Awarded Request for Quotation Compulsory Briefing

Supply, deliver, install and commission a backing pump for a high vacuum system at SAAO’s 1-metre telescope, Sutherland.

Name: Compulsory Briefing Session: NRF/SAAO/RFQ/116150
Start: 2026-03-18T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-03-18T08:00:00+02:00
Location: SAAO Sutherland, Old Fraserburg Road, Sutherland Northern Cape, 6920

National Research Foundation

NRF/SAAO/RFQ/116150 Western Cape Published 11 Mar 2026

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At a Glance

TENDER TYPE Request for Quotation

DELIVERY LOCATION Old Fraserburg Road,-SUTHERLAND-Sutherland Northern Cape-6920

ORGANISATION National Research Foundation

CATEGORY Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

E-SUBMISSION No - Physical

PROVINCE Western Cape

Important Dates

Tender Published 11 Mar 2026

Briefing Session (Compulsory) 18 Mar 2026 at 08:00
SAAO Sutherland, Old Fraserburg Road, Sutherland Northern Cape, 6920

Closing Date 25 Mar 2026

Tender Description

Supply, deliver, install and commission a backing pump for a high vacuum system at SAAO’s 1-metre telescope, Sutherland.

Key Requirements & Special Conditions

							Limited transport and hostel accommodation at SAAO Sutherland is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The shuttle departs from SAAO head office, Observatory, Cape Town at 11:00 on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, and returns to Cape Town the following afternoon. Please be on site by 10:30 am if you will be making use of our shuttle services and accommodation.

-RSVP to scm@saao.ac.za by Monday, 16 March at 12:00 pm, indicating whether you will attend the site visit, as well as whether you wish to make use of shuttle and accommodation services.

-Only one representative per company can be accommodated on the shuttle and in the hostel						