Talk about being God sent at the right time. Good video, informative, clearly atticulated. I am a start up and have already subscribed. Where were you all my life! Thanks a million.
Hi Douglas. Thankyou for taking the time to share these valuable tips. One Question: is there a way of QUADRIPLE checking the authenticity of tenders and their source? I get emails a lot for various RFQ's from government departments whose window from bidding to close date is about a week. I almost got frauded a couple of years ago to supply goods only to realise it was a cloned tender - the stamps looked real, the letterheads, all looked real - it was the email domain that "kind" of gave it away ( they would always reply on mail but would never pick up the phone when I called). What are the main criteria in making sure a tender is real and what can we look out for to make sure we are not scammed. Thanks.
Hi Funi, I also get daily fake RRQ emails. You are wise to to be so vigilant by checking the email domain. You can also hover over any attachment with you mouse without clicking on the attachment to check the domain extension. For example .ru is from Russia. You are correct to follow up with a phone call and if nobody answers I would stay away. Have you tried our notification service? We only scrape government websites so the email and the tenders are all legitimate.
That is correct, the 80/20 and 90/10 preferential points still apply despite the latest changes in regulations which allow procurement institutions to set specific goals for the tender.
Greetings, thank you for such great content, I'm interested in tendering and I'm a beginner but as soon as I make quotations I tremendously fail to put mark-ups. So my question is, is there a formula I should use for mark-ups and what is your advice for me. I understand better now but I fail to understand pricing. Thank you in advance.
Hi Gert, pricing is tricky to get right as it is part science and part art I have made a video about this topic called: How to price your products - The Dark Art. ruclips.net/video/vsaJrTmy0Lw/видео.html I am not sure if you have watched it, but hopefully it will help. Please let me know. Kind Regards Douglas
@@swiftreg Hi Douglas, thank you so much for taking your time to reply, I've just watched the video you sent the link to, it's a bit complicated for my understanding though, I thought price was maybe calculated like "R400 + R400×200% which will equate to R2000. I'll have to watch it a few more times to get some deep understanding. Thank you so much for your assistance. So there are no mathematical formulas to pricing?
Morning Gert, once you have your break even price, you must add a percentage markup which is your profit. There is no set (fixed) percentage, but if you price too high you won't get the job and if you price too low you won't make a profit. I hope you find the sweet spot. Good luck, let us know if you were successful with the tender. Kind regards Douglas
@@swiftreg thank you so so much, now it makes perfect sense. It's a matter of the amount pf profit that I deem to be enough for me while not charging too much or too little.
I have learnt a lot from this video. I would like to ask how does one acquire "Letter of Good Standing" while still new on this? Also, what kinds of points are they looking at?
Hi Enos, thank you for asking this question as it is very confusing to many of our clients. This is because a letter of good standing was refer to both the Department of Labour's COID application and the SARS tax compliance status. To clear up the confusion SARS now refers to the compliance status and not a letter of good standing. I assume you are referring to the tax compliance status of your company.
I'm probably going to be the most off-topic... but there's something i need to know... Is it true that government employees can not bid for government tenders? That you as you may answer
Hi Rebecca, please let me know with what exactly you are struggling with regarding government tenders as we would love to assist you. You can contact us at info@swiftreg.co.za
Hi Bashar, that is a very generous offer and the right attitude to get your foot in the door with any company. Keep on trying and the opportunity will present itself. Good luck.
Hi there, probable yes, there should be nothing stopping to apply for tenders in South Africa, unless the criteria for the specific tender states only for South African companies. In my opinion, the evaluation committee will most likely not award the tenders to foreign companies unless it the product or service offered by them is not available in this country.
Hi Celiwe, nobody is hopeless, but I hear you. It is not easy to start a business with nothing other than your time and labour to sell. The government has stipulated the experience requirement on tenders as they had issues with poor quality work in the past. I have made a video on starting a business with no money ruclips.net/video/FXDxa_0jMr8/видео.html I hope it gives you some ideas or inspiration. Just imagine how much more rewarding it will be if you succeed in starting a business from nothing. Please don't loose hope as you need a goal to drive you forward. Good luck.
