Clarifications - DBE190 - Procurement of Printing, Warehousing, Packaging and Distribution of Guided Reading Books

Oct 19, 2026

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DBE190 clarifies requirements for appointing a service provider or consortium to procure printing, warehousing, packaging and distribution of graded guided reading books to schools in two districts in Mpumalanga Province. Responses address which languages must be printed per Annexure B, missing comprehensive Annexure A details for all languages, and how A4 samples relate to A5 final page counts. Additional guidance explains picking and packing volumes per book, language, grade, and total quantities for teachers’ allocations, referencing relevant Annexure columns.

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TENDER NUMBER

CLARIFICATIONS

DBE190

Key Q&A Responses

## TENDER NUMBER: DESCRIPTION: # CLARIFICATIONS ## DBE190 APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER OR A CONSORTIUM OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FORTHE PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING,WAREHOUSING,PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION OFGROUP GUIDED READING BOOKS TO SCHOOLS IN TWO DISTRICTS IN THE MPUMALANGAPROVINCE | Question raised | Response/clarity | | --- | --- | | The Annexure B attached provides a breakdown of the various titles that need to be
printed.However,it does not include Afrikaans and English that is featured on the
website that we were asked to look at in the tender briefing.See website link below.
Which is the correct indication of what needs to be printed?
https://www.education.gov.za/Curriculum/LearningandTeachingSupportMaterials/LTSMY
GradedReadersandBigBookHL.aspX | The languages next to each book in Annexure B are
the languages that should be printed.If Afrikaans or
English doesn't appear on the list next to the books,it
should not be printed. | | Annexure A provides an indication of the number of schools with the number of
teachers per school.However,it only provides an indication of 5 subiects-see
attached.What about the other 6 languages?Can we please get a complete
comprehensive annexure A that provides all the information? | Please note that Annexure Ais providing you with
the name of each school with its address,as well
as the relevant language of the school which
should guide you when doing your packaging and
delivery.As per the Annexure B,it will be 15 of
each book per teacher for that specific language-
see under column L.Column M provides you with
the total number of that specific book to be printed
for that specific language that will cover each of
that teachers for that language to receive 15 of
that specific book. | | From the samples that we can access on the above link and with Annexure B.
Are those A4 paaes or A5 pages?This is important in determining how many
pages per book we need to quote.We require the exact page counts for each | It is A4 pages to be printed into A5 pages.If you refer
to Annexure B.Grade 1 and Column C-the first book
is-Level 1:Animal Sports Day and the first language | | book,broken down into the cover(which is 4 pages)and the inner pages.Please
confirm the book size and the number of pages for each book. | in Column E is SiSwati.The page count for this book
printed one sided is 24 pages A4 and 4 Pages Cover
Print.If you do the A4 back-to-back the page count is
12 A4 pages and 2 Cover pages.If you do the print
back-to-back from A4 to A5 the page count should be 6
A4 pages and 1 Cover page.I have done the
explanation to explain how we got to the number in
column H. | | --- | --- | | Picking and Packing-can we please get a comprehensive breakdown of the
number and type of books that need to be delivered to each school?This will
allow us to understand how to pick and pack the books. | See Annexure B and Column M which provide you with
the number of books per book,per language,for each
grade.E.g.-Under Grade 1-For the book with the title:
Level 1:Animal Sports Day(Column C)-Language for
SiSwati (Column E)-Total number of book is 8550
(Column M).You than follow the next language for the
same book which is IsiZulu.Column M,line 59
provides you with a total number of books to be printed
for grade 1 which is all the different books for grade 1
in all the different languages as set out in Annexure B. |

FAQs

Which languages must be printed for the books listed in Annexure B?

The languages next to each book in Annexure B are the languages that should be printed. If Afrikaans or English does not appear next to the books, it should not be printed.

What does Annexure A provide, and how are quantities calculated by language and school?

Annexure A indicates the name of each school with its address, plus the relevant language guiding packaging and delivery. For each language, the allocation is 15 of each specific book per teacher for that language, using Annexure B columns (notably column L and column M for totals).

How should the page count be treated when printing A4 samples as A5 books?

The samples are A4 pages printed into A5 pages. For the referenced Grade 1 example, the document specifies one-sided A4 inner pages and cover pages, and provides corresponding back-to-back scenarios for A4 to A5.

Oct 19, 2026

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