Provision for Hiring Five (5) 9TON Empty Container Handlers (ECH) for Cape Town Container Terminal (Ctct) for a Period of Twelve (12) Months IDP 309254
Issued by Transnet SOC Ltd · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)
- Published
- 21 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 7 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
- Reference
- TPT/2026/09/1254/12055/RFP
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Sector
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Type
- services
At a glance
Transnet SOC Ltd in Cape Town, South Africa has published a tender in construction & infrastructure: “Provision for Hiring Five (5) 9TON Empty Container Handlers (ECH) for Cape Town Container Terminal (Ctct) for a Period of Twelve (12) Months IDP 309254”. Submissions close on 7 October 2026, 2 days from today. Quote reference TPT/2026/09/1254/12055/RFP in any correspondence with the buyer. 10 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 108 notices from this buyer since 2026, 76 of them currently open. There are 544 open construction & infrastructure notices in South Africa on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury), not through FreeTender.
Details
Provision for Hiring Five (5) 9TON Empty Container Handlers (ECH) for Cape Town Container Terminal (Ctct) for a Period of Twelve (12) Months IDP 309254
Buyer: Transnet SOC Ltd.
Category: Rental and leasing activities.
Procurement method: Request for Proposal.
Province: Western Cape.
Delivery location: NO 1 CONTAINER ROAD ,FORESHORE-Cape Town-Cape Town-7750.
Published: 21 September 2026.
Closing date: 07 October 2026 16:00 (South African time).
Tender documents:
- Non-Disclosure Agreement.pdf - General_Bid_Conditions_template.pdf - RFP_Provision of the ECH Hiring Services 219.pdf - 5_x_ECH_Technical_Evaluation_updated_gDOYDZH.pdf - SOW_-_Hiring_of_x5_ECHs_updated_T0cuU8f_M9xrJW6.pdf - SLA_Score_Card_-_ECH_2026-06-02_v7iyzlt.pdf - Rev 001 - Services MSA - Contract Description.pdf - Transnet_Supplier_Integrity_Pack_template.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 108 notices from Transnet SOC Ltd, going back to February 2026 — 76 of them still open. They buy mostly in Transport & Logistics, Construction & Infrastructure and Energy & Power. There are 544 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 2 days.
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Documents
- SLA_Score_Card_-_ECH_2026-06-02.pdfDownload (pdf)
- ADVERT.zipDownload (zip)
- Non-Disclosure Agreement.pdfDownload (pdf)
- General_Bid_Conditions_template.pdfDownload (pdf)
- RFP_Provision of the ECH Hiring Services 219.pdfDownload (pdf)
- 5_x_ECH_Technical_Evaluation_updated_gDOYDZH.pdfDownload (pdf)
- SOW_-_Hiring_of_x5_ECHs_updated_T0cuU8f_M9xrJW6.pdfDownload (pdf)
- SLA_Score_Card_-_ECH_2026-06-02_v7iyzlt.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Rev 001 - Services MSA - Contract Description.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Transnet_Supplier_Integrity_Pack_template.pdfDownload (pdf)
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