Hi Riya, I understand how difficult this is to achieve, but it is not impossible. If you think about it; every company, once upon a time, had to start with no experience. I do try and address this in the video, by starting small. I suggest that the first small job should be done as cheaply as possible or even if possible for free, just to gain the experience so that you get the opportunity to document it (including photographs) and add it to your CV. I hope this helps and wish you good luck with your business journey.
Hi Thapedi All my videos are available on my channel ruclips.net/channel/UC1feV95WbD2YTs2dcONeKHw however the tender video is available on the following link ruclips.net/video/pLmfhXOQcTY/видео.html Hi hope this helps.
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You're very welcome!
Talk about being God sent at the right time. Good video, informative, clearly atticulated. I am a start up and have already subscribed. Where were you all my life! Thanks a million.
Glad it was helpful!
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Hi Chinaman, WOW thank you for such an inspiring compliment.
You are such a good speaker...the clarity is awesome
Thank you Naomi, what a wonderful compliment! :)
This is the best video I've watched by far, clean details 👌🏿
I appreciate that!
Thank you so much. I have been thinking of doing this for about two years but didn't know where to start.
Hi Younis, glad I could help!
Thanks atleast this channel is relevant to SA business
I'm glad it was helpful.
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Thank you, what a lovely compliment.
This is how my dad has been making loads of money for years
Hi there, that good to hear. South Africa needs a lot more successful businesses to help build our economy and reduce our unemployment.
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@@swiftreg hi can you give a lecturs on bids specification functions in gov
@@odettejacobs2175 Hi Odette, I will certainly add it to the pipeline of work
The videos are helpful if you can also do videos about contract law. but you were spot on this video.
Thank you for the compliment it is very encouraging. I will add contract law to the the pipeline.
Thank you I have learnt a lot in this presentation
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Hi Angela, glad it was helpful.
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I'm so glad!
Very informative and well explained.
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Hi Douglas.
Thankyou for taking the time to share these valuable tips.
One Question: is there a way of QUADRIPLE checking the authenticity of tenders and their source?
I get emails a lot for various RFQ's from government departments whose window from bidding to close date is about a week. I almost got frauded a couple of years ago to supply goods only to realise it was a cloned tender - the stamps looked real, the letterheads, all looked real - it was the email domain that "kind" of gave it away ( they would always reply on mail but would never pick up the phone when I called).
What are the main criteria in making sure a tender is real and what can we look out for to make sure we are not scammed.
Thanks.
Hi Funi, I also get daily fake RRQ emails. You are wise to to be so vigilant by checking the email domain. You can also hover over any attachment with you mouse without clicking on the attachment to check the domain extension. For example .ru is from Russia. You are correct to follow up with a phone call and if nobody answers I would stay away.
Have you tried our notification service? We only scrape government websites so the email and the tenders are all legitimate.
@@swiftreg I will try that thanks again.
I do have a lot more questions to pose and will do so in due course.
Priceless
-Thank you
Thank you for the wonderful compliment!
Thank you, informative video
You are Welcome!
Thank you so much. very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Still holds relevant.
That is correct, the 80/20 and 90/10 preferential points still apply despite the latest changes in regulations which allow procurement institutions to set specific goals for the tender.
This is very useful information
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Oh my bad thank you so much this is helpful
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Thank you...very helpful
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Greetings, thank you for such great content, I'm interested in tendering and I'm a beginner but as soon as I make quotations I tremendously fail to put mark-ups. So my question is, is there a formula I should use for mark-ups and what is your advice for me. I understand better now but I fail to understand pricing. Thank you in advance.
Hi Gert, pricing is tricky to get right as it is part science and part art I have made a video about this topic called: How to price your products - The Dark Art. ruclips.net/video/vsaJrTmy0Lw/видео.html I am not sure if you have watched it, but hopefully it will help. Please let me know. Kind Regards Douglas
@@swiftreg Hi Douglas, thank you so much for taking your time to reply, I've just watched the video you sent the link to, it's a bit complicated for my understanding though, I thought price was maybe calculated like "R400 + R400×200% which will equate to R2000. I'll have to watch it a few more times to get some deep understanding. Thank you so much for your assistance.
So there are no mathematical formulas to pricing?
@@swiftreg I thought there's a specific mark up percentage that is being used.
