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
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa LimitedLocation
Gauteng
Closed On
23 Jan 2026
Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
This tender closed on 23 January 2026. Submissions are no longer accepted. The tender lifecycle continues — check the awards section for updates.
Tender Type
RFP
Delivery Location
19 Fredman Drive - Sandown - Sandton - 2146
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
14 Dec 2025
The industrial development corporation of south africa is seeking proposals for the supply, implementation and ongoing support of a digital signature solution that includes pdf editing functionality. The contract is open to suppliers capable of delivering a secure, compliant e‑signature platform with document manipulation features for use across the idc's operations in gauteng.
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RFP
19 Fredman Drive - Sandown - Sandton - 2146
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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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T55-12-25 - DIGITAL SIGNATURE SOLUTION WITH PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT _PDF_ EDITING FUNCTIONALITY.pdf
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Date & Time
Friday, 23 January 2026 - 11:00
Venue
null
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
14 Dec
2025
Tender Published
Tender was published
23 Jan
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
Pending
Awaiting Award of Contract
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23 Jan
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
The IDC is a national development finance institution that funds industrial and entrepreneurial growth in South Africa.
Contact Person
Lunga Mbatha
Phone
011-347-0600
The IDC is a national development finance institution that funds industrial and entrepreneurial growth in South Africa.
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Contact Information
Source: T55-12-25 - DIGITAL SIGNATURE SOLUTION WITH PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT _PDF_ EDITING FUNCTIONALITY.pdfContact: Email [email protected], Phone +27 11 269 4376 (no name, department or physical address specified)
Submission Guidelines
Source: T55-12-25 - DIGITAL SIGNATURE SOLUTION WITH PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT _PDF_ EDITING FUNCTIONALITY.pdfReturnable Documents: (no further details provided in the extracted sections)
Compliance Requirements
Source: T55-12-25 - DIGITAL SIGNATURE SOLUTION WITH PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT _PDF_ EDITING FUNCTIONALITY.pdfNo specific requirements found in the document
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 88 of 1998
Relevant to public-sector ICT procurement and government technology acquisition routes.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve telecommunications, networks, fibre, connectivity, or electronic communications.
Act 36 of 2005
Relevant to telecoms, network infrastructure, electronic communications services and connectivity tenders.
Relevant because this tender appears to involve telecommunications, networks, fibre, connectivity, or electronic communications.
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
19 Fredman Dr, Sandown, Sandton, 2031, 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
011-347-0600[email protected]www.idc.co.za19 Fredman Dr, Sandown, Sandton, 2031, South Africa
Key Personnel
Provinces Active
Industries
Median Estimate
R 3 935 264
Range
Based on 9 comparable awarded tenders. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
* Estimates are based on historical data and do not guarantee actual award values.
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