Bid No: SARAO_EZ_079_2026
Bid Description: SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A BIOMETRIC ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM

Closing Date & Time: 21 August 2026 at 13:00PM SAST

Name of Successful Bidder: BONA Electronic Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R 351 605.59
Contract Period: Once-off
Final Preference Points: 88.00
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SRFI/79/2025-26

Closing Date & Time: 30 April 2026 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Protea Electronics (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R2 810 313,00
Contract Period: Once-off supply & delivery
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 2 (18 points)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SKA1/60/2025-26
Bid Description: SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF 570Kvar REACTOR AND RING MAIN UNIT (RMU) ON THE EXISTING 22kv CARNARVON SPIRAL, LOSBERG, CARNARVON
Closing Date & Time: 30 April 2026 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Lithendo Projects (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R5 789 643,81
Contract Period: 162 calendar days
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1 (20 points)

Tender No: NRF/SARAO SCTS/38/2025-26
Closing Date & Time: 2 April 2026 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Altron Digital Business, a division of Altron TMT (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (including VAT): R8 701 608,57
Contract Period: Once-off supply & delivery. 5 year next day business warranty
Preference Points: 76
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1 (20 points)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAMA/81/2025-26
Closing Date & Time: 31 March 2026 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Radio Telecommunication Services (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R5 884 417,74
Contract Period: 3 Years
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 2 (18 points)

Bid No: SARAO_EZ_017_2026
Closing Date & Time: 27 March 2026 at 10:00AM
Name of Successful Bidder: SuretyWorx (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R 244 087.50
Contract Period: Once off
Final Preference Points: 100.0
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1

Bid No: SARAO_EZ_018_2026

Closing Date & Time: 27 March 2026 at 08:00AM

Name of Successful Bidder: Suretyworx (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R 89 873.65
Contract Period: Once off
Final Preference Points: 100.0
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHRM/76/2025-26
Bid Description: PROVISION OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND EQUITY INTERVENTION PROGRAMME FOR SARAO AND SKAO EMPLOYEES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS LABS, CAPE TOWN
Closing Date & Time: 20 March 2025 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Rathe Consulting (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R1 016 450,00
Contract Period: 3 Years
Preference Points: 78,1
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1 (20 points)

Bid No: SARAO_EZ_016_2026
Bid Description: APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS AT THE SARAO JOHANNESBURG OFFICE, 18A GILL STREET, OBSERVATORY.
Closing Date & Time: 30 March 2026 at 10:00AM

Name of Successful Bidder: TPM Properties (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R 37 339.35
Contract Period: 3 Years
Final Preference Points: 100.0
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SNAF/58/2025-26

Bid Description: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 130 PHASE STABLE COAXIAL CABLES

Closing Date & Time: 5 December 2025 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Jasco Carrier Solutions (Pty) Ltd t/a Webb Industries

Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R1 338 025,00

Contract Period: Once-off supply & delivery

Preference Points: 80

B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1 (20 points)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SRFI/38/2025-26
Bid Description: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY A REAL-TIME SPECTRUM ANALYSER
Closing Date & Time: 21 October 2025 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Protea Electronics (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R5 870 499,30
Contract Period: Once-off supply & delivery. 2-year warranty
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 2 (18 points)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/23/2025-26

Bid Description: DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF PHASE 1 OF THE SKAO SCIENCE PROCESSING CENTRE (SPC) AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE CAPE TOWN HOST INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM (CTHIS) FACILITY AT iTHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN

Closing Date & Time: 14 August 2025 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Stefanutti Stocks Western Cape, a division of Stefanutti Stocks (Pty) Ltd

Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R108 816 443,37

Contract Period: 190 days

Preference Points: 90

B-BBEE Contribution Level: Level 1 (10 points)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDP/01/2025-26

Bid Description: SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF DATA STORAGE SERVERS, MONITOR SERVERS AND HIGH SPEED NETWORKING EQUIPMENT AT THE CENTRE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (CHPC)

Closing Date & Time: 16 May 2025 at 12.00PM

Appointed Bidder: Linomtha ICT (Pty) Ltd

Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R47 791 395,00

Contract Period: Once-off supply & delivery, with a 5-year warranty and support period.

