Expression of interest – Hillside ED Village
Hillside Aluminium has a business development centre (also known as the ED Village) in Richards Bay, Alton and is looking for a service provider to oversee and manage the centre's daily operations.
South32 is committed to supporting broad-based economic transformation through the growth of entrepreneurs and the creation of competitive markets. Hillside Aluminium has a business development centre (also known as the ED Village) in Richards Bay, Alton and is looking for a service provider to oversee and manage the centre’s daily operations. The centre will host a variety of skills development and business development initiatives. The service provider will utilise Hillside-owned buildings and equipment for these services.
KEY FUNCTIONS AS PER SCOPE OF WORK
- Business Centre management
- Business development support to SMMEs
- Tender readiness guidance
- Business compliance training
- South32 Intsika Portal registration support
- Skills development
- Technical skills training
- Reporting
- Ad-hoc enterprise and supplier development interventions
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- The company must be local to the King Cetshwayo District (KCD) or have a local office in the KCD area
- The company must be BBBEE compliant in terms of the 2007 Codes of Good Practice
- The company will be required to employ South Africans, preferably from the KCD area for these services
- Applicants meeting the qualifying criteria will be invited for a compulsory briefing session in Richards Bay
The following documents must be submitted with the expression of interest:
- Company registration documents (CK)
- BBBEE certificate or affidavit
- Company profile with contact details
ENQUIRIES
Interested bidders must submit their expression of interest with the relevant supporting documents to Sinazo Cossie: esd@south32.net by 16:00 on Friday, 14 May 2021 quoting the below reference.
Briefing session details will be sent to the interested applicants via email.
