Procurement

Appointment of a service provider for the once-off procurement and implement of the Firewall infrastructure for Government Employees Medical Scheme with a maximum of 5-year support

Bid reference: GEMS/FirewallReplacement/2024/CON013

Compulsory Briefing Session:

Date:  18 September 2024

Time: 11h00 to 12h30

Online via Microsoft Teams  

Attendees joining the session more than 15 minutes after the starting time noted i.e. after 11h15 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 12h00 on 17 September 2024 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.  

Closing Date: 08 October 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.

Request for and submission of bid document:

Bid documentation will only be available electronically in PDF or other format, on request by email, from Monday 09 September 2024 from Boipelo Sithole by email at CON013.24FirewallReplacement@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.

Procurement processes administered by GEMS and Nexia SAB&T

Appointment of a Panel of service providers to provide Internal Fraud Investigation Services to the Government Employees Medical Scheme for a period of one (1) year commencing 01 March 2022, which contract may be annually renewable for a maximum of two (2) more years

Bid reference: GEMS/InternalFraudInvestigationPanel/2021/CON012

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

Required service description:

Only bidders with a proven minimum of 51% black ownership will be considered for this bid. The rest of the other B-BBEE requirements will be covered in the bid document.
 

Non-compulsory Briefing Session:
Date: 15 December 2021

Time: 13h00 to 14h30

Location: Online via Webex

Prospective service providers are required to notify the relevant person at the respective email address indicated below for this requirement, before 12h00 on 14 December 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.

Queries:

Queries received from Monday, 13 December 2021 till Friday 17 December 2021 at 16h30, will be responded to within the indicated timelines. Query consideration will thereafter only resume on Tuesday 04 January 2022.

 
Closing date: Date: 24 January 2022  Time:11h00

The time stipulated is in accordance with Telkom time, available by dialling 1026.

Further submission details are contained in the bid document. No faxed responses will be accepted. Submission will be strictly electronic. No late submissions will be considered

Request for and submission of bid document:

Bid documentation will only be available electronically in PDF or other format, on request by email, from Monday 13 December 2021 from the following person:

Boipelo Sithole by email at Con012.21FraudInvestigationPanel@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.

Appointment of an Independent Panel of Researchers to enhance research and inform work for the Government Medical Scheme (GEMS), as a once-off requirement for a period of three years

Closing Date: 14 June 2024, 00h00

GEMS seeks to appoint an Independent Research Advisory Panel to enhance the capacity of GEMS to carry out, manage, share, and apply research, and support linkages between research, policy, and practice. The major panel contributions include:

Experts must possess at least 5 years of professional experience in their area of specialisation, which may include some of the following:\

Documents for submission:

• Detailed CVs of the resources noting similar experience;
• Proof of registration of official body; and
• Portfolio of evidence, including publications;

 Should you be interested, contact jolene@gems.gov.za for more information.