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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Issuing Organization
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Location
Gauteng
Closed On
11 Mar 2026
Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
This tender closed on 11 March 2026. Submissions are no longer accepted. The tender lifecycle continues — check the awards section for updates.
Tender Type
Request for Proposal
Delivery Location
Meiring Naudé Road - Brummeria - Pretoria - 0001
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
17 Feb 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-148117
The south african government is seeking proposals for the provision of multiple 10gbps managed bandwidth services to refresh rural links in the eastern cape. Eligible bidders should have relevant experience in telecommunications services. The closing date for submissions is 11 march 2026.
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Meiring Naudé Road - Brummeria - Pretoria - 0001
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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.
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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)
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
Annexure D1 Pricing Schedule - Managed bandwidth eastern cape rural links_Final.xlsx
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Date & Time
Wednesday, 11 March 2026 - 16:30
Venue
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This briefing session took place during the tender period.
17 Feb
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
11 Mar
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.
11 Mar
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
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R 3 935 264
Range
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Sets 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
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
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These rules are linked to the work category, industry, or regulated service area.
Act 88 of 1998
Relevant to public-sector ICT procurement and government technology acquisition routes.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve telecommunications, networks, fibre, connectivity, or electronic communications.
Act 36 of 2005
Relevant to telecoms, network infrastructure, electronic communications services and connectivity tenders.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve telecommunications, networks, fibre, connectivity, or electronic communications.
Act 25 of 2002
Relevant to electronic transactions, digital procurement channels, e-signatures and online service delivery.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve telecommunications, networks, fibre, connectivity, or electronic communications.
Address
Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
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Last checked
05 Jun 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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