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.
Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
This tender closed on 12 February 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
310 Burger Street - Pietermaritzburg - Pietermaritzburg - 3201
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
14 Dec 2025
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-143659
Umgeni water is seeking a supplier to provide comprehensive cleaning services for its north east region over a five‑year period. The contract is open to all qualified bidders and submissions must be received by 12 february 2026 at noon.
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Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
310 Burger Street - Pietermaritzburg - Pietermaritzburg - 3201
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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.
2025-060 CLEANING SERVICES NER.pdf
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Date & Time
Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 12:00
Venue
uMngeni-uThukela Water North East Regional Site, Cnr South Central Arterial & Battery Bank Alton, Ri
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
14 Dec
2025
Tender Published
Tender was published
12 Feb
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.
12 Feb
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
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Open Supplier Readiness HubMedian Estimate
R 1 829 460
Range
Based on 10 comparable awarded tenders. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
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Important Dates
Source: 2025-060 CLEANING SERVICES NER.pdfContact Information
Source: 2025-060 CLEANING SERVICES NER.pdfSubmission Guidelines
Source: 2025-060 CLEANING SERVICES NER.pdfCompliance Requirements
Source: 2025-060 CLEANING SERVICES NER.pdfNo specific requirements found
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.
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 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.
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Act 88 of 1998
Relevant to public-sector ICT procurement and government technology acquisition routes.
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Act 36 of 2005
Relevant to telecoms, network infrastructure, electronic communications services and connectivity tenders.
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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
310 Burger St, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
23 Jul 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Contact
033-341-1209[email protected]www.umngeni-uthukela.co.za310 Burger St, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, South Africa
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