Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Issuing Organization
Transport Education and Training AuthorityLocation
Gauteng
Closing Date
12 Oct 2026
Documents available on tender detail page
Tender Type
Request for Quotation
Delivery Location
344 Pretoria Street - Randburg - Johannesburg - 2194
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
06 Oct 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-173021
The transport education and training authority requires licences for four AI productivity tools for business use across its IT function: microsoft 365 copilot, claude enterprise (9 licences), read AI enterprise+ (20 licences), and chatgpt plus / team (1 licence). The originator requires delivery by 9 october 2026, but the formal quotation closes on 12 october 2026 at 11:00. The single most consequential consideration is the extremely compressed timeline — only eleven days from specification date to closing, with required delivery one day before the closing date, suggesting this is an urgent operational procurement where bidders must confirm immediate licence availability and activation capability.
Closing: 12 October 2026 at 11:00 — method and submission address not stated in the extracted text, bidders must obtain this from TETA directly
Required delivery: 09 October 2026 — three days before closing, meaning licences must be provisioned almost immediately upon award
Licence quantities: 9 × Claude Enterprise, 20 × Read AI Enterprise+, 1 × ChatGPT Plus / Team; Microsoft 365 Copilot quantity unspecified — bidders must clarify
No evaluation criteria, pricing format, or mandatory forms are visible in the source text — bidders must request the full RFQ pack from Bongani Danisa or SCM
No stated B-BBEE, CIDB, CSD or local-content thresholds, but standard TETA and National Treasury requirements likely apply — bidders should verify
Contact: Bongani Danisa (requestor); Zukisani Mangaliso (SCM Manager) for procurement process queries
Chamber/Unit: IT — technical queries should be directed to the IT unit to confirm integration requirements with existing TETA systems
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Date & Time
Monday, 12 October 2026 - 11:00
Venue
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Categories
Request for Quotation
344 Pretoria Street - Randburg - Johannesburg - 2194
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Description
Source: Updated goods spec.pdf06 Oct
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
12 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.
Updated goods spec.pdf
Supply and delivery of AI tools for business use to the Transport Education and Training Authority, comprising Microsoft 365 Copilot, Claude Enterprise, Read AI Enterprise+, and ChatGPT Plus/Team licences.
To download these documents and access AI-powered analysis, visit the main tender page.
Organization
Transport Education and Training AuthorityContact Person
Brenvan Samuels
Phone
+27 11 577 7000
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Scope: procurement of AI tools for business use
Items and quantities:
Date required by: 09 October 2026
Important Dates
Source: Updated goods spec.pdf (RFP)Closing: 12 October 2026 at 11:00
Date required by: 09 October 2026
Contact Information
Source: Updated goods spec.pdf (RFP)Requestor: Bongani Danisa
Authorized by: Alina Shabangu
Approved by: Zukisani Mangaliso (SCM Manager)
Technical Specifications
Source: Updated goods spec.pdf (RFP)Scope: procurement of AI tools for business use
Items and quantities:
Chamber/Unit: IT
Originator: Bongani Danisa
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
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Act 28 of 2024
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Act 2 of 2000
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Act 3 of 2000
Supports lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair administrative tender decisions.
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Address
TETA House, 344 Pretoria Ave, Ferndale, Randburg, 2194, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
06 Oct 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Contact
+27 11 577 7000[email protected]transportcareers.orgTETA House, 344 Pretoria Ave, Ferndale, Randburg, 2194, South Africa
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