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
National Regulator for Compulsory SpecificationsLocation
Gauteng
Closing Date
10 Dec 2026
Documents available on tender detail page
Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
1 Dr Lategaan drive, SABS campus - Groenkloof - Tshwane - 0075
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
13 Nov 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-178181
The national regulator for compulsory specifications requires a service provider to supply and install a new san and blade server environment, and to migrate approximately 100tb of data (about 84 hyper-v virtual machines) from the current environment to the new hardware. The contract includes five years of onsite warranty support. Bidders must submit firm, vat-inclusive prices valid for 180 days, and the most critical consideration is meeting the strict submission deadline of 10 december 2026 at 11:00 with all required forms completed and signed.
Closing date and time: 10 December 2026 at 11:00. Bids must be deposited in the NRCS Tender Box at Ground Floor, SABS Campus, 1 Dr Lategan Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0001. No fax, email or postal submissions accepted; late bids are disqualified.
No compulsory briefing session is scheduled (marked N/A).
All returnable forms must be completed and signed: SBD 1, SBD 3.1 (firm prices, VAT inclusive, valid 180 days), SBD 4, SBD 6.1, SBD 9, Authority for Signatory (with board resolution), NRCS Supplier Declaration Form, proof of CSD registration or SARS TCS PIN, and B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit (for EMEs/QSEs) to claim preference points.
Evaluation uses the 80/20 preference point system: price (80 points) and B-BBEE status level (up to 20 points). B-BBEE Level 1 earns 20 points, Level 2 earns 18, Level 3 earns 14, Level 4 earns 12, Level 5 earns 8, Level 6 earns 6, Level 7 earns 4, Level 8 earns 2, non-compliant earns 0.
Bidders must be registered on the CSD or provide a SARS Tax Compliance Status PIN. For consortia, joint ventures or subcontractors, each party must submit separate TCS/CSD. Bids from state employees or companies with directors who are state employees will not be considered.
Pricing must be firm (no exchange-rate linked prices) and submitted in ZAR, VAT inclusive. Bidders who fail to submit a clear pricing proposal will be disqualified from price evaluation.
Hardware specifications: 1 blade center with minimum 14 blade slots, 14 blade servers each with minimum 2x300GB internal drives, 256GB RAM and 2x12-core CPUs, and 1 storage system with 300TB capacity and fibre switch. Installation, LUN configuration, and migration of 100TB of data (about 84 Hyper-V VMs) are required, plus 5 years onsite warranty support.
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Date & Time
Thursday, 10 December 2026 - 11:00
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Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
1 Dr Lategaan drive, SABS campus - Groenkloof - Tshwane - 0075
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Description
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf13 Nov
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
10 Dec
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.
NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf
The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) requires a service provider to supply and install a SAN and blade server environment, and to migrate approximately 100TB of data (about 84 Hyper-V virtual machines) from the current environment to the new hardware. The contract includes five years of on-site warranty support.
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The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) requires a reputable service provider to supply SAN and servers, install them, and migrate data from the current environment (Windows Server 2019, blade servers, SAN at a Midrand datacentre) to the new hardware. The scope includes hardware supply, installation, configuration of LUNs, and migration of approximately 84 Hyper-V virtual machines (100TB of data).
Important Dates
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf (TENDER)Closing date: 10 December 2026 at 11:00.
No compulsory briefing session is scheduled (marked N/A).
Contact Information
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf (TENDER)Bidding procedure enquiries:
Technical enquiries:
Additional technical contact:
Submission address:
NRCS Tender Box
Ground Floor, SABS Campus
1 Dr Lategan Road
Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0001
Submission Guidelines
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf (TENDER)Submission method: sealed bid box only. No fax, email or postal submissions accepted.
Submission address: NRCS Tender Box, Ground Floor, SABS Campus, 1 Dr Lategan Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0001.
Closing time: 10 December 2026 at 11:00. Late bids are disqualified.
Bids must be submitted on the official forms provided (not retyped).
Returnable forms (all must be completed and signed):
Disqualification risks:
Evaluation Criteria
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf (TENDER)Evaluation system: 80/20 preference point system (for requirements up to R50 million).