Morning Gert, once you have your break even price, you must add a percentage markup which is your profit. There is no set (fixed) percentage, but if you price too high you won't get the job and if you price too low you won't make a profit. I hope you find the sweet spot. Good luck, let us know if you were successful with the tender. Kind regards Douglas
@@swiftreg thank you so so much, now it makes perfect sense. It's a matter of the amount pf profit that I deem to be enough for me while not charging too much or too little.
I have learnt a lot from this video. I would like to ask how does one acquire "Letter of Good Standing" while still new on this? Also, what kinds of points are they looking at?
Hi Enos, thank you for asking this question as it is very confusing to many of our clients. This is because a letter of good standing was refer to both the Department of Labour's COID application and the SARS tax compliance status. To clear up the confusion SARS now refers to the compliance status and not a letter of good standing.
I assume you are referring to the tax compliance status of your company.
Thank u
You are Welcome :)
I'm probably going to be the most off-topic... but there's something i need to know... Is it true that government employees can not bid for government tenders?
That you as you may answer
Yes, that is correct. Government Employees are not allowed to conduct business with the Government. In fact, their ID numbers are flagged with CSD.
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Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you.
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Great info
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Well explained
Thank you Debbie, that is encouraging.
can you secure the tender without have the necessary expertise ,but hire a company that has the experience to work for you and yall share 50/50?
Hi there, this is known as fronting. The evaluation committee checks for fronting and should disqualify the company.
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Hi Rebecca, please let me know with what exactly you are struggling with regarding government tenders as we would love to assist you. You can contact us at info@swiftreg.co.za
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Hello,
Would you refer me to someoje who will be welcoming me to work for free, I really need to build my experineces and skills in this filed
Hi Bashar, that is a very generous offer and the right attitude to get your foot in the door with any company. Keep on trying and the opportunity will present itself. Good luck.
I’m South African but living in the UK. I have a company here in the UK with a track record. Am I eligible to bid for tenders in SA?
Hi there, probable yes, there should be nothing stopping to apply for tenders in South Africa, unless the criteria for the specific tender states only for South African companies. In my opinion, the evaluation committee will most likely not award the tenders to foreign companies unless it the product or service offered by them is not available in this country.
So basically if I wish to get into tendering and I don’t have experience nor funds to volunteer to gain the experience, I am hopeless?
Hi Celiwe, nobody is hopeless, but I hear you. It is not easy to start a business with nothing other than your time and labour to sell. The government has stipulated the experience requirement on tenders as they had issues with poor quality work in the past. I have made a video on starting a business with no money ruclips.net/video/FXDxa_0jMr8/видео.html I hope it gives you some ideas or inspiration. Just imagine how much more rewarding it will be if you succeed in starting a business from nothing. Please don't loose hope as you need a goal to drive you forward. Good luck.
Are there tenders for marketing agents?
Yes, I am sure "marketing" can be used as a keyword. Please give it a try.
How to apply for the small opportunity
Hi Zilungele, when registering on the Central Suppliers Database the Government does not differentiate between large and small companies.
How can I gather the necessary experience if I have no experience at all ?
Hi Riya, I understand how difficult this is to achieve, but it is not impossible. If you think about it; every company, once upon a time, had to start with no experience. I do try and address this in the video, by starting small. I suggest that the first small job should be done as cheaply as possible or even if possible for free, just to gain the experience so that you get the opportunity to document it (including photographs) and add it to your CV. I hope this helps and wish you good luck with your business journey.
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Thanks for the compliment it makes the hard work worth it.
How can I gain relevant work experience if I’m just a beginner
Hi Lesedi, The hardest challenge of starting a business is just to get going. What type of business do you intend to start?
what about paying bribes?
That would be an entirely different video :)
Tape so red its almost crimson
Agreed
I really wanted to know
Hi Aarik, I assume you found the video helpful?
@@swiftreg
You welcome
Please share the video link...
Hi Thapedi All my videos are available on my channel ruclips.net/channel/UC1feV95WbD2YTs2dcONeKHw however the tender video is available on the following link ruclips.net/video/pLmfhXOQcTY/видео.html Hi hope this helps.
Ok
Glad I could help