Awarded Tender: Nrf western cape open tender for carbon consumables supply
Contract Awarded
This tender has been awarded to PROMOLAB for R 9 264 209 00.
Awarded
Award Information
Award Value
R 9 264 209 00
Winning Supplier
PROMOLAB
Type: GEN
Professional Services
Scientific Research and Development
Appointment of a service provider to supply and delivery of carbon consumables for elemental analysers (elementar vario toc cube and elementar unicube), for a period of five (5) years to saeon elwandle node
Appointment of a service provider to supply and delivery of carbon consumables for elemental analysers (elementar vario toc cube and elementar unicube), for a period of five (5) years to saeon elwandle node
What the tender required and what the award supports
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Summary
The national research foundation (nrf) seeks a service provider to supply and deliver carbon consumables for elementar vario toc cube and unicube analysers to the saeon elwandle node in gqeberha for a five-year period. This tender is open to compliant suppliers registered on the central supplier database (csd) with valid b-bbee documentation.
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The information shown on this card is preliminary. Our procurement team is currently finalising the submission guidelines, evaluation criteria, technical specifications, financial requirements, and compliance sections so you have a clean, bid-ready summary to work from. Document being finalised: NRF-SAEON-SMCR-44-2025-26.pdf. You don’t need to refresh — this page will pick up the updated review automatically.
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technical scope
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financial capacity
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pricing
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compliance returnables
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evaluation
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personnel
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equipment capacity
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delivery contract
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equity registrations
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What the buyer was looking for
1Inferred operational need
Deliverables per year (representative items):
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Important Dates
Source: NRF-SAEON-SMCR-44-2025-26.pdf
Closing date and time: 02 February 2026, 11:00 am (as stated in the tender).
Deadline for clarification questions: 7 working days after the closing date.
NRF will circulate responses to all bidders who have indicated intent to bid within 2 working days of receipt of a query.
No other briefing or site‑visit dates are mentioned in the document.
Submit the bid electronically in two separate folders as required by the NRF’s two‑folder system:
Folder 1 (Technical & Compliance): includes all bid forms, technical response to the scope of work and compliance documents. No financial information may be included.
Folder 2 (Financial): contains only the pricing quotation.
All documents must be signed and completed in the prescribed format.
Submit the electronic files to the address/email indicated in the tender ([email protected]) by 11:00 am on 02 February 2026.
Late submissions will be rejected.
Disqualification risks: missing any required returnable document, including financial data in Folder 1, or failure to register on the Central Supplier Database (CSD).
Technical Specifications
Source: NRF-SAEON-SMCR-44-2025-26.pdf
Scope: Supply and delivery of carbon consumables for Elementar Vario TOC Cube and Elementar Unicube analysers to the SAEON Elwandle Node (4 Gomery Avenue, Summerstrand, Gqeberha) for a period of five (5) years.
All items are to be supplied annually as per the price tables for Years 1‑5. Prices are quoted exclusive of VAT (15 %).
Compliance Requirements
Source: NRF-SAEON-SMCR-44-2025-26.pdf
Supplier must be registered on the National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database (CSD) and provide the Master Registration Number.
Provide proof of B‑BBEE status (certificate or sworn affidavit) as required by the B‑BBEE Act.
No counter‑proposals are accepted.
Collusion, fraud, corruption or fronting will lead to immediate disqualification and possible blacklisting for up to 10 years.
Two‑folder submission system must be strictly observed to avoid price bias.
NRF will conduct due‑diligence checks, including reference verification and tax status verification via CSD.
All pricing must be quoted in South African Rand, inclusive of VAT, and must not vary from the submitted quotation except as allowed under the pricing conditions.
Compliance with all statutory requirements (tax compliance, CIPC registration, professional registrations where applicable) is implied by the CSD verification process.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
2Inferred operational need
Ash finger (60 mm, slotted)
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for PROMOLAB.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
24Inferred operational need
Folder 1 (Technical & Compliance): includes all bid forms, technical response to the scope of work and compliance documents. No financial information may be included.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
The linked award records PROMOLAB as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 9264209 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
26Mandatory requirement
Disqualification risks: missing any required returnable document, including financial data in Folder 1, or failure to register on the Central Supplier Database (CSD).
Why it matters: The source identifies this as a mandatory or eligibility condition for a compliant bid.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for PROMOLAB.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
27Mandatory requirement
All pricing must be quoted in South African Rand, inclusive of VAT, and must not vary from the submitted quotation except as allowed under the pricing conditions.
Why it matters: The source identifies this as a mandatory or eligibility condition for a compliant bid.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for PROMOLAB.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
38Inferred operational need
Compliance with all statutory requirements (tax compliance, CIPC registration, professional registrations where applicable) is implied by the CSD verification process.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
The linked award records PROMOLAB as appointed for this tender. Recorded contract value: 9264209 ZAR.
Qualified inference
Inference only
The successful bid likely addressed this expectation, but the submitted evidence and evaluation reason are unavailable.
The linked award confirms appointment only, not the submitted qualification or reason for selection.
39Inferred operational need
Scope: Supply and delivery of carbon consumables for Elementar Vario TOC Cube and Elementar Unicube analysers to the SAEON Elwandle Node (4 Gomery Avenue, Summerstrand, Gqeberha) for a period of five (5) years.
Why it matters: This is a qualified operational interpretation of the stored scope, not a stated mandatory or scored criterion.
Inferred from stored analysis; verify against the source document. No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for PROMOLAB.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
40Mandatory requirement
• Submit bids electronically in two separate folders (Technical & Compliance, Financial) to [email protected] by 11:00 am on 02 February 2026. Late submissions will be rejected. • Mandatory registration on the National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database (CSD) with a valid Master Registration Number. • Provide proof of B-BBEE status (certificate or sworn affidavit) as per the B-BBEE Act. • Strict adherence to the two-folder system: no financial data in Folder 1 to avoid disqualification. • Supply annual deliverables (e.g., ash fingers, corundum balls, tungsten oxide) as per the specified price tables for Years 1–5, quoted in ZAR (exclusive of VAT). • Compliance with statutory requirements (tax, CIPC, professional registrations) verified via CSD. • Collusion, fraud, or fronting will result in disqualification and potential blacklisting for up to 10 years.
Threshold: 10 years
Why it matters: The source identifies this as a mandatory or eligibility condition for a compliant bid.
No source document identifier is stored for this item.
Source: AI key requirements · requirements
Known supplier evidence
Tenders-SA records other appointments with overlapping scope terms for PROMOLAB.
Qualified inference
Supported inference
The recorded history supports exposure to related scope, but does not establish the bid evidence submitted or current delivery capacity.
Related historical records suggest exposure; they do not prove bid contents, current capacity, or delivery.
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