Preference Points: 90

B-BBEE Contribution Level: Level 1 (10 points)

TENDER AWARD NOTICE

• Bid Description: PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF) BUILDING IN JOHANNESBURG FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)
• Bid Number: NRF/SARAO SJHB/04/2025-26
• Closing Date & Time: 28 August 2025 at 11:00AM

Award Details

• Successful Bidder: Master in Force Security Services (Pty) Ltd
• Total Contract Value (VAT Inclusive): R4 373 369.11
• B-BBEE Contribution Level: Level 1
• Contract Period: 36 Months
• Evaluation Criteria Applied: 80/20 Preference Point System

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SNET/07/2025-26

Bid Description: DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF A 100Gbps CORE SWITCHES INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE FOR SARAO, INCLUDING LICENSING AND SUPPORT FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS

Closing Date & Time: 11 July 2025 at 12.00PM

Name of Successful Bidder: Altron Digital Business, a division of Altron TMT (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R7 171 216,66
Contract Period: 5 Years
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1 (20 points)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SKAR/10/2025-26

Closing Date & Time: 20 June 2025 at 12.00PM

Successful Bidder: Diesel Electric Services (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R6,761,386.64
Contract Period: 3 Years
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 3 (14 points)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SEVE/22/2025-26
Closing Date & Time: 11 July 2025 at 12.00PM

Successful Bidder: Alacrity Africa Projects (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R3,354,170.85
Contract Period: Approximately 9 weeks
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 2 (18 points)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDIG/14/2025-26
Closing Date & Time: 30 June 2025 at 12.00PM

Successful Bidder: Protea Electronics (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R6,577,569.90
Contract Period: Once-off supply & delivery with a 3-year warranty period
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 2 (18 points)

TENDER AWARD NOTICE

Bid No: SARAO_EZ_058_2025

Closing Date & Time: 11 June 2025 at 11:00AM

Name of Successful Bidder: MASC Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R206,013.88
Contract Period: Once-off
Final Preference Points: 92.08
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 1

Closing Date & Time: 17 January 2025 at 12.00PM
Contract Period: 3 Years

Successful Bidders:

1. EQ Plus Technologies (Pty) Ltd – Commission based (VAT inclusive), B-BBEE Contribution Level 2

2. Kamo Placement cc – Commission based (VAT inclusive), B-BBEE Contribution Level 1

3. People Dynamics Human Solutions (Pty) Ltd – Commission based (VAT inclusive), B-BBEE Contribution Level 4

4. Prebless Group (Pty) Ltd – Commission based (VAT inclusive), B-BBEE Contribution Level 1

5. Six Sense Consulting (Pty) Ltd – Commission based (VAT inclusive), B-BBEE Contribution Level 1

6. The Hiring House (Pty) Ltd – Commission based (VAT inclusive), B-BBEE Contribution Level 2

7. Tiara Trading & Projects (Pty) Ltd – Commission based (VAT inclusive), B-BBEE Contribution Level 2

8. Tipp Focus Holdings (Pty) Ltd – Commission based (VAT inclusive), B-BBEE Contribution Level 1

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SNAF/78/2024-25
Bid Description: SUPPLY OF PHOTODIODES USED IN SAMPLE CLOCK GENERATOR (SCG) FOR DELIVERY TO SARAO, CAPE TOWN
Closing Date & Time: 25 April 2025 at 12.00PM

Name of Successful Bidder: RF Design cc
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R7 756 731,02
Contract Period: Once-off supply and delivery, 12 months warranty
Preference Points: 80
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 8 (2 points)

Bid No: SARAO_EZ_024_2025
Closing Date & Time: 13 March 2025 at 10.00AM

Name of Successful Bidder(s): Proviso Training College (Pty) Ltd; OHS Compliance Group (Pty) Ltd; Group 583 Consulting
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): Rates
Contract Period: 03-06-2025 – 03-06-2027
Final Preference Points: Various
B-BBEE Contribution Level: Various

Bid No: SARAO_EZ_031_2025
Closing Date & Time: 13 March 2025 at 10.00AM

Name of Successful Bidder: Palian Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd
Award Amount (VAT inclusive): R55 430.00
Contract Period: Once-off supply, delivery and installation
Final Preference Points: 92
B-BBEE Contribution Level: 4

