dhlamini at the respective email address indicated below for this requirement, before 10h00 on 06 April 2021 whether they will attend the briefing session. Bidders will be provided with a link to connect and join the session on confirmation of attendance. Attendees must have their own copies of the bid document in the briefing session.

Bid documentation will only be available electronically in PDF or other format, on request by email, from Monday 23 March 2021 from the following person:

Lerato Dhlamini for GEMS/AbsoluteAssetManager/2021/CON003 by email at CON003.21AssetManager@gems.gov.za

The bid document can be requested electronically at any time, but will normally be distributed during office hours which are between 08h00 and 16h30 Mondays to Fridays, excluding public holidays.

Completed bid documentation must only be submitted in electronic format as per the bid document instructions. No hard copy submissions will be considered.

 
Closing date: 21 April 2021 @ 11:00

The time stipulated is in accordance with Telkom time, available by dialling 1026. Further submission details are contained in the bid document. Submission will be strictly electronic to the relevant email address. No late submissions will be considered.

APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MEDICAL SCHEME FOR A PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS COMMENCING ON 01 SEPTEMBER 2024, WHICH CONTRACT MAY BE ANNUALLY RENEWABLE FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE (3) MORE YEARS.

Bid reference: GEMS/LegalPanel/2024/CON005

Please quote the applicable reference number in all correspondence without a reference number will not be attended to.

Pre-qualification criteria:

Bidders will be required to commit to include and grow one Black candidate attorney as part of the GEMS team as an apprenticeship. Such apprenticeship must expose the candidate attorney to medical schemes work. Such intervention will be monitored and measured through a monthly report by the provider and a quarterly interview by GEMS with candidate and reporting Director. Bidders must comply with further options and conditions detailed in the bid document.
 
Compulsory briefing session:

Date: 30 April 2024

Time: 10h00 to 12h00

Online via Microsoft Teams

Attendees joining the session more than 15 minutes after the starting time noted, i.e., after 10h15 will be deemed not to have attended the briefing session.

Prospective service providers are required to notify the relevant person at the respective email address indicated below for this requirement, before 10h00 on 29 April 2024 on whether they will attend the briefing session. Bidders will be provided with a link to connect and join the session on confirmation of attendance. Attendees must have their own copies of the bid document in the briefing session.

Request for and submission of bid documents:

Bid documentation will only be available electronically in PDF or another format, on request by email, from Tuesday, 23 April 2024 from Boipelo Sithole by email at CON005.24LegalPanel@nexia-sabt.co.za

The bid documents can be requested electronically at any time but will be distributed during office hours, which are between 08h00 and 16h30, Mondays to Fridays, excluding public holidays. Completed bid documentation must only be submitted in electronic format as per the bid document instructions. No hard copy submissions will be considered.

Closing date : 22 May 2024 Time: 11h00

The time stipulated is in accordance with Telkom time, available by dialling 1026. Further submission details are contained in the bid document. Submission will be strictly electronic to the relevant email address. No late submissions will be considered.

Procurement processes administered by GEMS and Nexia SAB&T