Supply and Delivery of Bearings (Once-Off) for Lethabo Power Station 2026
Tender Details
- Tender Title: Supply and Delivery of Bearings (Once-Off) for Lethabo Power Station
- Tender Number: E3597GXGPLET
- Department/Company: Eskom
- Tender Type: Request for Bid (Open Tender)
- Province: Free State
- Delivery Location: Lethabo Power Station, Viljoensdrif, Deneysville, Free State
- Contract Type: Once-off supply and delivery
- Closing Date: 15 October 2026 at 10:00
- Briefing Session: No briefing session
- Tender Validity: 120 days (16 weeks) from the closing date
- Tender Category: Industrial Machinery, Equipment Spares, Bearings, Seals & Gaskets, Supply and Delivery
Tender Objective
Eskom is seeking a suitably qualified supplier to supply and deliver specified industrial bearings required for maintenance and operational requirements at Lethabo Power Station.
The successful supplier must provide products that meet Eskom’s technical specifications while complying with the required procurement, safety, quality, local-content and transformation requirements.
Scope of Supply
The successful bidder will be responsible for:
- Supplying the specified bearings.
- Ensuring that bearings meet the required technical specifications.
- Providing relevant manufacturer/product technical datasheets.
- Packaging and transporting the goods safely.
- Delivering the bearings to Lethabo Power Station.
- Providing item-specific cataloguing information after award.
- Labelling delivered materials according to Eskom’s requirements.
- Providing all required product and compliance documentation.
This is a once-off procurement, rather than a long-term maintenance or service contract.
Technical Requirements
Product Compliance
- Technical datasheets for the proposed bearings must be submitted for Eskom review and approval.
- Products must comply with the specifications contained in the tender documentation.
- Suppliers must provide item-specific cataloguing information after award.
- Delivered items must be correctly labelled in accordance with Eskom requirements.
- Cataloguing costs must be separately reflected in the pricing schedule.
Tender Submission
The tender must be submitted electronically through Eskom’s e-Tendering portal.
- Physical/hard-copy submissions are not accepted.
- All documents must be uploaded in PDF format.
- Pricing schedules must be provided in PDF and Excel formats.
- Maximum individual file size: 500 MB.
- Maximum total submission size: 4 GB.
- ZIP/compressed files are not permitted.
- The electronic submission must be fully finalised before the closing deadline.
Mandatory Documentation
Bidders are required to provide applicable documentation including:
- Completed Standard Bidding Documents (SBDs)
- Integrity declarations
- Tax compliance documentation
- CSD registration proof
- B-BBEE documentation
- Required technical documentation
- Proof of functional Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) systems
Supplier Requirements
The supplier should demonstrate the ability to:
- Source and supply industrial bearings that meet Eskom’s specifications.
- Manage inventory and procurement efficiently.
- Transport and deliver goods to the required power-station location.
- Maintain appropriate quality-control systems.
- Comply with Eskom’s SHEQ requirements.
- Manage imported products and foreign-exchange exposure where applicable.
- Comply with South African procurement and tax legislation.
- Meet applicable local-content requirements.
- Fulfil Eskom’s transformation and SDL&I obligations.
Local Content Requirement
Where applicable, bidders must calculate local content in accordance with the SABS SATS 1286:2011 methodology.
This requires bidders to distinguish between:
- Locally manufactured/procured components
- Imported components
- Applicable foreign currency values
- Supporting local-content declarations
The relevant supporting schedules must accompany the tender submission where required.
Subcontracting
Subcontracting is permitted subject to Eskom’s conditions.
However:
- 100% subcontracting is prohibited.
- Subcontractors must meet applicable CSD and B-BBEE requirements.
- The main contractor remains responsible for the proper execution of the contract.
B-BBEE & Transformation
The procurement includes Eskom’s transformation requirements, including Skills Development, Local Enterprise Development and Industrialisation (SDL&I) obligations.
If awarded the contract, the supplier may be required to submit a B-BBEE improvement plan within 30 days of contract signing, with prescribed improvement targets depending on the supplier’s initial B-BBEE level.
Eskom may also retain 1% of each invoice excluding VAT as security for SDL&I performance, subject to the tender conditions.
Foreign-Imported Bearings
Suppliers intending to provide imported bearings must comply with Eskom’s foreign-exchange and import requirements.
Depending on the selected payment arrangement, suppliers may need to provide:
- Proof of importation
- Applicable Reserve Bank approvals
- Foreign currency payment information
- Supporting documentation for imported goods