Appointment of a Service Provider for the Upgrade of Four (X4) Quantum Scalar i6000 Tape Library Drives, LTO 6 to LTO 9 and Three (X3) Quantum Stornext Software Licensing with Three-Year (2026-2029) Maintenance Support for the Purpose of Archiving and Backing UP Data for Chief Directorate: National
Issued by Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)
- Published
- 31 Aug 2026
- Closes
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:00 UTC
- Reference
- SSC WC 10 (2026/2027)
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Sector
- IT & Telecom
Details
Appointment of a Service Provider for the Upgrade of Four (X4) Quantum Scalar i6000 Tape Library Drives, LTO 6 to LTO 9 and Three (X3) Quantum Stornext Software Licensing with Three-Year (2026-2029) Maintenance Support for the Purpose of Archiving and Backing UP Data for Chief Directorate: National Geo-Spatial Information (CD: NGI) Cape Town.
Buyer: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development.
Category: Other professional, scientific and technical activities.
Procurement method: Request for Bid(Open-Tender).
Province: Western Cape.
Delivery location: 19 RHODES AVENUE, VAN DER STERR BUILDING, MOWBRAY, CAPE TOWN -Cape Town-Cape Town-8000.
Briefing session: compulsory, 14 September 2026 11:00, at CHIEF DIRECTORATE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION OFFICE, 19 RHODES AVENUE, VAN DER.
Published: 31 August 2026.
Closing date: 28 September 2026 11:00 (South African time).
Tender documents:
- BID DOCUMENT FOR SSC WC 10 2026-2027 DLRRD.pdf
Source: National Treasury eTenders portal (www.etenders.gov.za); the same notice is published as Open Contracting (OCDS) data.
Context for bidders
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Documents
- BID DOCUMENT FOR SSC WC 10 2026-2027 DLRRD.pdfDownload (pdf)
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