Procurement

Appointment of a service provider to render Clearing House Services to GEMS for a period of one year commencing on 01 January 2024, which contract may be annually renewable for a maximum of four more years.

Bid reference: GEMS/ClearingHouse/2023/CON005

Please quote the applicable reference number in all correspondence. Correspondence without a reference number will not be attended to.
 
Pre-qualification criteria:

Bidders must commit, over and above all other B-BBEE requirements, to spend at least 30% of its fees paid by GEMS, on B-BBEE subcontracting with further options and conditions detailed in the bid document. The bidders must also commit to, if successful, purchase pharmaceuticals from B-BBEE pharmaceutical companies, as further detailed in the bid document.

Compulsory  Briefing Session:

Date:  14 March 2023

Time: 10h00 to 12h00

Online via Webex   

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 09 March 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.

Request for submission of bid documents:

Bid documentation will only be available electronically in PDF or other format, on request by email, from Tuesday 28 February 2023 from the following person:

Sandra Mupfururirwa by email at CON005.23ClearingHouse@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: 2 May 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.

Reminder to Suppliers who want to register on the GEMS Supplier Database

There is a Training/ Guiding session available to support you in completing your Database application. This is the second session and is not compulsory.

Should you be interested in attending the session, please send an email to database@gems.gov.za indicating your interest and provide the company name and email address to which the invitation can be sent to.

Date:  20 November 2023        Time: 11h00-13h00

All enquiries should be directed by mail to database@gems.gov.za.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 08 December 2023 @ 11h00

Appointment of three Independent Dental Consultants and one Medical Advisor to enhance research and inform work for the Government Employees Medical Scheme as a once-off requirement / For a period of three years.

Bid reference: GEMS/Independent-Dental-and-Medical-Consultants/R&D/2022/RFQ00

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

GEMS seeks to appoint three (3) independent dental advisors and one (1) Medical advisor to enhance the capacity of GEMS to carry out, manage, share and apply research; and support linkages between research, policy, and practice, with the specific and singular focus on dental proposals received during the Scheme’ s annual Product Development cycle.

The Consultants will assist in the screening and review of dental/clinical proposals received during the Scheme’s annual Product Development cycle, and provide the Scheme with detailed research, analysis and recommendations regarding the proposals. The Consultants will consist of a variety of dental experts and a medical expert, some of which may or may not exist in the GEMS database, in order to provide the Scheme with a broader view and understanding regarding the proposals brought forward.

Request for submission of bid documents

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

Jolene Bultinck-Human by email at jolene@gems.gov.za

The bid documents can be requested electronically at any time, but will be distributed during office hours which are between 08h00 and 17h00, 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: 09 December 2022

Time: 17h00

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