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SNAF/26/2024-25
Closing Date & Time: 24 January 2025 at 12.00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SNAF/57/2024-25
Closing Date & Time: 31 January 2025 at 12.00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SNAF/63/2024-25

Closing Date & Time: 31 January 2025 at 12.00PM

Bid No: NRF/WCBU TMC/54/2024-25

Closing Date & Time: 13 December 2024 at 12.00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/70/2024-25

Closing Date & Time: 10 February 2025 at 12.00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SMRK/01/2024-25
Closing Date & Time: 25 November 2024 at 12.00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/20/2024-25
Closing Date & Time: 6 September 2024 at 12.00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAGA/15/2024-25
Closing Date & Time: 11 October 2024 at 12.00PM

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/43/2023-24
Closing Date & Time: 2 February 2024 at 12.00PM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Below is the award information:

Thank you for taking time to respond to our RFQ and adhering to all requirements, please do lookout for other opportunities in future.

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/04/2023-24
Closing Date & Time: 10 November 2023 at 12.00PM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Please note that RFQ SARAO_EZ_017_2024 has been awarded to other bidders.

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Please note that RFQ SARAO_EZ_002_2024 has been awarded to other bidders.

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Bid No: NRF/SARAO SRFI/26/2023-24
Closing Date & Time: 24 November 2023 at 12.00PM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SMRK/28/2023-24
Closing Date & Time: 3 November 2023 at 12.00PM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAGA/25/2023-24

Bid Description: PROVISION OF TRUNK RADIO OPERATIONS (SUPPORT SERVICES) FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS AND SUPPLY OF TRUNK RADIO END USER DEVICES

Closing Date & Time: 29 September 2023 at 12.00PM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha

Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415

Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SCTO/23/2023-24
Closing Date & Time: 1 September 2023 at 11.00AM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SICT/27/2023-24
Closing Date & Time: 20 October 2023 at 12.00PM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/07/2023-24
Closing Date & Time: 29 May 2023 at 11.00AM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Download Notice of Bid Award Bid Ref: NRF/SARAO SKA1/07/2023-24 (pdf)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SKA1/07/2022-23
Bid Description: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF OPTICAL FIBRE DROP CABLES WITH 5-YEAR WARRANTY
Closing Date & Time: 17 February 2023 at 11.00AM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SRFI/69/2022-23 

Bid Description: DESIGN, SUPPLY, ASSEMBLY, QUALIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF TWO RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE MONITORING TRAILERS

Closing Date & Time: 21 April 2023 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha

Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415

Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

BID AWARDED 

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SCBF/55/2022-23 

Bid Description: SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND SUPPORT OF THE NETWORKING EQUIPMENT FOR THE CORRELATOR-BEAMFORMER DATA SWITCH FOR THE MEERKAT EXTENSION PROJECT 

Closing Date & Time: 3 February 2023 at 11.00AM 

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha 

Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415 

Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

BID AWARDED

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SJHB/03/2021-22

Bid Description: PROVISION OF 295 DAYS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE AT NRF OBSERVATORY BUILDING, OBSERVATORY, JOHANNESBURG

Closing Date & Time: 17 February 2023 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha

Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415

Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

BID AWARDED

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SMRK/16/2022-23

Bid Description: MAINTENANCE OF RECEIVERS AND RECEIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MEERKAT INSTRUMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS

Closing Date & Time: 17 February 2023 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha

Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415

Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

 Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDP/08/2022-23 

Bid Description: SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF COMPUTE SERVERS AND NETWORK DEVICES 

Closing Date & Time: 23 January 2023 at 11.00AM 

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha 

Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415 

Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za 

 BID AWARDED 

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHAO/40/2022-23 

Bid Description: APPOINTMENT OF A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM TO PROVIDE SITE STUDIES, DETAILED DESIGNS (BUILDING WORKS & EXHIBIT CONTENT) AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE NEW CARNARVON SCIENCE EXPLORATORIUM 

