Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
This tender closed on 6 March 2026. Submissions are no longer accepted. The tender lifecycle continues — check the awards section for updates.
Tender Type
Request for Information
Delivery Location
Grootvlei Power Station - Grootvlei - Balfour - 2420
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
20 Feb 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-148348
The south african government is seeking information on commercially available technology for re-engineering the opc da communication protocol for control systems impacted by microsoft security changes. Suppliers of professional, scientific, and technical services should apply. NO specific conditions are mentioned.
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Grootvlei Power Station - Grootvlei - Balfour - 2420
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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.
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Date & Time
Friday, 06 March 2026 - 10:00
Venue
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This briefing session took place during the tender period.
20 Feb
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
06 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.
06 Mar
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
Organization
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Act 5 of 2000
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Act 12 of 2004
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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
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Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
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Address
Grootvlei Power Station - Grootvlei - Balfour - 2420
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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