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Issuing Organization
National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)Location
Gauteng
Closing Date
18 Sept 2026
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Tender Type
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Delivery Location
NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES PATHOLOGY BUILDING ROOM 4-36 ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY - PRETORIA - PRETORIA - 0001
Organization Type
GOVERNMENT
Published
26 Aug 2026
OCDS Reference
ocds-9t57fa-167045
The national health laboratory service (nhls) invites bids for the placement of two (2) grossing stations, including consumables, service and maintenance, for a five-year period at tad anatomical pathology. Bidders must submit a completed pricing template covering all required schedules, with prices in south african rand, VAT exclusive per line and VAT inclusive in total. The contract is for consumables on an as-and-when-required basis, and failure to price according to the provided template will result in disqualification.
Bidders must complete and submit the official pricing template (RFB022/26/27 Pricing Template.xlsx) with all schedules filled in, signed, and submitted before the closing time.
Pricing must be in South African Rand (R); line prices are VAT exclusive and the total price must be VAT inclusive.
The total bid price must cover the full 5-year period, including all schedules: grossing stations placement, service and maintenance, carbon filters, training, and cleaning reagents.
Bidders must price according to the costing template provided; failure to do so will result in disqualification.
Quantities indicated in the template are estimates; the NHLS is not bound by them, as the contract is for consumables on an as-and-when-required basis.
The contract covers two (2) grossing stations, with service and maintenance per manufacturer's instructions, carbon filters (active carbon filter cartridge and pre-filter, each replaced 6 times yearly), initial operator training for 20 delegates in year 1 and 10 delegates in subsequent years, and cleaning reagents (stainless steel cleaner/polish 250 ml, enzymatic cleaning and disinfecting reagent 10 L, formaldehyde neutralizer 5 L).
Bids must be submitted before the closing time of 11:00 on 18 September 2026.
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Date & Time
Friday, 18 September 2026 - 11:00
Venue
NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES PATHOLOGY BUILDING ROOM 4-36 ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY
Important: Attendance at this briefing session is mandatory. Bids from suppliers who do not attend may be disqualified.
Categories
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES PATHOLOGY BUILDING ROOM 4-36 ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY - PRETORIA - PRETORIA - 0001
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26 Aug
2026
Tender Published
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18 Sept
2026
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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.
RFB022-26-27 Pricing Template.xlsx
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) seeks a bidder to place two grossing stations, including consumables, service, and maintenance, for a five-year period at TAD Anatomical Pathology. The bidder must submit a total bid price inclusive of VAT, with pricing broken down into sections for station placement, service and maintenance, carbon filters, training, and cleaning reagents.
RFB022-26-27 Bid document.pdf
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Organization
National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)Contact Person
Kululwa Makubalo
Phone
011-386-6165
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Median Estimate
R 95 615
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Important Dates
Source: RFB022-26-27 Bid document.pdf (unknown)Closing date: 2026-09-18 at 11:00 (local time). No other dates (briefings, site visits, clarification deadlines) are stated.
Submission Guidelines
Source: RFB022-26-27 Bid document.pdf (unknown)Returnable documents must be completed, signed, and submitted with the bid. The specific returnable forms are not listed in the available text. Bids must be submitted by the closing date and time; late submissions are disqualified. Submission address and format are not stated in the available text.
Technical Specifications
Source: RFB022-26-27 Bid document.pdf (unknown)The scope is the placement of two (2) grossing stations, including consumables, service, and maintenance, for a period of five (5) years at TAD Anatomical Pathology. No further technical details (quantities, standards, service levels) are provided in the available text.
Compliance Requirements
Source: RFB022-26-27 Bid document.pdf (unknown)No specific compliance requirements (CSD, tax, B-BBEE, CIDB, etc.) are stated in the available text. The document indicates insufficient searchable text for extraction.
Description
Source: RFB022-26-27 Pricing Template.xlsxThe tender is for the placement of two (2) grossing stations including consumables, service and maintenance for a period of five (5) years at TAD Anatomical Pathology. The pricing template includes schedules for grossing stations, service and maintenance, carbon filters, training, and cleaning reagents.
Submission Guidelines
Source: RFB022-26-27 Pricing Template.xlsx (unknown)Returnable documents: the completed pricing template (RFB022/26/27 Pricing Template.xlsx) with all schedules filled in, signed and submitted. Bidders who fail to price according to the costing template provided will be disqualified. Quotations must be submitted before the closing time.
Evaluation Criteria
Source: RFB022-26-27 Pricing Template.xlsx (unknown)No eligibility criteria specified. Evaluation will likely follow the 80/20 or 90/10 preference point system as per PPPFA, but no specific scoring split is stated in the document.
Technical Specifications
Source: RFB022-26-27 Pricing Template.xlsx (unknown)The contract is for the placement of two (2) grossing stations including consumables, service and maintenance for a period of five (5) years at TAD Anatomical Pathology. The pricing template includes schedules for: grossing stations placement (monthly rate per station), service and maintenance costs (per station, per manufacturer's instructions), carbon filters (active carbon filter cartridge formalin and neutralise, and pre-filter, each replaced 6 times yearly), training (initial operator training per delegate), and cleaning reagents (stainless steel cleaner/polish 250 ml, enzymatic cleaning and disinfecting reagent 10 L, formaldehyde neutralizer 5 L). Quantities are estimates and the contract is on an as-and-when-required basis.
Financial Requirements
Source: RFB022-26-27 Pricing Template.xlsx (unknown)Pricing must be in South African Rand (R). Line prices are VAT exclusive; the total price is VAT inclusive. The total bid price must be for the full 5-year period. Bidders must complete the pricing as per the tables in the template. The NHLS is not bound by the quantities indicated; the contract is for consumables on an as-and-when-required basis.
Compliance Requirements
Source: RFB022-26-27 Pricing Template.xlsx (unknown)No specific compliance requirements stated in the document.
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Act 61 of 2003
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Act 85 of 1993
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NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES PATHOLOGY BUILDING ROOM 4-36 ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY - PRETORIA - PRETORIA - 0001
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