Closing Date & Time: 2 December 2022 at 11.00AM 

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha 

Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415 

Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za 

BID AWARDED

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SCBF/54/2022-23
Closing Date & Time: 20 January 2023 at 11.00AM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

BID AWARDED 

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SKAR/26/2022-23 

Bid Description: CORRECTIVE AND MAJOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF HVAC UNITS AT THE SARAO KAROO SITES FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS 

Closing Date & Time: 25 November 2022 at 11.00AM 

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha 

Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415 

NOTICE OF BID AWARD

Bid No: NRF/SARAO RFI/24/2022-23
Bid Description: CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING OF A RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) MEASUREMENT FACILITY AT SKA KLEREFONTEIN SUPPORT BASE CONSISTING OF MODULE BUILDING, FOUNDATIONS AND SCREENED ROOMS
Closing Date & Time: 15 July 2022 at 11.00AM
Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Appointment of an Independent External Environmental Control Officer for a period of three years with an option to renew for an additional two years

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SHEQ/19/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 22 July 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Provision of renovations for existing building at SARAO Artisan Training Centre project in Carnarvon, Northern Cape South Africa

Bid No: SARAO/TM/22/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 20 July 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Tumelo Mothupi
Telephone No: +27 11 268 3423
Email: tmothupi@sarao.ac.za

Provision of Security Services at the SARAO Office Building in Observatory, Johannesburg for a period of 3 years

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SJHB/18/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 8 July 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Supply, delivery and support of the Telescope Lan Receptor Ethernet Switches and Interconnect for the Meerkat Extension Project over a period of 5 years

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDIG/15/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 18 July 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Supply, delivery and Installation of LTO-9 Tape Drives and Media for Existing IBM TS4500 Tape Library (and Warranty Extension)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SDP/09/2022-23

Closing Date & Time: 13 June 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Supply, Installation and Configuration of Data Storage Servers and Monitor Servers

Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/25/2021-22

Closing Date & Time: 20 May 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Appointment of a Contractor to renovate and repair buildings on five farmsteads to be used as ranger outposts by SANPARKS in the National Park, Northern Cape for a period of eight months

Bid No: NRF/SARAO PEP6/25/2021-22

Closing Date & Time: 11 March 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Maintenance of 3 Diesel Rotary Uninterrupted Power Supply (DRUPS) X 1250kva Euro-Diesel Generators on the SARAO Karoo Site for a period of 3 years

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SOPS/35/2021-22

Closing Date & Time: 15 March 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Supply, installation, commissioning and provision of ongoing support for Free Wifi Hot Spots in four towns within the KAROO central astronomy advantage areas in the Northern Cape Province for a period of three years (re-advertisement)

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAGA/22/2021-22

Closing Date & Time: 25 March 2022 at 11.00AM

Contact Person: Anwuli Okecha
Telephone No: +27 21 506 7415
Email: anwuli@sarao.ac.za

Scientific Study to Gauge the Socio-Economic Impact and perceptions of the MEERKAT / SKA Telescope Project

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SSTC/21/2020-21

Closing Date & Time: 14 January 2022 at 11.00AM

COVID 19 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE’S
All service provider employees contracted to work at any SARAO will be required to present COVID 19 vaccination certificate or negative PCR test which was obtained no longer than 48 hours prior to the service rendered at SARAO site or office.

Bid Description: Industrialisation, production and installation of the SKA Single Pixel Feed (SPF) Helium Service Subsystem for the MEERKAT Extension Project

Closing Date & Time: 2 August 2021 at 11.00AM

Appointment of a panel of recruitment agencies for SARAO for a period of three years

Closing Date & Time: 12 October 2021 at 11.00AM

Provision of registered national key point security services for the SKA Facilities situated in the Carnarvon area for a period of 3 years (with an option to renew for a further 2 years)

Closing Date & Time: 23 September 2021 at 11.00AM

Appointment of contractor to design and increase the capacity of the long-haul fibre from the existing fibre link in Carnarvon point of present (POP) to SKA SITE in the Northern Cape, and provide fibre drop-offs to new sites

Closing Date & Time: 6 September 2021 at 11.00AM

Appointment of a Service Provider/ Engineer for Quality Assurance of the Fibre Network Installation on the Meerkat Extension Project for a period of 24 months and Design of Fibre Infrastructure for various SARAO Sites for a period of 36 months

