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Appointment of accredited service provider for the provision of water analysis for the expanded freshwater and terrestrial observation network (efteon) at saeon over a period of five years

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Issuing entityNational Research Foundation (NRF) - South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
ReferenceNRF/SAEON/EFTEON/06/2026-27
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ScopeAppointment of a SANAS-accredited service provider to conduct water analysis (physical, chemical and biological parameters) on groundwater and surface water samples collected across six EFTEON landscapes (Lowveld/Acornhoek, Garden Route/George, Greater Cape Town/Observatory, KIMTRI/Kimberley, Northern Drakensberg/Howick, Maputaland). Services include sample collection/logistics from EFTEON offices, transport to laboratory, analysis with specified uncertainty limits, supply of sample bottles (1L plastic and 500ml sterilised), courier of bottles to SAEON National Office in Pretoria, and reporting of results with SANAS certification, over a five-year contract period.
Service linesWTW / sewage, Consulting
CIDB required
Closing21 Sept 2026 · closes 19d
Site visit08 Sept 2026compulsory
Province / municipalityMultiple (Limpopo, Northern Cape, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng)
B-BBEEPreference points claim form SBD6.1 applies with 80/20 system: 80 points for price, 20 points for specific goals including B-BBEE level of contributor (4 points), ownership (8 points for Black/Black female/Black youth/disabled ownership), SMME support (2 points), community development/job creation (2 points), and Enterprise & Supplier Development (4 points).
Local contentLocal content definitions provided in document (A8 definitions section) but no specific minimum local content threshold percentage specified for this bid.
FundingDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSTI) / South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR) Initiative funding for EFTEON, managed by SAEON (NRF entity) · budgeted_grant
Duration60 months
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NRF-SAEON-EFTEON-06-2026-27.pdf· National eTenders portalfirst seen 01 Sept 2026