National Research Foundation

Buying pattern

National Research Foundation has published 46 notices that we hold between 7 Aug 2026 and 21 Oct 2026, most often in Construction & Infrastructure (21). Half of its notices give bidders 14 days or less between publication and the deadline, so a supplier who checks weekly will see almost every one in time. The usual procedure is the open tender.

What they buy

• Construction & Infrastructure21 notices
• Real Estate & Facilities3 notices
• Energy & Power3 notices
• Healthcare & Pharma2 notices
• Water & Environment2 notices
• Transport & Logistics2 notices
• Media, Printing & Advertising2 notices
• Financial & Professional Services2 notices
• Education & Training2 notices
• IT & Telecom1 notices
• Manufacturing & Supply1 notices
• Electronics semiconductors1 notices

Open now (12)

• Appointment of a Cidb Grade 1 GB or Higher Service Provider for the Supply and Installation of 1-HOUR Fire-Rated Drywalling, Fire Doors and Associated Ironmongery at Sarao’S Johannesburg Observatory P
  Open tender · closes 5 Nov 2026
• Supply and delivery of one (1) CAEN DT5534EM (OR EQUIVALENT TO)
  Open tender · closes 23 Oct 2026
• Appointment of a Service Provider for the Supply, Deliver and FIT Notice Boards.
  Open tender · closes 23 Oct 2026
• Appointment of a Service Provider for the Botanical Resurvey of the Hugh Talyor Long-Term Monitoring Plots at Cape Point
  Open tender · closes 23 Oct 2026
• Qualification and Validation of fume hoods and biological safety cabinets (BSCs), and replacement of HEPA Filters and other related components as and when required bi-annually (every 6 months) over a
  Open tender · closes 28 Oct 2026
• Service, calibration and qualification of SAS Pinocchio Super II Compressed Gas Microbial Air Sampler over a period of three (3) years at iThemba LABS, Faure, Western Cape
  Open tender · closes 27 Oct 2026
• The NRF Intends to Appoint a Suitably Qualified and Experienced Service Provider to Develop a Comprehensive Total Rewards Framework and Linked Policies, Supported by Relevant Standard Operating Proced
  Open tender · closes 30 Oct 2026
• Appointment of a Cidb Grade 1 GB or Higher Service Provider to Undertake Mould Remediation Works at Building B, Sarao Johannesburg Office
  Open tender · closes 27 Oct 2026
• The National Research Foundation - South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (Saasta) Invites Tenders for Appointment a Suitable Cidb Grade 1SL (or Higher) Service Provider to Remove
  Open tender · closes 29 Oct 2026
• Provision of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Intervention Programme for SARAO and SKAO Employees over a period of Three Years (Re-advertisement)
  Open tender · closes 3 Nov 2026
• Appointment of Systems Engineering Consultant for the Provision of Specialised Technical Services for the AFRICA2MOON Project
  Open tender · closes 23 Oct 2026
• Provision for an Occupational and Environmental Radiation Protection Dosimetry Service for NRF Ithemba Labs for a Period of Five (5) Years.
  Open tender · closes 28 Oct 2026

Recent closed notices

• Appointment of a Service Provider for the Supply and Delivery of High-Pressure Geyser 150 L, Sabs Approved, 5-YEAR Warranty and a 5M, 22MM Diameter Copper Pipe at Ezemvelo Midmar Nature Reserve, Howic · closed 20 Oct 2026
• Appointment of a Service Provider for the Supply and Delivery of 8 Galvanised Gabion Baskets to Ekznw Didma Reserve, Cathedral Peak. · closed 21 Oct 2026
• Appointment of a Service Provider for the Supply and Delivery of 2.5MM X 3 Core Cable to Saeon Grasslands Node, Pietermaritzburg. · closed 21 Oct 2026

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