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Appointment of a panel of service providers to render a Vegetation Management service in the Northern Cape Operating Unit of the GEMMA Cluster for a period of three (3) years on an "as and when required" basis

Issued by ESKOM · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)

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Published
28 Oct 2026
Closes
23 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC
Reference
E3746DXNCOU
Location
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Sector
IT & Telecom

At a glance

ESKOM in Kimberley, South Africa has published a tender in it & telecom: “Appointment of a panel of service providers to render a Vegetation Management service in the Northern Cape Operating Unit of the GEMMA Cluster for a period of three (3) years on an "as and when required" basis”. Submissions close on 23 November 2026, 26 days from today. Quote reference E3746DXNCOU in any correspondence with the buyer. 15 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 430 notices from this buyer since 2020, 202 of them currently open. There are 153 open it & telecom notices in South Africa on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury), not through FreeTender.

Details

Appointment of a panel of service providers to render a Vegetation Management service in the Northern Cape Operating Unit of the GEMMA Cluster for a period of three (3) years on an "as and when required" basis

Buyer: ESKOM.

Category: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning.

Procurement method: Request for Bid(Open-Tender).

Province: Northern Cape.

Delivery location: Kimberley-Kimberley-Kimberley-8300.

Briefing session: non-compulsory, 10 November 2026 10:00, at https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/392842789991003?p=DcfHianep7to9teofT.

Special conditions: Please note that tender documents can be retrieved on www.eskom.co.za

Published: 28 October 2026.

Closing date: 23 November 2026 10:00 (South African time).

Tender documents:

- 240-105658000 Supplier Quality Management Specification (3).pdf - 240-68099512 Form A_Cat 3_ Rev 9.docx.pdf - NEC TSC Vegetation Mangement NCOU updated 24.07.2026.doc - Eskom - Standard Conditions of Tender - 30 January 2025 (2).pdf - Invitation to Tender (ITT) Vegetation Management E3746DXNCOU.pdf - New Desktop Technical Evaluation 2026.pdf - Annexure K- eTendering Training Acknowledgement Form - 27 January 2025 (1).docx - 240-109253698 CQP Template 2021.pdf - 240-109253302 _ Quality Control Plan or Inspection Test Plan (QCP or ITP) rev 2.pdf - OHS Specification for Vegetation Management NCOU 2025.pdf - Vegetation Management Environmental requirements NC 2026.pdf - Scope of Work Vegetation.pdf - New Site Technical Evaluation 2026.pdf - 240-12248652_List of Tender Returnables_Cat 3_ Rev 7.pdf - Supplier Development Localisation Industrialisation (SDLI) Strategy Setting Template for Vegetation Management Services Vegetation management.pdf

Source: National Treasury eTenders portal (www.etenders.gov.za); the same notice is published as Open Contracting (OCDS) data.

Context for bidders

We hold 430 notices from ESKOM, going back to May 2020 — 202 of them still open. They buy mostly in Manufacturing & Supply, Energy & Power and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 153 open IT & Telecom tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 26 days.

Documents

  • 240-12248652_List of Tender Returnables_Cat 3_ Rev 7.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • 240-105658000 Supplier Quality Management Specification (3).pdfDownload (pdf)
  • 240-68099512 Form A_Cat 3_ Rev 9.docx.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • NEC TSC Vegetation Mangement NCOU updated 24.07.2026.docDownload (doc)
  • Eskom - Standard Conditions of Tender - 30 January 2025 (2).pdfDownload (pdf)
  • Invitation to Tender (ITT) Vegetation Management E3746DXNCOU.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • New Desktop Technical Evaluation 2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • Annexure K- eTendering Training Acknowledgement Form - 27 January 2025 (1).docxDownload (docx)
  • 240-109253698 CQP Template 2021.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • 240-109253302 _ Quality Control Plan or Inspection Test Plan (QCP or ITP) rev 2.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • OHS Specification for Vegetation Management NCOU 2025.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • Vegetation Management Environmental requirements NC 2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • Scope of Work Vegetation.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • New Site Technical Evaluation 2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
  • Supplier Development Localisation Industrialisation (SDLI) Strategy Setting Template for Vegetation Management Services Vegetation management.pdfDownload (pdf)

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