Closing Date & Time: 31 August 2021 at 11.00AM

Provision of Wireless Access Point and VSAT Equipment to Farmhouses in the Karoo Astronomy Advantage Areas, for a period of 3 years

Closing Date & Time: 31 August 2021 at 11.00AM

Outsourcing Mobile Trunk Radio Infrastructure Management and Services for a period of three years

Bid No: NRF/SARAO SAGA/08/2021-22

Closing Date & Time: 30 June 2021 at 11.00AM

COVID 19 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE’S
All service provider employees contracted to work at any SARAO will be required to present COVID 19 vaccination certificate or negative PCR test which was obtained no longer than 48 hours prior to the service rendered at SARAO site or office.

Supply and delivery of Server Equipment as Hot Spares for an Existing Environment (With Extended Warranty)

The supply and installation of Radio Frequency Interference Shielding (RFI) for the Karoo Array Processor Building on the MeerKAT site near Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Antenna positioner

Procurement of a motor grader for the operations at Karoo site

Procurement of vehicles for the operation at the Karoo site

For the supply and installation of the Karoo Astronomy Reserve (KAR) local area network (LAN) and related services for the Square Kilometre Array South Africa

KAT-7 and MeerKAT building management system for the MeerKAT site near Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Building, electrical, mechanical (HVAC), civil and bulk site electrical work for the MeerKAT and Klerefontein sites near Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Supply, delivery and installation of rotary UPS, MV indoor switchgear and power transformers at the MeerKAT site near Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Rectification of snags on the 33kv MeerKAT power line in Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Civil works for the construction of 62 antenna foundations for the MeerKAT radio telescope situated on the MeerKAT site near Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Provision of security services in the Karoo Astronomy Reserve for SKA SA outside Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Manufacture, supply and delivery of two KU-band test receivers

The supply, install, commissioning and release the MeerKAT array optical network at the MeerKAT site near Carnarvon, Northern Cape

Procurement of MeerKAT site maintenance vehicle – pneumatic tyre compactor

Supply, delivery and installation of 42u 19″racks and zero-u power distribution units

Design, manufacture, supply and delivery of 300 ROACH3 LRUs

Air charter services

Satellite communication services

Provision of a socio-economic and demographic profile of Carnarvon, Williston and Victoria West in the Northern Cape province

Office space for SKA South Africa – three years

Design and build services for the upgrading of the 80km provincial gravel road from Carnarvon to the SKA Site Complex, to a surfaced road

Appointment of an engineer (engineering company) in terms of conditions of contract for plant and design build for electrical and mechanical plant, and for building and engineering works, designed by the contractor, first edition 1999 (FIDIC Yellow Book)

Professional valuation service for SKA land acquisition programme

Property law, conveyancing services and legal advice to support the land acquisition programme

MeerKAT telescope data network ethernet switches and interconnect

Toyota Hilux 3.0 D-4D Double Cab 4×4 Raider and Toyota Hilux 3.0 D-4D Double Cab Raider vehicles

Fibre optic connector solution

350Kva diesel generator

Seater buses

Geotechnical investigations and geohydrological study

Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) devices

MeerKAT telescope active hydrogen maser clock ensemble

Ingest and post processing servers

Avago Technologies electronic components

Real time spectrum analyzer

SKA1 Mid Antenna foundation detail design and construction of a prototype

E2v electronic components

Mobile crane truck

Desktop and server backup and recovery system

Elevated platform workshop truck

Ingest and post processing servers

Venue hire for the 2016 SKA SA Postgraduate Bursary Conference

Security services

RFI (radio frequency interference) screened rooms maintenance

Xor gates electronic components for MeerKAT UHF-band digitiser

Update the provided manufacturing data pack to include mandatory and optional deviation, procure components, assemble 60 SKA data storage system high capacity storage servers chassis, and manufacture optional back plane and factory acceptance test on each storage server before delivery

