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The provision of the establishment of a Support Contract for the Eskom Telecomms BME Equipment install base, spares holding and Network Management System.

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

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Published
9 Oct 2026
Closes
5 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC
Reference
E3646NTCSAMWP
Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply

At a glance

ESKOM in Johannesburg, South Africa has published a tender in manufacturing & supply: “The provision of the establishment of a Support Contract for the Eskom Telecomms BME Equipment install base, spares holding and Network Management System.”. Submissions close on 5 November 2026, 26 days from today. Quote reference E3646NTCSAMWP in any correspondence with the buyer. 22 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 320 notices from this buyer since 2020, 195 of them currently open. There are 124 open manufacturing & supply notices in South Africa on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury), not through FreeTender.

Details

The provision of the establishment of a Support Contract for the Eskom Telecomms BME Equipment install base, spares holding and Network Management System.

Buyer: ESKOM.

Category: Telecommunications.

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

Province: Gauteng.

Delivery location: Eskom Holdings SOC Limited-Midrand, Sunninghill-Johannesburg-2000.

Briefing session: non-compulsory, 20 October 2026 09:00, at Refer to invitation to tender document - Link attached.

Electronic submission accepted.

Published: 09 October 2026.

Closing date: 05 November 2026 10:00 (South African time).

Tender documents:

- Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Vendors (5).docx - HIRA for BME recent.xlsx - Pricing Schedule _Telecommunications BME (Bandwidth Management Equipment).xlsx - NEC3 Term Service Contract.Bandwidth Management Equipment.pdf - E-tendering Help Manual for supplier - 27 January 2025.pdf - Technical Evaluation Criteria-Bandwidth Management Equipment.pdf - 240-154832228 Tx Environmental Managemement Tender Returnable Doc BME.xls - 240-12248652 (Rev 7)_List of Tender Returnables-BME Cart 1xlsx.pdf - 240-77471969 Annexure C BME SIGNED.pdf - Scope of work- Bandwidth Management Equipment.pdf - SDL&I -Telecomms BME Equipment.docm - 240-180100134_Transmission Environmental Requirements for Contractors and or Suppliers Standard.pdf - Invitation_to_Tender_(ITT-BME)_ eTendering-09102026.pdf - 240-105658000 SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGEMENT SPEC REV4.pdf - E-Tenderers E-Tendering Training Acknowledgement Form - 27 January 2025.docx - 240-77471499 Annexure B BME.docx - 240-68099512 Form A Rev 10 (001).pdf - Supplier Evaluation Pack for 01 March 2026 to 28 February 2027.docx.doc - 240-110600836_ Enviromental Requirements Proforma BME.docx - NTCSA Standard Condition of Tender.pdf - 240-109253302 _ Quality Control Plan or Inspection Test Plan (QCP or ITP) rev 2.docx - OHS Specification for BME installation for Equipment pdf.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 320 notices from ESKOM, going back to May 2020 — 195 of them still open. They buy mostly in Manufacturing & Supply, Energy & Power and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 124 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 26 days.

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