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Appointment of a service provider for the provision of a satellite communication services for ocean and (existing) terrestrial infrastructure managed through the SAPRI on a five-year contract. Communication services are required for Iridium, Argos and Inmarsat satellite communications.

AwardedStatus as the portal listed it on 11 October 2026Request for Bid(Open-Tender)Scientific research and development

The notice

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Tender number: NRF/SAEONSAPRI/05/2024-25
Organ of state: National Research Foundation
Advertised: 28 August 2024
Closing: 18 September 2024, 11:00 SAST
Briefing: none stated
Province: not stated
Submission: electronic submission
OCDS id: ocds-698d6c4a-4ddf-4994-a88d-5823a9e47748
Portal record: 99908

Awards

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Contracts

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Tender record: National Treasury — Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (eTender Publication Portal) · National Treasury — eTender Publication Portal: tender opportunities (listing feeds) · 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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