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Issuing Organization
Eskom National Transmission Company of South AfricaLocation
Gauteng
Closing Date
30 Oct 2026
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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
Simmerpan NTCSA - Germiston - Germiston - 2001
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
09 Oct 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-173583
Ntcsa soc limited has cancelled the tender for the relocation of boreholes at the alpha and zeus substations, together with the supply and equipping of the equipment needed to extract water from those boreholes to fill storage tanks. The cancellation follows a finding that the price tendered by the only highest-ranked bidder was not market-related, as provided for in eskom's procurement and supply chain management procedure 32-1034 rev 5. NO award will be made and NO further bids are required for this scope.
Status: The tender is cancelled — no bids will be evaluated, no award will be made and no further submissions are required.
Reason for cancellation: The price tendered by the only highest-ranked tenderer was found not to be market-related, in terms of Eskom's Procurement and Supply Chain Management Procedure 32-1034 Rev 5.
Cancelled scope: Relocation of boreholes at the Alpha and Zeus substations, plus the supply and equipping of the equipment required to extract water from the boreholes into the storage tanks.
Advertised closing date: The previously published closing date of 30 October 2026 no longer applies, as the cancellation notice is dated 8 October 2026.
Issuing entity: National Transmission Company South Africa SOC Limited (NTCSA), registration number 2021/539129/30.
Enquiries: Treasure Ngobeni, telephone 011 800 8111, email [email protected].
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Date & Time
Friday, 30 October 2026 - 10:00
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Simmerpan NTCSA - Germiston - Germiston - 2001
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Source: NTCSA Tender Cancellation Letter for borehole relocation.pdf09 Oct
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
30 Oct
2026
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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)
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
NTCSA Tender Cancellation Letter for borehole relocation.pdf
National Transmission Company South Africa SOC Ltd (NTCSA) has cancelled the tender for the relocation, supply, and equipping of boreholes at Alpha and Zeus substations, including equipment to extract water from boreholes to fill storage tanks. The cancellation is due to the only highest-ranked tenderer's price not being market-related.
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Cancelled scope: relocation of boreholes at the Alpha and Zeus substations, together with supply and equipping of the equipment required to extract water from the borehole into the storage tanks.
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Source: NTCSA Tender Cancellation Letter for borehole relocation.pdf (unknown)Enquiries
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Source: NTCSA Tender Cancellation Letter for borehole relocation.pdf (unknown)The tender was cancelled because the price submitted by the only highest-ranked bidder was found not to be market-related.
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Address
Lake Street, Germiston, Johanessburg, 1401, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
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Documents found
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Last checked
09 Oct 2026
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Contact
011-800-8111[email protected]www.eskom.co.za/Pages/Landing.aspxLake Street, Germiston, Johanessburg, 1401, South Africa
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