Points allocation:
Total: 100 points.
Price evaluation: lowest acceptable tender receives maximum price points; formula applied.
Bidders failing to provide a clear bid price are not eligible for price evaluation.
Preference points are only awarded if proof (B-BBEE certificate/affidavit) is submitted with the bid.
Technical Specifications
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf (TENDER)Scope: Supply, installation and data migration of SAN and servers for the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS).
Current environment: Windows Server 2019, blade servers and SAN hosted at a datacentre in Midrand.
Hardware requirements (Part A):
Installation (Part B):
Data migration:
Onsite warranty support: 5 years (annual).
Quality Management
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdfGoods must conform to standards in the bidding documents and specifications.
Pre-bidding testing is for the bidder's account.
Purchaser may inspect supplier's premises and records at reasonable hours.
Non-compliant supplies may be rejected; supplier must replace at own cost.
Inspection costs: borne by purchaser if compliant, by supplier if not.
Pricing Schedule
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdfPricing must be firm, in ZAR, VAT inclusive, valid for 180 days.
Complete all pricing fields in SBD 3.1.
Components to price:
Total bid price includes VAT at 15%.
Bidders failing to submit pricing proposals are disqualified.
No exchange-rate linked prices accepted.
Financial Requirements
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf (TENDER)Pricing format: firm prices only, in South African Rand (ZAR), VAT inclusive. Non-firm prices (including exchange-rate linked) are not considered.
Offer validity: 180 days from closing date.
Pricing schedule (SBD 3.1) must be completed with unit and total prices for each component.
Separate pricing schedule required for each delivery point if pricing differs.
Bidders failing to submit pricing proposals are disqualified.
No bid security, performance security, retention or payment terms are stated in the document.
Compliance Requirements
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdf (TENDER)CSD registration: bidders must be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) or provide a SARS Tax Compliance Status PIN.
Tax compliance: submit SARS Tax Compliance Status PIN or printed TCS certificate. For consortia/JVs/subcontractors, each party must submit separate TCS/CSD.
B-BBEE: submit a valid B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit (for EMEs and QSEs) to claim preference points. No minimum level is required for eligibility.
State employment: bids from persons in the service of the state, or companies with directors who are state employees, are not considered.
Register for Tender Defaulters / List of Restricted Suppliers: bidders listed are automatically disqualified.
Foreign suppliers: complete the questionnaire in SBD 1 if applicable; if not resident in RSA, no SARS PIN required.
NRCS Supplier Declaration Form (SDF) must be submitted for vendor registration.
Contractual Terms
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdfGeneral Conditions of Contract (GCC) apply, with Special Conditions of Contract (SCC) prevailing in case of conflict.
Performance security: successful bidder must furnish performance security within 30 days of contract award, amount specified in SCC (not stated in document).
Warranty: goods must be new, unused, and free from defects; warranty valid 12 months after delivery or 18 months after shipment, whichever earlier, unless SCC states otherwise.
Payment: within 30 days of invoice submission, in Rand unless SCC states otherwise.
Prices: fixed for the contract period; no variation unless authorised in SCC.
Delays: supplier liable for penalties for delays unless extension granted.
Termination: for default, insolvency, or force majeure as per GCC.
Assignment: not allowed without purchaser's prior written consent.
Subcontracts: must be notified in writing.
Disputes: settled as per GCC.
No specific liquidated damages or special conditions are stated in the document.
Section
Source: NRCS012-2026_2027 SAN Bid document final.pdfEvaluation is based on price (80 points) and B-BBEE status (20 points) under the 80/20 system.
Price evaluation uses the formula: Ps = 80(1 - (Pt - Pmin)/Pmin).
Bidders failing to provide clear bid price offers are not eligible for price evaluation.
Preference points are only awarded if proof is submitted with the bid.
Sets the constitutional standard for fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective public procurement.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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.
Address
1 Dr Lategan Rd, Groenkloof 358-Jr, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
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Documents found
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Last checked
14 Nov 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
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Contact
012-482-8765[email protected]www.nrcs.org.za1 Dr Lategan Rd, Groenkloof 358-Jr, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
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