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
National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)Location
Western Cape
Closed On
27 Jan 2026
Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
ACCESS ROAD OBSERVATORY - OBSERVATORY WESTERN CAPE - CAPE TOWN - 7925
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
04 Dec 2025
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-142703
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Median Estimate
R 2 077 689
Range
Based on 3 comparable awarded tenders. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
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Categories
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
ACCESS ROAD OBSERVATORY - OBSERVATORY WESTERN CAPE - CAPE TOWN - 7925
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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.
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Date & Time
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 - 11:00
Venue
NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE GROOT SCHUUR ,GROOTE SCHUUR HOSPITAL - LEVEL C
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
04 Dec
2025
Tender Published
Tender was published
27 Jan
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.
27 Jan
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
Organization
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Open Supplier Readiness HubSets the constitutional standard for fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective public procurement.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
These rules are linked to the work category, industry, or regulated service area.
Act 61 of 2003
Relevant to healthcare services, public health facilities and health-sector procurement.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve health services, public health facilities, clinical services, or medical procurement.
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 health services, public health facilities, clinical services, or medical procurement.
Address
ACCESS ROAD OBSERVATORY - OBSERVATORY WESTERN CAPE - CAPE TOWN - 7925
Source confidence
Medium source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
0
Last checked
29 Jul 2026
AI status
Not enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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