PROVISION OF WORKING AT HEIGHTS AND RIGGING TRAINING 2024 – SAFARICOM PLC
SAFARICOM PLC TENDER MARCH 2024
| EXPRESSION OF INTEREST |
PROVISION OF WORKING AT HEIGHTS AND RIGGING TRAINING
| Document Release Date: | 4th March 2024 |
| Last Date for Receipt of Proposals: | 18th March 2024 |
- INTRODUCTION
Safaricom Plc is the leading integrated communication services provider in Kenya and has a steadily growing subscriber base. The company is continuously expanding and upgrading its systems and processes to meet the changing needs of its customers. To meet this objective, Safaricom Plc continuously seeks to partner with competent suppliers and service providers for supply of various goods and services.
Safaricom Plc intends to seek a suitable training institution or company to offer either one or all of the following specialised Work at Height and rigging training; commercial billboards and flighting training, rope rigging, rope access, using a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), working on scaffolding and/or suspended scaffolding, fall arrest and basic rescue training, work restraint training, Portable ladders and A-frame Ladders, fall protection planner training, Roof Work Safety Training, and pole climbing training.
- AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
We are looking to partner with certified, experienced and qualified training organization/institution with sufficient capacity, experience in providing world class and professional Work At Height and rigging Training for Safaricom PLC staff. The training to be provided are:
– Commercial billboards and flighting training
– Rope rigging
– Rope access
– Using a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) training.
– Working on scaffolding and/or suspended scaffolding
– Fall Arrest and Basic Rescue training.
– Work restraint training.
– Portable ladders and A-frame Ladders training.
– Fall protection planner training.
– Roof Work Safety Training
– Pole climbing training.
This Expression of Interest (EOI) document is intended to lead to the identification of training institution that can demonstrate having sufficient capacity, experience and are certified/ accredited by local and internationally organization.
The Expression of Interest should include the following documents:
- Expression of Interest letter duly dated signed and stamped.
- A proposal clearly indicating the following: –
Ø When the organization/company was set up and how many years, they have been providing Work at Height training with a minimum of 2 years operations. This should include a profile of the company with evidence on compliance with companies’ requirements i.e., certificate of incorporation, Tax compliance, DOSHS workplace registration.
Ø The experience and qualifications of Work at Height trainers lined up to handle the Safaricom Plc account with at least 3 years’ experience (Certified certificates to be provided)
Ø A current list of clients where similar services has been carried out in the last 2 years.
Ø Proof that the company is certified and accredited by the following organizations or bodies to provide Work at Height and rigging training. Attach supporting documentation of the organization’s accreditation or any equivalent association, locally or internationally.
– National Industrial Training Authority (NITA).
– The Institute for Work at Height (IWH).
– International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).
– Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA International).
– Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA).
– Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA)
Ø Confirm if the organization shall work as a single entity or as a consortium/ partnership, if working as a consortium please provide entity names of the partners.
Ø Evidence of approved training Centre
- NEXT STEPS
The next steps will be as below: –
- a)Evaluation of the Expression of Interest submission
- b)Shortlisting of companies/organization
- c)Prequalification of shortlisted companies (where applicable)
- d)Issue Request for Proposal tender document
- RESPONSES TIMELINES
Please submit your EOI responses by Monday 18th March 2024 at 1700hrs via response on our I-sourcing platform
If your company is prequalified to be a supplier with Safaricom PLC, log in to this site to respond to the bid.
If you are a new supplier, follow this link to register your company for prequalification https://shub.safaricom.co.ke/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?page=/oracle/apps/pos/onboard/webui/ProspRegPG&OAHP=POS_GUEST_REG_HP&OASF=POS_SUPPREG_REGISTER&OAPB=POS_ISP_BRAND&ouid=BDB7AF1018A39E4A then use previous link to respond to the EOI.
All attachments should be clearly labelled to match the requirement being responded to and should be attached in the attachment section corresponding to the attachments.
All attachments should be in standard formats (i.e., word, excel, PDF) and attached to your repose on i-sourcing portal.
Clarifications can be sent to sarodi@Safaricom.co.ke by Wednesday 13th March 2024.
NOTE
v Safaricom PLC reserves, at its sole discretion, the right to select or reject, either in totality or partially, any or all proposals made in the context of this EOI. Any such decisions made will be final and no correspondence will be engaged into, other than for the purpose of informing the bidders of the outcome of the process.
APPENDICES
Supplier reference check worksheet
Detailed information on the Supplier reference check worksheet is accessible using the link; https://www.safaricom.co.ke/about/join-safaricom/our-suppliers/tenders