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Request for Bid for the Appointment of a Service Provider to Provide Comprehensive Hardware and Software Maintenance and Support Services for the SITA Core SDN Network Infrastructure for a Period of Sixty (60) Months.

Issued by State Information Technology Agency · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)

Published
5 Nov 2026
Closes
27 Nov 2026, 09:00 UTC
Reference
RFB 3307/2026 - (ERP No 546011)
Location
Pretoria, South Africa
Sector
IT & Telecom

At a glance

State Information Technology Agency in Pretoria, South Africa has published a tender in it & telecom: “Request for Bid for the Appointment of a Service Provider to Provide Comprehensive Hardware and Software Maintenance and Support Services for the SITA Core SDN Network Infrastructure for a Period of Sixty (60) Months.”. Submissions close on 27 November 2026, 15 days from today. Quote reference RFB 3307/2026 - (ERP No 546011) in any correspondence with the buyer. 5 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 26 notices from this buyer since 2026, 10 of them currently open. There are 140 open it & telecom 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

Request for Bid for the Appointment of a Service Provider to Provide Comprehensive Hardware and Software Maintenance and Support Services for the SITA Core SDN Network Infrastructure for a Period of Sixty (60) Months.

Buyer: State Information Technology Agency.

Category: Information service activities.

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

Province: National.

Delivery location: 469 Tsitsa Street-Erasmuskloof-Pretoria-0105.

Briefing session: non-compulsory, 16 November 2026 10:00, at Microsoft Teams.

Published: 05 November 2026.

Closing date: 27 November 2026 11:00 (South African time).

Tender documents:

- RFB 3307-2026 Bid document.docx - RFB 3307-2026 - Notice to Bidders_June 2026 Signed.pdf - RFB 3307-2026 - Final Price response.xlsx - RFB 3307-2026 - Invitation to bidders.pdf - RFB 3307-2026 - Final Bid Spec.docx

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

Context for bidders

We hold 26 notices from State Information Technology Agency, going back to July 2026 — 10 of them still open. They buy mostly in IT & Telecom, Water & Environment and Defence & Security. There are 140 open IT & Telecom tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 15 days.

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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.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • 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.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.

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