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.
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Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
This tender closed on 30 January 2026. Submissions are no longer accepted. The tender lifecycle continues — check the awards section for updates.
Tender Type
RFP
Delivery Location
Grosvenor Street - Hatfield, Pretoria - Tshwane - 0083
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
09 Dec 2025
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-143199
The national lotteries commission is seeking a qualified service provider to supply, install, configure, integrate and support a supermicro‑based high‑availability computing cluster across its head office and disaster‑recovery site for a three‑year period. The contract covers hardware, software, networking, storage, project management, training and full maintenance under south african regulatory and security standards.
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RFP
Grosvenor Street - Hatfield, Pretoria - Tshwane - 0083
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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)
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Final TOR_NLC2025-021.pdf
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Date & Time
Friday, 30 January 2026 - 11:00
Venue
Block D, Htfield Gardens, Corner Hilda and Arcadia Street. Hatfield
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
09 Dec
2025
Tender Published
Tender was published
30 Jan
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
Pending
Awaiting Award of Contract
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30 Jan
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
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Important Dates
Source: Final TOR_NLC2025-021.pdfClosing date: 30 January 2026 at 11:00 SAST. Compulsory briefing session: 20 January 2026 11:00 (at 333 Grosvenor Street, Block D, Hatfield Gardens, 0028). Validity period of bid: 120 business days from closing date. No other dates were provided.
Contact Information
Source: Final TOR_NLC2025-021.pdfSupply Chain Management – NLC
Telephone: 012 432 1470 (SCM) / 012 432 1309 (technical)
Email: [email protected]
Address for hard‑copy submission: Supply Chain Management, NLC (exact postal address not specified in the extract).
Submission Guidelines
Source: Final TOR_NLC2025-021.pdfEvaluation Criteria
Source: Final TOR_NLC2025-021.pdfPhase 1 – Tender closing/opening: verify submission date/time and PDF format. Phase 2 – Administrative compliance: check that all returnable documents, signed resolution, pricing attachment, tax compliance PIN, and CSD registration are present. Phase 3 – Mandatory compliance: JV agreement (if applicable), Declaration of Interest (SBD 4), OEM certification, attendance certificate for compulsory briefing, completed price schedule. Phase 4 – Technical evaluation: score against a 0‑5 matrix (Excellent 5, Good 4, Acceptable 3, Minor 2, Serious 1, Unacceptable 0) for company experience, lead project manager experience, server, switch and storage configuration experience, project plan, and SLA framework. Minimum qualifying score 70 %. Phase 5 – Pricing (80 % of total) – lowest acceptable price receives full points; other bids scored proportionally. Phase 5 – Specific goals (20 %): B‑BBEE points for black ownership, women ownership, youth ownership and disability ownership as per the table. Total score = technical + price + specific‑goal points; highest total wins.
Technical Specifications
Source: Final TOR_NLC2025-021.pdfScope: supply, install, configure, integrate and support a Supermicro‑based high‑availability computing cluster for three years across two sites (head office and DR site). Deliverables: functional HA cluster, project rollout plan, SLA, configuration documentation, sign‑off and close‑out reports. Minimum hardware: Supermicro SYS‑121H‑TNR server with specified CPUs, memory, NVMe SSDs, 25 GbE networking, NVIDIA Spectrum‑2 switches, enterprise‑grade storage platform (≥200 TB usable, scale‑out architecture, ≥60 GB/s aggregate throughput, NVMe, data reduction, HA, replication, security). Services: racking, cabling, OS (Windows Hyper‑V), storage provisioning, switch configuration, replication between sites, project management, training, documentation, in‑country spares, 36‑month warranty/maintenance, 5‑year software licensing. All components must be rack‑mounted, enterprise‑class, and comply with POPIA, ISO 27001 and NLC cybersecurity policies.
Financial Requirements
Source: Final TOR_NLC2025-021.pdfPricing must be submitted as a separate attachment from the technical response, in the format prescribed in Annexure B. Price evaluation follows an 80 % weighting; the lowest acceptable bid receives full points, other bids scored proportionally. Bidders must provide a performance bond/guarantee as required in the contract (not explicitly stated in the extract). Payment terms, warranty extensions and any additional financial guarantees will be detailed in the contract documents.
Compliance Requirements
Source: Final TOR_NLC2025-021.pdfSets 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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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.
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Address
Block D, 333 Grosvenor St, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083, South Africa
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High source confidence
Official source
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Last checked
26 Jul 2026
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Contact
012-423-1414[email protected]www.nlcsa.org.zaBlock D, 333 Grosvenor St, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083, South Africa
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