Gauteng DoH Pest Control Framework Contract
The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) procures pest control services for its provincial health estate via competitive tender framework contracts. Contract reference GT GDH 110 (2024 tender specification) provides the most detailed publicly available example of how South African government health departments structure pest control service agreements.
Scope of facilities: The contract covers a geographically dispersed portfolio of Gauteng Department of Health facilities including hospitals (regional and tertiary), clinics, community health centres, nurses’ colleges, administration buildings, staff accommodation, workshops, mortuaries and all other outer buildings and structures on GDoH premises. The scope requires a service provider capable of serving the entire Gauteng estate — an implicit scale requirement that excludes small sub-scale operators.
Evaluation structure: Bids are evaluated using the 90/10 PPPFA preference points system (90 points for price, 10 points for BBBEE preference). The 90/10 system (rather than 80/20) applies to tenders above a prescribed threshold, indicating the GDoH contract is expected to exceed the 80/20 threshold value. Under this system, a Level 1 BBBEE operator receives a maximum 10/10 on the preference portion — effectively a 10-point premium that cannot be competed away on price by a non-BBBEE competitor bidding on the same specification.
Mandatory compliance pre-qualifiers (pass/fail):
- DALRRD registration in the “structural pest control” field (not fumigation-only) under Act 36 of 1947
- Valid COIDA certificate (10-digit PIN) confirming Workers’ Compensation good standing
- BBBEE certificate (minimum level unspecified but required for preference points)
- CSD (Central Supplier Database) registration
- CIPC company registration documents
Service obligations: The successful tenderer must: record all pest and service-related activities, update all reports and job cards, conduct preventive inspections, manage vector-borne disease prevention (explicitly noted as a public health mandate), and submit documentation suitable for infection control audits.
Commercial implications for a roll-up: This contract structure is replicable across all nine provincial health departments. A roll-up platform with: (1) DALRRD structural pest control registration; (2) Level 1 or 2 BBBEE status; (3) COIDA good standing; and (4) multi-province operational capability, can bid for and win equivalent framework contracts in Eastern Cape, Free State, KZN, Western Cape, and other provinces simultaneously. The 3-year duration provides revenue visibility and justifies the contract management overhead. Post-award, the documentation trail and service history embedded in the GDoH facilities creates switching costs that favour renewal over rebid.
Ontology Gauteng DoH Pest Control Framework Contract [relates] Gauteng Department of Health Gauteng DoH Pest Control Framework Contract [relates] Healthcare and Institutional Market Segment Gauteng DoH Pest Control Framework Contract [relates] BBBEE Competitive Advantage Gauteng DoH Pest Control Framework Contract [relates] Act 36 of 1947
Connections
- Gauteng Department of Health — procuring_entity, 2024, source: etenders.gov.za
- Healthcare and Institutional Market Segment — contract_example_for, date unknown, source: etenders.gov.za
- BBBEE Competitive Advantage — applied_in (90/10 scoring), date unknown, source: etenders.gov.za
- Act 36 of 1947 — compliance_requirement (structural PCO cert), 2024, source: etenders.gov.za