Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (B-BBEE Act)
Act 53 of 2003
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Issuing Organization
Medical Research Council of South AfricaLocation
Western Cape
Closing Date
31 Aug 2026
Documents available on tender detail page
Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
South African Medical Research Council Cape Town - Parow - Cape Town - 7505
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
27 Jul 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-163631
The south african health products regulatory authority (sahpra) requires a backup and archiving storage appliance for the dsti/kfw/samrc support of development and production of vaccines in south africa project. Bidders should have experience in information & communication technology. The tender is open to all eligible bidders.
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Date & Time
Monday, 31 August 2026 - 11:00
Venue
Email: [email protected] for briefing session link
IT is compulsory that bidders obtain bid documents, available for downloading on the samrc website https://tenderportal.samrc.ac.za/Tenders From 27 july 2026 to 31 august 2026. NO hard-copy bid document will be issued by samrc. Online submissions can be submitted through the samrc website https://tenderportal.samrc.ac.za/Tenders As per downloaded bid document before the closing date and time.
Categories
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
South African Medical Research Council Cape Town - Parow - Cape Town - 7505
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27 Jul
2026
Tender Published
Tender was published
31 Aug
2026
Closing Date
Tender closing date
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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.
Advert - KfW Backup and Archiving Storage Appliance.pdf
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Organization
Medical Research Council of South AfricaContact Person
Supply Chain Management
Phone
021-938-0911
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Open Supplier Readiness HubMedian Estimate
R 628 649
Range
Based on 17 comparable awarded tenders. Companies with similar profiles typically bid near the median.
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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
1 Soutpansberg Rd, Prinshof 349-Jr, Pretoria, 0084, South Africa
Source confidence
High source confidence
Official source
eTenders.gov.za
Documents found
1
Last checked
29 Jul 2026
AI status
Enhanced
Data conflicts
None detected
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Contact
021-938-0911[email protected]www.mrc.ac.za1 Soutpansberg Rd, Prinshof 349-Jr, Pretoria, 0084, South Africa
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