Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
Eskom Park - Witbank - Mpumalanga - 1559
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
14 Sept 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-170265
ESKOM is re-issuing a tender for the provision of mv and lv electrification infrastructure and connections, including household connections, lv extensions/infils, and post connections, within the limlanga cluster in mpumalanga. The contract period is 60 months. Bidders are requested to extend the validity of their offers to 30 april 2027 and confirm that prices remain unchanged, as the original validity expires on 30 september 2026. The most consequential consideration is the mandatory confirmation of the validity extension and price firmness, without which the tender may lapse.
Closing date: 30 September 2026 at 16:00 (as per tender record).
Validity extension: Bidders must confirm in writing (by accepting the new validity) that their offer remains valid until 30 April 2027 and that prices remain unchanged.
Contact for enquiries: Penny Nkadimeng, Procurement Manager – MOU, email [email protected], telephone 013 693 6099.
Tender reference: MWP2206DX-R – Limlanga Cluster, Mpumalanga.
Contract period: 60 months for MV and LV electrification infrastructure and connections.
Evaluation: Follows the original tender criteria (functionality, price, B-BBEE); the extension does not alter the original evaluation.
Submission: The tender was originally submitted; this letter only requests the validity extension – no new submission is required unless otherwise instructed.
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Date & Time
Wednesday, 30 September 2026 - 16:00
Venue
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Categories
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Eskom Park - Witbank - Mpumalanga - 1559
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Contact Information
Source: Letter to Extend validity period of Tender Electrification 2027 (003).pdf (RFP)14 Sept
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
30 Sept
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)
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Letter to Extend validity period of Tender Electrification 2027 (003).pdf
Provision of MV and LV electrification infrastructure and connections, including household connections, LV extensions, infills, and post-connections, within the Limlanga Cluster in Mpumalanga, for a 60-month period. Eskom is requesting tenderers to extend the validity of their offers to 31 April 2027, confirming that prices remain unchanged.
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Procurement Manager: Nelly Nkosi
Email: [email protected]
Evaluation Criteria
Source: Letter to Extend validity period of Tender Electrification 2027 (003).pdf (RFP)Evaluation follows the original tender criteria, including functionality, price, and B-BBEE. The extension does not alter the original evaluation.
Special Conditions
Source: Letter to Extend validity period of Tender Electrification 2027 (003).pdf (RFP)The tender validity was due to expire on 30 September 2026. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the validity is extended to 31 April 2027. Bidders must confirm the extension and price stability.
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Act 38 of 2000
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Act 85 of 1993
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Act 46 of 2000
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Address
Eskom Park - Witbank - Mpumalanga - 1559
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Last checked
27 Sept 2026
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