Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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 Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
C/O MOROPOTSANE AND LIETA STREET - PHUTHADITJHABA - PHUTHADITJHABA - 9866
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
06 Feb 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-146545
This tender invites bids for the provision of security services over a 36-month period at four labour centres in the free state: bethlehem, ficksburg, harrismith, and phuthaditjhaba. IT is issued by the national department of employment and labour and targets qualified security service providers.
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Bid must be submitted by 11 March 2026 at 11:00 AM SAST. Services must cover all four specified Labour Centres for the full 36-month duration. Compliance with all returnable document requirements is mandatory. Open-tender process applies, with no estimated value provided. Bidders must meet the technical and functional specifications for security services. Submission must align with the Request for Bid (Open-Tender) format. All documents must be accurately completed and returned as specified.
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
C/O MOROPOTSANE AND LIETA STREET - PHUTHADITJHABA - PHUTHADITJHABA - 9866
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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.
ADVERT.pdf
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Date & Time
Wednesday, 11 March 2026 - 11:00
Venue
(Teams: Meeting ID: 348 713 185 448 21 Passcode: Qe93Tm9m) or follow the link (https://teams.micr
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
06 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.
Organization
National - Employment and LabourContact Person
Free State Security Services
Phone
+27 12 309 4000
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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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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 54 of 1972
Relevant to food safety, catering, canteens, food handling and nutrition-programme procurement.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve cleaning, hygiene, pest control, sanitation, or facilities services.
Act 85 of 1993
Sets health and safety duties for contractors, employers and service providers working on public-sector sites.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve guarding, access control, CCTV, surveillance, or private security services. Relevant because this tender appears to involve cleaning, hygiene, pest control, sanitation, or facilities services.
Act 56 of 2001
Relevant where security providers, guards, access control or private security services are required.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve guarding, access control, CCTV, surveillance, or private security services.
Address
215 Francis Baard St, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0001, 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 12 309 4000www.labour.gov.za215 Francis Baard St, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
Key Personnel
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