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Appointment of a Qualified Contractor to Support the Engineering & Plant Maintenance Department in Maintaining Instrumentation and Automation Technologies Equipment Used in Laboratories for 3 Years: Groenkloof and Regions - Secunda, Richards Bay, Olifantsfontein Netfa, Cape Town, and Port

Issued by The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)

Published
12 Oct 2026
Closes
2 Nov 2026, 09:00 UTC
Reference
RFP 202092
Location
Groenkloof, Gauteng, South Africa
Sector
Transport & Logistics
Type
services

At a glance

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in Groenkloof, South Africa has published a tender in transport & logistics: “Appointment of a Qualified Contractor to Support the Engineering & Plant Maintenance Department in Maintaining Instrumentation and Automation Technologies Equipment Used in Laboratories for 3 Years: Groenkloof and Regions - Secunda, Richards Bay, Olifantsfontein Netfa, Cape Town, and Port”. Submissions close on 2 November 2026, 21 days from today. Quote reference RFP 202092 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 11 notices from this buyer since 2026, 3 of them currently open. There are 183 open transport & logistics 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 Qualified Contractor to Support the Engineering & Plant Maintenance Department in Maintaining Instrumentation and Automation Technologies Equipment Used in Laboratories for 3 Years: Groenkloof and Regions - Secunda, Richards Bay, Olifantsfontein Netfa, Cape Town, and Port Elizabeth).

Buyer: The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).

Category: Other professional, scientific and technical activities.

Procurement method: Request for Proposal.

Province: Gauteng.

Delivery location: 1 Dr Lategan Road Groenkloof-Groenkloof-Groenkloof-.

Briefing session: compulsory, 20 October 2026 11:00, at 1 Dr Lategan Road Groenkloof, Pretoria.

Published: 12 October 2026.

Closing date: 02 November 2026 11:00 (South African time).

Tender documents:

- RFP 202092 Intrumentation & Automation.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 11 notices from The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), going back to September 2026 — 3 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics and Chemicals & Materials. There are 183 open Transport & Logistics tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 21 days.

Documents

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