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Appointment of a waste management service provider for a contractual period of five (5) years to undertake the classification, collection, transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal of both general (domestic) and hazardous waste streams at the following power stations: • Ingula Pumped

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

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Published
11 Nov 2026
Closes
26 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC
Reference
E3820GXPOU
Location
Cape Town, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Sector
Water & Environment

At a glance

ESKOM in Cape Town, South Africa has published a tender in water & environment: “Appointment of a waste management service provider for a contractual period of five (5) years to undertake the classification, collection, transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal of both general (domestic) and hazardous waste streams at the following power stations: • Ingula Pumped”. Submissions close on 26 November 2026, 15 days from today. Quote reference E3820GXPOU in any correspondence with the buyer. 15 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 517 notices from this buyer since 2020, 202 of them currently open. There are 177 open water & environment notices in South Africa on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury), not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Procurement method
Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

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Details

Appointment of a waste management service provider for a contractual period of five (5) years to undertake the classification, collection, transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal of both general (domestic) and hazardous waste streams at the following power stations: • Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme • Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme

Buyer: ESKOM.

Category: Services: General.

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

Province: KwaZulu-Natal.

Delivery location: Bella Rosa-Durbanville-Cape Town-7550.

Briefing session: non-compulsory, 18 November 2026 10:00, at https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3889174649431018?p=QFm5zKPIHKEDNLWGHT.

Published: 11 November 2026.

Closing date: 26 November 2026 10:00 (South African time).

Tender documents:

- Annexure R3 - QM Specification.pdf - ITT - E3820GXPOU - Waste Removal Ingula & Drakensberg.pdf - Annexure K - Tax Evaluation questionnaire.pdf - Annexure S1 - Ingula.pdf - Annexure N - Scope of Work.pdf - Annexure S3 - C1 Form.pdf - Annexure Q2 - SDL&I Ingula.pdf - Annexure S2 - Drakensberg.pdf - Annexure L - Tenderers E-Tendering Training Acknowledgement Form.pdf - Annexure O - NEC3 Term Services Contract (TSC3).pdf - Annexure R1 - A Form.docx - Annexure R2 - QCP Template.xlsx - Annexure P - Technical Strategy.pdf - Annexure M - E-Tendering Help Manual for Supplier Form.pdf - Annexure Q1 - SDL&I Drakensberg.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 517 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 177 open Water & Environment tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 15 days.

Documents

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
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  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
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