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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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
1303 Heuwel Avenue - Centurion - Pretoria - 0046
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
06 Oct 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-173018
The electoral commission in the eastern cape requires the supply, delivery and installation of office furniture. Bidders must check whether the furniture is a designated product subject to the national local‑content threshold; if the minimum local‑content cannot be met, an exemption must be obtained from the department of trade, industry and competition before the tender closes. The exemption request must be submitted on company letterhead, include all required details and supporting documents, and be emailed or posted to dr. Tebogo makube by 28 october 2026 at 11:00.
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Date & Time
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 - 11:00
Venue
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Bidders must place a bid on the votaquotes (e-procurement) system (https://votaquotes.elections.org.za) And then provide all the required documentation before the due dates as specified in this document and on the votaquotes web site. Bidders must be registered and approved to bid.
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1303 Heuwel Avenue - Centurion - Pretoria - 0046
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Contact Information
Source: 8 Exemption Process_ 2021.pdf (TENDER)06 Oct
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
28 Oct
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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.
SANS-1286-2017.pdf
8 Exemption Process_ 2021.pdf
Supply, delivery and installation of office furniture for the Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape.
Guidance on Calculation of Local Content.pdf
Supply, delivery and installation of office furniture for the Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape. The tender closes on 28 October 2026 at 11:00.
0010577689 EC Furniture Specification.pdf
Supply, delivery and installation of walnut veneer office furniture to Electoral Commission local offices across the Eastern Cape Province, including 19 workstation desks, 2 boardroom tables, 18 credenzas and 48 filing cabinets, with assembly required on site.
Local Content - Annexures C D E (1).xls
Supply, delivery and installation of office furniture for the Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape. The tender includes associated local content declarations and imported content schedules.
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dtic exemption contact (not the procuring entity):
Private Bag X84
Pretoria
Gauteng
0001
Note: This contact is for dtic local content exemption requests only, not for tender enquiries. No IEC tender contacts appear in the document.
Compliance Requirements
Source: 8 Exemption Process_ 2021.pdf (TENDER)Local content exemption process (dtic-designated products only)
Exemption request requirements:
Submission:
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Source: 8 Exemption Process_ 2021.pdf (TENDER)dtic exemption contact (not the procuring entity):
Private Bag X84
Pretoria
Gauteng
0001
Note: This contact is for dtic local content exemption requests only, not for tender enquiries.
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.
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Address
13 Cedarfield Cl, Springfield, Durban, 4001, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
5
Last checked
06 Oct 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
This tender has strong source evidence, including source metadata and supporting tender information synced from the government tender portal.
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Contact
012-622-5700[email protected]www.elections.org.za13 Cedarfield Cl, Springfield, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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