Mobile trunk radio bids for managed telecommunications services

Rolls of welded mesh over four staged deliveries

Hard drives for MeerKAT archive

SKA1_Mid detail design for building services

High security perimeter fence, additional guardhouses and civil works

PVC parts

Various wood pieces

Tape library solution and media

Compute node

Racks and power distribution units

Provision of air charter services

Three year property lease for the SKA SA

Photography, videography amd time lapse services

Dual Mixer Time Difference (DMTD) Phase Noise and Allan Variance Measurement apparatus

Field work verification and heritage impact assessment

Antenna support utility poles

Google apps suite and vault services

Property lease for the Gauteng office

Technical and engineering support and materials/spares

SARAO MeerKAT fibre network extension

Supply, Manufacture And Delivery Of Various Wood Pieces Over Four Staged Deliveries To The SARAO Losberg Site

Supply and installation for the alterations and additions to the exisiting mechanical ventilation and air conditioning system to suit new double story office layout including installation of diffusers, fresh air sysytem, attenuartors complete in accordindance with the standards and specifications as laid down by the mechanical engineer’s drawings

Supply and delivery of material of material for various trades including ceiling and partitions, doors and door frames, ironmongeery, floor finishes in accordance with the detailed materials list to be issued for the alterations and additions work to be undertaken by others non-specified premises

Supply and installation for the alterations and additions to the exisiting electrical infrastructure to suit new double story office layout including electrical outlets, light fittings, upgrading of db boards, circuit breakers and light switches

The Supply, Delivery, And Installation Of 163 Antenna Support Utility Poles At The Losberg Site Near Carnarvon, Northern Cape

The Appointment of a Service Provider to Review and Update The Spatial Development Frameworks (Sdfs) of Kareenerg Karoo Hoogland and Hantam Local Municipality

Design manufacture and delivery and support for 30 radios frequency sheilded enclosures for the hera nodes for a period of three years

The Provision of Technical Engineering Support and Materials/Spares for the Meerkat L-Band and UHF-Band Receivers Systems for the Period of Two Years

Supply Delivery Installation and Support of and Training on an Active Hydrogen Maser for /at The Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO)

Provision for Air-Conditioning Upgrades for the NRF SARAO Karoo Array Processing Building (KAPB) of the MEERKAT Telescope at the Loseberg Site

Supply, Delivery, Support of 17 SKARAB Units and Cabling Required to Integrate with The Dish Verification System

Supply, Delivery and Installation Services of Data Storage with Three Years of Support

Supply, Delivery and Installation Services of Compute and Other Components and Hardware with Warranties for Three Years

Supply and Delivery of One Optical Fibre Reflectometer to Characterise Optical Fibre Networks and Photonic Subsystems used for Radio Astronomy Applications including All Test Peripherals Required by the Reflectometer, Calibration, and Routine Servicing Support. The Contract is for a period of Five Years

EMC and RFI Specialist Consultancy Services for 36 months

SARAO Heritage Impact Assessment Phase 2

To industrialise the SKA Band 2 Single Pixel Feed(SPF) feed, Single Pixel Feed controller and Single Pixel Feed vacuum system to achieve a successful Production Readiness Review (PRR) and to establish the Product Baseline (PBL) in preparation for the production phase

Design, manufacture and delivery of Remote Station Shielded EMC Enclosures

Supply and delivery of GPS Signal Equipment

Supply and delivery of Data Storage Nodes

Provision of Air Charter Services for SARAO for a period of three years.

Appointment of (a) Specialist/s to Undertake Integrated Water Use Licence Applications (IWULAS) and General Authorisation (GA) Applications for SKA1_Midwater Uses and supporting Specialist Studies to the IWULA Process and Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP)

Supply and Delivery of a Trailer Mounted Access Platform (Cherry Picker), including Operator Training and 5 Years Service Plan

The Design, Construction and Handover of The Infrastructure for The Meerkat Infrastructure Project, near Carnavon in The Northern Cape

Procurement of an Enterprise Identity Management Software including the assessment, design, implementation, support and training to address SARAO Identity Management needs

Design, supply, configuration and installation of a Next Generation Enterprise Firewall Solution, including hardware, training, licensing and support for a period of five years

Land Surveying Services in support of the establishment of the SKA Radio Telescope in the Karoo

Supply and support of the Google Apps Suite for Business and Vault Services for SARAO for a period of 3 years