The Procurement of a Suitably Qualified Service Provider for the Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall Services for a Period of Thirty-Six (36) Months.
Issued by Agricultural Research Council · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)
- Published
- 21 Aug 2026
- Closes
- 28 Sept 2026, 09:00 UTC
- Reference
- ARC/09/08/2026
- Location
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Sector
- IT & Telecom
Details
The Procurement of a Suitably Qualified Service Provider for the Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall Services for a Period of Thirty-Six (36) Months.
Buyer: Agricultural Research Council.
Category: Information service activities.
Procurement method: Request for Bid(Open-Tender).
Province: National.
Delivery location: 1134 Park Street-Hatfield-Pretoria-0001.
Briefing session: compulsory, 03 September 2026 11:00, at Agricultural Research Council (Auditorium room, Central Office): 1134 Park Street, Hatfield Pretoria. Special conditions: Please note that the bid document attached here is for information purpose ONLY, to access the bid document and guide for submission, please follow below link: https://purcosa.co.za/online-tender-submissions-guide.
Published: 21 August 2026.
Closing date: 28 September 2026 11:00 (South African time).
Tender documents:
- Bid Document for the Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall ARC 09 08 2026.pdf - Addendum for The Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall Services tender ARC09082026.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 the Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall ARC 09 08 2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Addendum for The Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall Services tender ARC09082026.pdfDownload (pdf)
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