Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Status: Closed — No Longer Accepting Submissions
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Tender Type
Request for Proposal
Delivery Location
Transnet Freight Rail - Transnet Freight Rail - Transnet Freight Rail - 2001
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
17 Mar 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-151242
TRANSNET freight rail needs a service provider to supply, implement and support ai-driven data-analytics models for a three-year collaboration; firms with ai/ml capability, strong data-science teams and proven rail or heavy-asset analytics experience should apply.
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Median Estimate
R 241 200
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.
Non-compulsory RFP briefing will be conducted on teams on 25 march 2026 at 11am for a period of ± 1 hour. The briefing session will start punctually, and information will not be repeated for the benefit of respondents arriving late
Categories
Request for Proposal
Transnet Freight Rail - Transnet Freight Rail - Transnet Freight Rail - 2001
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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)
This is general procurement context, not legal advice. Always verify requirements in the official tender documents and issuing authority notices.
Pricing_Schedule_ttMkBQs.xlsx
R_F_P_.pdf
AI_Models_for_Data_Analytics_Specification__37JiZEG.pdf
AI_Models_Evaluation_Criteria_final_HIoYPp9.xlsx
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Date & Time
Wednesday, 15 April 2026 - 10:00
Venue
Microsoft Teams
This briefing session took place during the tender period.
17 Mar
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
15 Apr
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.
15 Apr
2026
Submissions Closed
No further submissions were accepted after this date.
Organization
TransnetSecure Transnet tenders using AI Matching & Recommendations, logistics infrastructure intelligence, compliance analysis, and application support for rail, ports, and pipelines.
Contact Person
GLADYS MTAMBO
Phone
0313088384
Secure Transnet tenders using AI Matching & Recommendations, logistics infrastructure intelligence, compliance analysis, and application support for rail, ports, and pipelines.
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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
Level 200, Carlton Centre, 150 Commissioner St, Cbd, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
4
Last checked
12 Jul 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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subsidiary of Transnet
Contact
0313088384[email protected]www.transnet.netLevel 200, Carlton Centre, 150 Commissioner St, Cbd, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
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