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 9 March 2026. Submissions are no longer accepted. The tender lifecycle continues — check the awards section for updates.
Tender Type
Request for Information
Delivery Location
1 - Hermanus - Hermanus - 7200
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
02 Mar 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-149398
The south african government has issued a request for information (RFI) for local manufacturing capability for an automated all-sky/clamshell dome for a solar telescope. The RFI is open to suppliers with relevant capabilities, particularly those in the western cape. NO briefing session is scheduled.
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Median Estimate
R 351 439
Range
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Request for Information
1 - Hermanus - Hermanus - 7200
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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.
RFI - Local Manufacutring Capability - Solar Telescope All-Sky Dome .pdf
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Date & Time
Monday, 09 March 2026 - 16:00
Venue
null
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
02 Mar
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
09 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.
09 Mar
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
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Open Supplier Readiness HubSets 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
Farm No 502 JQ, Hartebeeshoek, Krugersdorp, 1740, 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
012-334-5000[email protected]www.sansa.org.za/category/spaceoperationsFarm No 502 JQ, Hartebeeshoek, Krugersdorp, 1740, South Africa
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