Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
Provides the empowerment-compliance context often used in public-sector supplier evaluation.
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Issuing Organization
Kwazulu Natal - Department of Agriculture and Rural DeveleopmentLocation
KwaZulu-Natal
Closed On
23 Jan 2026
Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
01 CEDARA ROAD - HOWICK - Pietermaritzburg - 3201
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
11 Dec 2025
The kwazulu‑natal department of agriculture and rural development is seeking a higher education institution to deliver a 36‑month entrepreneurship development programme for 120 unemployed agricultural graduate youths. The contract aims to equip these graduates with business skills to foster employment and agribusiness growth in the province.
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Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
01 CEDARA ROAD - HOWICK - Pietermaritzburg - 3201
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Act 53 of 2003
Provides the empowerment-compliance context often used in public-sector supplier evaluation.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 108 of 1996 (s217)
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DARD16.2025.pdf
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Date & Time
Friday, 23 January 2026 - 11:00
Venue
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11 Dec
2025
Tender Published
Tender was published
23 Jan
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
Pending
Awaiting Award of Contract
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23 Jan
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
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Important Dates
Source: DARD16.2025.pdfContact Information
Source: DARD16.2025.pdfSubmission Guidelines
Source: DARD16.2025.pdfReturnable Documents: (refer to the tender document for the complete list of required returnable documents)
Compliance Requirements
Source: DARD16.2025.pdfSets the constitutional standard for fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective public procurement.
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Act 5 of 2000
Covers preferential procurement and preference-point systems used in public tenders.
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Act 12 of 2004
Supports anti-corruption controls and supplier integrity in procurement processes.
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Act 28 of 2024
Provides the national framework for public procurement across government.
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Act 2 of 2000
Supports access to tender records, award decisions and public-sector procurement information.
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Act 3 of 2000
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Address
Cnr Link rd and R102, KwaDukuza Central, KwaDukuza, 4450, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
05 Jun 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Contact
033-355-9369[email protected]www.kzndard.gov.zaCnr Link rd and R102, KwaDukuza Central, KwaDukuza, 4450, South Africa
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