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.
Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
This tender closed on 10 March 2026. Submissions are no longer accepted. The tender lifecycle continues — check the awards section for updates.
Tender Type
Request for Proposal
Delivery Location
1 Dr Lategan Road - Groenkloof - Pretoria - 0001
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
26 Feb 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-149342
The south african government is seeking a service provider to procure additional firewalls, configure network segmentation, and provide support and maintenance for 36 months. Eligible service providers should apply by the closing date. A compulsory briefing session will be held via ms teams.
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Median Estimate
R 3 920 605
Range
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Categories
Request for Proposal
1 Dr Lategan Road - Groenkloof - Pretoria - 0001
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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.
RFP 201919 Firewall & Support.pdf
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Date & Time
Tuesday, 10 March 2026 - 11:00
Venue
MS Teams
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
26 Feb
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
10 Mar
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
Pending
Awaiting Award of Contract
This tender has not yet been awarded. The contracting authority is expected to publish the award notice in due course.
10 Mar
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
Organization
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)Contact Person
Luvuyo Tshabalala
Phone
012-428-6691
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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
1 Dr Lategan Rd, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0027, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
05 Jun 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
This tender has strong source evidence, including source metadata and supporting tender information synced from the government tender portal.
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Contact
012-428-6691[email protected]www.sabs.co.za1 Dr Lategan Rd, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0027, South Africa
Key Personnel
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