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SARAO seeks a provider to design and deliver an in-person, multi-phase DEI intervention programme for SARAO and SKAO employees over three years, covering planning, diagnostics, training and implementation, and sustainability review.
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The National Research Foundation’s South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) seeks a CIDB Grade 1SL or higher service provider to remove specified existing window fittings and burglar bars, supply and install steel trellis and reinforcements, and finish the work at St Johns College Technology and Innovation Hub in Mthatha. A compulsory site briefing is scheduled for 21 October 2026. Quotations are due by email at 11:00 on 29 October 2026.
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iThemba LABS seeks a service provider to assess, service, qualify and validate fume hoods, laminar airflow units (LAFUs) and biological safety cabinets (BSCs) at its Nuclear Medicine Department in Faure, Western Cape. Work includes six-monthly validation over three years, pre-assessment, testing and reporting, and as-required replacement of HEPA filters and related components.
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iThemba LABS seeks a service provider to service, calibrate and qualify its SAS Pinocchio Super II Compressed Gas Microbial Air Sampler annually for three years, with work performed according to ISO 8573 and a department-provided protocol.
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Request for quotation to appoint a CIDB Grade 1 GB or higher service provider for mould remediation at Building B, SARAO’s Johannesburg office. The work covers an estimated 2,100 m² of affected surface area and includes containment, remediation, waste disposal, independent post-remediation verification and clearance, and handover reporting.
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SARAO seeks one named Systems Engineer to provide 300 hours of specialised systems-engineering support to the Africa2Moon project. The work is on demand during the purchase-order contract period, primarily remote with hybrid attendance as required. Quotations are submitted by email and evaluated through administrative compliance, functionality and an 80/20 price-and-specific-goals process.
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Appointment of a botanical specialist to resurvey 67 permanent vegetation monitoring plots in the Cape of Good Hope Section of Table Mountain National Park, continuing the long-term record initiated in 1966. The contract period is six months.
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The National Research Foundation (NRF), for SAEON Grasslands Node, invites quotations for once-off supply and delivery of 75 metres of specified 2.5 mm² three-core copper cable to its site in Montrose, Pietermaritzburg. The quote must include delivery and a technical data sheet demonstrating compliance with the cable specification.
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SARAO seeks to establish a panel of South African universities, universities of technology and TVET colleges to provide engineering services and access to engineering facilities when required, through secondary RFQs or call-offs. Appointment does not guarantee work or expenditure; the initial period is 12–24 months, subject to budget availability.
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The National Research Foundation (NRF), through SAEON’s Grasslands node, invites quotations for the once-off supply and delivery of six 2 m × 1 m × 1 m and two 1 m × 1 m × 1 m galvanised gabion baskets to EKZNW Didma Nature Reserve, Cathedral Peak. Quotations must include delivery and a product technical data sheet demonstrating compliance with the specifications.
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The SAEON Grasslands Node seeks a once-off supply and delivery of one SABS-approved 150 L high-pressure geyser with a minimum five-year warranty and one continuous 5 m length of 22 mm copper pipe to Ezemvelo Midmar Nature Reserve, Howick. A product technical data sheet demonstrating compliance with the specifications must accompany the RFQ.
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Appointment of a qualified electrical contractor to provide medium- and low-voltage electrical services at the South African Astronomical Observatory’s Sutherland site on an as-and-when-required basis for three years. The current official portal reports the tender as cancelled.
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