Request for Bid for the Supply, Installation, Configuration of Cisco Equipment with Maintenance and Support for the Period of Three (3) Years for the Presidency.The Closing Date Has Being Extended Till 28 September 2026
Issued by State Information Technology Agency · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)
- Published
- 6 Aug 2026
- Closes
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:00 UTC
- Reference
- RFB 3271/2026
- Location
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Sector
- IT & Telecom
Details
Request for Bid for the Supply, Installation, Configuration of Cisco Equipment with Maintenance and Support for the Period of Three (3) Years for the Presidency.The Closing Date Has Being Extended Till 28 September 2026
Buyer: State Information Technology Agency.
Category: Information service activities.
Procurement method: Request for Bid(Open-Tender).
Province: National.
Delivery location: 628 Stanza Bopape Street-Arcadia-Pretoria-0001.
Briefing session: compulsory, 14 August 2026 11:00, at Microsoft Teams.
Published: 06 August 2026.
Closing date: 28 September 2026 11:00 (South African time).
Tender documents:
- RFB 3271-2026 Bid Specification Document.docx - Erratum Document_Amended RFB 3271-2026_Rev01.docx - Pricing Schedule_Amended RFB 3271-2026_Rev01.xlsx - Bid Specification Document_Amended RFB 3271-2026_Rev01.docx - RFB 3271-2026 - CISCO - Serial Numbers.xlsx - Standard Bidding Document RFB 3271-2026 Rev 1 - 17 Sept 2026.docx - RFB 3271-2026 - Bid Invitation Letter Amended.pdf - RFB 3271-2026 Standard Bidding Document.docx - RFB 3271-2026 - Notice to Bidders_June 2026 Signed.pdf - RFB 3271-2026 Pricing Schedule.xlsx - RFB 3271-2026 - MBAC Resolution_Erratum.pdf - RFB 3271-2026 - Cisco Bid Allocation.xlsx - RFB 3271-2026 Bid Invitation Letter.pdf - RFB 3271-2026 - Standard Bidding Document Rev 1.docx - RFB 3271-2026 Bid Invitation Letter Amended - 17 Sept 2026.pdf
Source: National Treasury eTenders portal (www.etenders.gov.za); the same notice is published as Open Contracting (OCDS) data.
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Documents
- RFB 3271-2026 - CISCO - Serial Numbers.xlsxDownload (xlsx)
- RFB 3271-2026 Bid Specification Document.docxDownload (docx)
- Erratum Document_Amended RFB 3271-2026_Rev01.docxDownload (docx)
- Pricing Schedule_Amended RFB 3271-2026_Rev01.xlsxDownload (xlsx)
- Bid Specification Document_Amended RFB 3271-2026_Rev01.docxDownload (docx)
- Standard Bidding Document RFB 3271-2026 Rev 1 - 17 Sept 2026.docxDownload (docx)
- RFB 3271-2026 - Bid Invitation Letter Amended.pdfDownload (pdf)
- RFB 3271-2026 Standard Bidding Document.docxDownload (docx)
- RFB 3271-2026 - Notice to Bidders_June 2026 Signed.pdfDownload (pdf)
- RFB 3271-2026 Pricing Schedule.xlsxDownload (xlsx)
- RFB 3271-2026 - MBAC Resolution_Erratum.pdfDownload (pdf)
- RFB 3271-2026 - Cisco Bid Allocation.xlsxDownload (xlsx)
- RFB 3271-2026 Bid Invitation Letter.pdfDownload (pdf)
- RFB 3271-2026 - Standard Bidding Document Rev 1.docxDownload (docx)
- RFB 3271-2026 Bid Invitation Letter Amended - 17 Sept 2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
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