Procurement

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.

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

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

GEMS is dedicated to enhancing its transformation initiatives and supporting small businesses looking 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 small businesses* 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 a maximum duration of six (6) months, during which you will participate in various online training sessions and complete tender exercises.

Interested small businesses 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 of ProcAdviceCentre@gems.gov.za for consideration. GEMS reserves the right not to place an applicant on the Program in its sole discretion. 

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

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST AS A BUSINESS AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. 

Appointment of a service provider for the provision of ICT Server Infrastructure, HPE Maintenance and Support Services for the Government Employees’ Medical Scheme for a period of one (1) year commencing 01 December 2023, which contract may be annually renewable for a maximum of (2) two more years.

Bid reference: 
GEMS/ICTServerInfrastructureSupport/2023/CON011

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

Compulsory Briefing Session:

Date: 25 July 2023

Time: 09h00 to 10h30

Online via Webex/MS Teams

Attendees joining the session more than 15 minutes after the starting time noted i.e. after 09h15 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 24 July 2023 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.

Closing Date:15 August 2023 Time: 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.

Request for and submission of bid document:

Bid documentation will only be available electronically in PDF or other format, on request by email, from Tuesday, 18 July 2023 from the following person:

Boipelo Sithole by email at CON011.23ICTServerInfrastructureSupport@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.