Kimberly Guest

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Top ICT tenders: SARS targets master data management, governance

2 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

While national and provincial departments do not make this week’s roundup of top government ICT tenders, the ICT industry will not be disappointed at the selection of newly-advertised tenders and a particularly interesting request for information. The information request comes from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and follows its recent allocation of an additional R4 billion over the medium-term by National Treasury to modernise its operations and enhance taxpayer services.
Top ICT tenders: SABC tackles governance, risk and compliance

3 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

Activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal leant towards lower-value quotation requests last week, as government departments reassessed their procurement priorities based on finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s latest budget proposal. Given the somewhat dull week, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) takes the spotlight with a request for information on an integrated system for internal audit and governance, risk and compliance (GRC).
Top ICT tenders: National Treasury’s Smart Meter Project to get dashboard

1 month ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s delivery of his third National Budget has resulted in a lull on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, as government departments take the time to understand how their budget allocations will be impacted by spending cuts. Meanwhile, the South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) is focused on enhancing the monitoring, analysis and management of National Treasury’s Smart Meter Grant Project (SMG).
Top ICT tenders: Transnet aims to improve rolling stock efficiency

1 month ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

It’s a busy week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with well over 600 new advertisements published on the platform. This boost in activity will be particularly welcomed by the ICT industry, as recent weeks predominantly produced request for quotation opportunities.
Top ICT tenders: National departments return to tech needs

1 month ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

Activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal saw an increase last week as the spate of public holidays finally came to an end. While larger value tenders will have to wait for finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s new budget, government’s top echelons are once again considering their technology requirements.
Top ICT tenders: Broadband Infraco prepares for I-ECS licence transfer

1 month ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

A three-day week had a cooling effect on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with tender advertisements slowing to a crawl. However, with a new National Budget expected to be presented on 21 May and the next public holiday only due in mid-June, it is hoped that activity will start picking up soon. Against this backdrop, Broadband Infraco (BBI) takes this week’s headline with a request for quotations (RFQ) which may be low-value, but will still be of interest to the telecoms sector.
Top ICT tenders: Eskom targets tech for asset performance management

2 months ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

The cluster of public holidays has resulted in activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal remaining stinted. However, four of the country’s larger municipalities step up with tech requests which could prove interesting to the ICT sector. A tender from Eskom takes the top spot this week, as it looks to secure an asset performance management (APM) tool.
Top ICT tenders: Public works dept targets cell towers

2 months ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

A short week results in a quiet week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with municipalities providing the bulk of the opportunities available to the IT industry. The telecommunications sector, however, will be pleased to be strongly represented in last week’s top tenders.
Top ICT tenders: Eskom looks to cellular for remote metering

2 months ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest |ITWeb Johannesburg

It’s another subdued week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal with little for the ICT industry to get particularly excited about. The hardware sector will be drawn to two tenders that could turn out to be interesting. Taking the headline is a request from Eskom for the pre-qualification of various suppliers for the manufacturing and supply of cellular network modems. These will be required for remote metering for its distribution business on an ’as and when’ required basis.
Top ICT tenders: Transnet targets tech for fuel management

2 months ago | itweb.co.za | Kimberly Guest

With political attention caught up in last week’s passing of the 2025 National Budget, the health of the Government of National Unity, threats of legal action and a potential Cabinet reshuffle, it is unsurprising that this week’s top tenders are dominated by state-owned entities. The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) provides the most advertisements in this issue, but an invitation from Transnet takes top spot due to its ability to plug criminal activity at its port terminal operations.