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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Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
This tender closed on 4 May 2026. Submissions are no longer accepted. The tender lifecycle continues — check the awards section for updates.
Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
Bloemfontein - Bloemfontein - Bloemfontein - 9300
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
02 Apr 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-152739
The free state department of public works and infrastructure seeks a suitably qualified contractor, joint venture or consortium to maintain indoor 11kv switchgear at the fidel castro provincial government building in bloemfontein for three years. Applicants must attend a compulsory briefing on the 23rd floor of the building. The open tender closes on 2026/05/04.
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Bloemfontein - Bloemfontein - Bloemfontein - 9300
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These references help suppliers understand the public-procurement framework around this opportunity. They are generated from the tender category, issuing organisation type and procurement context.
These rules commonly apply to South African public-sector procurement.
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)
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
DPWFS T 002 2026 - Maintenance of 11 KV Indoor SwitchGears.pdf
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Date & Time
Monday, 04 May 2026 - 11:00
Venue
23rd Floor Mokhali boardroom, Fidel Castro Building Bloemfontein
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
02 Apr
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
04 May
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
Pending
Awaiting Award of Contract
This tender has not yet been awarded. The contracting authority is expected to publish the award notice in due course.
04 May
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
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Act 38 of 2000
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Address
Salga Building, 21 Nelson Mandela Dr, CBD, Bloemfontein, 9301, 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
+27 51 403 7806[email protected]www.publicworks.fs.gov.zaSalga Building, 21 Nelson Mandela Dr, CBD, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa
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