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 Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
Indwe House Office No 45 - Bhisho - Bhisho - 5605
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
12 Jul 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-162131
This tender is for the supply, installation, and professional services for new server infrastructure at three district offices (joe gqabi, chris hani, and alfred nzo) of the eastern cape department of agriculture, including a vmware licence renewal. IT is aimed at qualified IT service providers capable of delivering and configuring hardware, managing data migration, and providing ongoing support and training.
Date & Time
Friday, 31 July 2026 - 11:00
Venue
Dohne, Stutterheim
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Indwe House Office No 45 - Bhisho - Bhisho - 5605
12 Jul
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
31 Jul
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdf
Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture seeks a service provider for server infrastructure upgrade with professional services for three district offices (Joe Gqabi, Chris Hani, Alfred Nzo) and VMware renewal. The project includes supplying and configuring complete server racks with Huawei servers, OceanStor storage, networking switches, fibre channel switches, UPS/PDU, cabling, and professional services including data migration, VMware/Veeam configuration, disaster recovery setup, and skills transfer. Evaluation uses 80/20 preference point system with functionality threshold of 60/100 points.
Median Estimate
R 569 884
Range
Based on 25 comparable awarded tenders. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
* Estimates are based on historical data and do not guarantee actual award values.
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Description
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdfImportant Dates
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdf (TENDER)Contact Information
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdf (TENDER)Submission Guidelines
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdf (TENDER)Evaluation Criteria
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdf (TENDER)Technical Specifications
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdf (TENDER)Methodology
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdfExperience & Qualifications
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdfQuality Management
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdfPricing Schedule
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdfFinancial Requirements
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdf (TENDER)Compliance Requirements
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdf (TENDER)Contractual Terms
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdfSpecial Conditions
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdfSection
Source: 0105 - BID DOCUMENT.pdfThese 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)
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.
Relevant because this is a South African public-sector procurement opportunity.
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.
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
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Organization
Eastern Cape - AgricultureContact Person
Nomapha
Phone
083-382-9352
[email protected]
Website
agriec.co.za/
Address
17 Mangold St, Newton Park, Gqeberha, 6045, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
14 Jul 2026
AI status
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