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.
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Tender Type
Request for Quotation
Delivery Location
Umnotho House, 56 Eloff St - Marshalltown - Johannesburg - 2107
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
09 Jan 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-143959
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Median Estimate
R 1 814 691
Range
Based on 25 comparable awarded tenders. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
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Categories
Request for Quotation
Umnotho House, 56 Eloff St - Marshalltown - Johannesburg - 2107
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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
Friday, 16 January 2026 - 11:00
Venue
null
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
09 Jan
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
16 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.
16 Jan
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
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Open Supplier Readiness HubSets 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.
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 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
124 Main St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2107, South Africa
Source confidence
Medium source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
05 Aug 2026
AI status
Not enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Contact
+27 87 057 2000[email protected]geponline.co.za124 Main St, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, 2107, South Africa
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