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
12 Hertzog Boulevard - Cape Town - Cape Town - 8001
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
30 Oct 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-176340
Supply, installation and maintenance of broadband microwave radio equipment for the city of cape town, for the information systems and technology department under the corporate services directorate. The winning bidder takes on both the supply and installation of the radio equipment and its ongoing maintenance. Bids close at 10:00 on 2 december 2026 and must be placed in box 198. The advert itself publishes NO evaluation criteria, returnable-forms list, delivery address or enquiry contact details, so the full bid document (115g_2026_27 - tender document for advert.pdf) Must be obtained to confirm the mandatory requirements before bidding.
Closing deadline: 2 December 2026 at 10:00 — bids received after this time will not be considered.
Submission channel: tender box 198, City of Cape Town; no submission email address or physical delivery address is published in the advert.
Scope of contract: supply, installation and maintenance of broadband microwave radio equipment, so bidders must be able to cover installation and ongoing maintenance, not supply alone.
Owning department: Information Systems and Technology, Directorate: Corporate Services — the technical interface for the contract.
Full bid document: issued only as the attachment 115G_2026_27 - Tender Document for Advert.pdf; the returnable forms, evaluation criteria and pricing schedule are not published in the advert and must be sourced from that document.
Enquiries: no enquiry email address or telephone number is published; the listing officer is Curwin Jacobs.
Advertised: 30 October 2026.
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Date & Time
Wednesday, 02 December 2026 - 10:00
Venue
HTTPS://TEAMS.MICROSOFT.COM/MEET/3295722425306549?P=3P7ZVN68S3G9B6UXBC
Categories
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
12 Hertzog Boulevard - Cape Town - Cape Town - 8001
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Description
Source: 115G_2026_27 - Tender Portal Advert.pdf30 Oct
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
02 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.
115G_2026_27 - Tender Portal Advert.pdf
Supply, installation and maintenance of broadband microwave radio equipment for the City of Cape Town, under the Information Systems and Technology department.
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R 187 000
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The City of Cape Town requires the supply, installation and maintenance of broadband microwave radio equipment.
Important Dates
Source: 115G_2026_27 - Tender Portal Advert.pdf (TENDER)Closing
Advertised
Contact Information
Source: 115G_2026_27 - Tender Portal Advert.pdf (TENDER)Department
Directorate
Listing officer
No enquiry email address or telephone number is published in the advert.
Submission Guidelines
Source: 115G_2026_27 - Tender Portal Advert.pdf (TENDER)Submission channel
Technical Specifications
Source: 115G_2026_27 - Tender Portal Advert.pdf (TENDER)Scope
Owning department
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
12 Hertzog Boulevard - Cape Town - Cape Town - 8001
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
05 Nov 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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