Procurement

Invitation to register on the GEMS Database of Suppliers

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.

In accordance with the Scheme’s Supply Chain Management Policy, GEMS may call upon suppliers in the database by way of requests for quotations, requests for proposals and/or tenders. Importantly, the registration of a supplier on the Supplier Database does not guarantee that organisation business opportunities going forward.

GEMS hereby informs the market, as part of its annual intervention, that suppliers who may be interested in rendering services or providing goods to GEMS, can request an application form for completion and consideration.

Service providers who have completed an application prior to 2021 and who have not received an official response from GEMS, must also complete a new application. Service providers who were added to the GEMS Supplier Database prior to 2020 received an email from GEMS to complete a new application form. Failing to submit an application as requested. the service provider will be removed from the GEMS Supplier Database in due course. 

NOTIFICATION FOR BRIEFING SESSION EXTENTION 

GEMS/GRCSystem/2023/CON012

APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SUPPLY, IMPLEMENTATION, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GOVERNANCE, RISK & COMPLIANCE (GRC) SOLUTION FOR GEMS WITH ONE (1) YEAR SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE WHICH CONTRACT MAY BE ANNUALLY RENEWABLE FOR TWO (2) MORE YEARS.

GEMS has advertised the tender for GEMS/GRCSystem/2023/CON012 with the incorrect closing date of 18 October 2023. Due to a technical problem we encountered during a briefing session on 18 October 2023, the new briefing session date is 01 November 2023 from 10h30-12h00. Attendees joining the session more than 15 minutes after the starting time noted i.e. after 10h45 will be deemed not to have attended the briefing session.

Prospective service providers are required to notify the relevant person Gerald Chriwa at the respective email address at CON012.23GRCSystem@nexia-sabt.co.za, before 10h00 on 30 October 2023 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. 

The new closing date for this bid is 15 November 2023 at 11h00am.

Procurement process administered by GEMS and Nexia SAB&T

Appointment of a service provider for the supply, implementation, support and maintenance of the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Solution for GEMS with one (1) year support and maintenance which contract may be annually renewable for two (2) more years.

Bid reference: 
GEMS/GRCSystem/2023/CON012

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

Compulsory Briefing Session:

Date: 18 October 2023

Time:15h00 to 16h30

Online via MicroSoft Teams

Attendees joining the session more than 15 minutes after the starting time noted i.e. after 15h15 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 17 October 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: 08 November 2023  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 Tuesday, 10 October 2023 from the following person:

Gerald Chriwa by email at CON012.23GRCSystem@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.