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Establishment of a Panel of South African Higher Education and Training Institutions for the Provision of Engineering Services and Access to Engineering Facilities on an As-And-When-Required Basis

National Research FoundationWestern CapeQuotationProfessional services
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CIDB grading Not required CIDB requirement ( If applicable) N/A · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 7
Functionality minimum None foundCheck the evaluation criteria in the document.
Preference point system 80/20PREFERENCE POINTS SYSTEM: 80/20 · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 1
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Must-haves found in the documents
  • Eligible South African university / university of technology with authority to contract through the proposed faculty, department, institute, centre or laboratory. · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 8
  • Named panel coordinator and named technical leads for each discipline offered, with clear escalation and administrative contact details. · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 8
  • Demonstrated engineering capability in at least two relevant areas, including systems engineering, electronics/RF, mechanical, software/firmware, modelling, testing, integration or prototyping. · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 8
  • Access to relevant engineering facilities, laboratories, workshops, test equipment or specialist instruments that may be used for SARAO work. · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 8
  • Qualified and experienced personnel categories available to perform work under call-offs, including senior academic/principal investigator, senior engineer/research engineer, engineer/researcher, technician/lab technologist and postgraduate/student support where appropriate. · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 8
  • Ability to manage confidentiality, intellectual property, data/security requirements, conflict of interest declarations, safety requirements and quality control for engineering work. · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 8
  • Administrative readiness to receive secondary RFQs, quote within required response times, issue timesheets/facility usage records and invoice only against approved purchase orders. · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 8
  • Relevant references or project examples demonstrating successful delivery of comparable engineering/R&D support, testing, design review, integration or technical advisory work. · RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PAN…, page 8

Key dates

Closes
Wednesday 21 October 2026, 11:00 ()
Briefing
None listed
Published
5 October 2026
Bid valid for
60 days
Submission
As set out in the tender document
Tender number
SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27

Special conditions

N/A

Official documents

RFQ-SARAO-SMED-TM-(PRF-4441)-2026-27 - PANEL APPOINTMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES AND ACCESS TO ENGINEERING FACILITIES.pdf

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