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Annual renewal of Lot release testing for vaccines and biological products contracted until 31 May 2027

AwardedStatus as the portal listed it on 11 October 2026Sole source biddingScientific research and development

The notice

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Tender number: DEV001
Organ of state: SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Advertised: 29 June 2026
Closing: 30 June 2026, 11:00 SAST
Briefing: none stated
Province: not stated
Submission: not electronic
OCDS id: ocds-3c86d5c7-51ab-42d5-bbad-301aad64689d
Portal record: 166093

Awards

From the portal's open-contracting release of this tender, as published

AwardsSupplier as printed; value as published
Supplier, as published	Award value	Value check	Detail as published
University of the Free State	R 2 910 894 855	Unverified: possible missing decimal separator. As published, this award value is the contract value followed by 2 extra digits, as if a decimal separator were lost at the source. Which figure is right is not established; both are shown as published and neither is used in any total.	OCDS ocds-9t57fa-166093 release ocds-9t57fa-166093-2026-06-29 (2026-06-29); award status "active"; description as published: "GEN" · award date not published

Contracts

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ContractsAs published in the OCDS release
Reference	Supplier	Period	Contract value	Signed	Documents
012-501-0418status “active”	University of the Free State	1 June 2024 – 31 May 2027	R 29 108 948	19 August 2026	—

Tender record: National Treasury — Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (eTender Publication Portal) · 2 official files · retrieved 11 October 2026

Details

Source: National Treasury — eTender Publication Portal: tender opportunities (listing feeds) (external site)National Treasury — Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (eTender Publication Portal)
Retrieved: 11 October 2026, 12:20 SAST
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Source: National Treasury — eTenders OCDS API: awards and contracts of awarded tenders (external site)National Treasury — Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (eTenders OCDS API)
Retrieved: 11 October 2026, 14:20 SAST
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