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APPOINTMENT OF REGISTERED NATIONAL KEY POINT SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SARAO/SKAO FACILITIES IN THE KAROO IN AND NEAR CARNARVON, NORTHERN CAPE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARSClosed
Summary
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Overview
Procurement of a registered National Key Point (NKP) security service provider to protect SARAO/SKAO facilities in the Karoo, Carnarvon area, for five years. Bidders should be qualified private security providers with NKP and PSIRA registrations, plus South African OHS compliance and related statutory registrations (PIN/CSD/TCS), and capable of meeting stringent site requirements (local participation, training, and security operations at NKP sites).
Requirements
- NKP and PSIRA registration; compliance with OHS Act 85 of 1993 and COIDA good standing.
- Local employment commitments: reporting on local participation; established local security office; adherence to local deployment and transport policies.
- Personnel, training and certification: compulsory NKP training; refresher training; firearm training; SAPS NKP shooting competition requirements; site-specific health, safety and security trainings.
- Site and operational readiness: access control, live patrol monitoring, RFI management, security monitoring for Carnarvon facilities, and adherence to SARAO/SKAO site instructions.
- Administrative/commercial: complete the Invitation to Bid (SBD 1) plus all mandatory returnable documents; pricing on the SBD 3.2; disclosures (SBD 4, SBD 6.1); Annexures D–F as applicable.
How to Apply
- Attend compulsory briefing: 1–2 September 2026 at Klerefontein Engineering Operations Centre; Day 2 includes a SKA site visit. (Bid Document NRF/SARAO SKAR/17/2026-27 NKP Security Service Tender Final.pdf)
- Confirm attendance by email to tender-enquiries@sarao.ac.za (no more than 3 reps per entity) by the date in the bid docs. (See same document)
- Submit responses via the National Treasury e-submission portal (login with CSD details). Use two envelopes: Envelope 1 – Compliance/Technical; Envelope 2 – Financial. Closing date: 16 September 2026 at 12:00. (Instructions in the bid documents; portal link in the PDFs)
- Submit required documents: SBD 1, SBD 3.2 pricing, SBD 4, SBD 6.1; Annexures A–F; Schedule of Previous Contracts; Reference Letters. (Annexure B and Annexure D)
APPOINTMENT OF REGISTERED NATIONAL KEY POINT SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SARAO/SKAO FACILITIES IN THE KAROO IN AND NEAR CARNARVON, NORTHERN CAPE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS APPOINTMENT OF REGISTERED NATIONAL KEY POINT SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR SARAO/SKAO FACILITIES IN THE KAROO IN AND NEAR CARNARVON, NORTHERN CAPE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS Conditions: Compulsory briefing will be held over 2 consecutive days. Please check the bid document for full details. MANDATORY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Please ensure that the completed and signed Invitation to Bid Form, together with all mandatory returnable documents and schedules required for the administrative evaluation criteria (outlined in the table on page 32-34), are submitted. In addition, all mandatory functionality evaluation criteria indicated below must be submitted in accordance with the mandatory requirements detailed in the table on pages 35–37 of the bid document. For a comprehensive description of the mandatory criteria, refer to the attached bid document. Briefing Venue: At the Klerefontein Engineering Operations Centre, over two consecutive days, 1 and 2 September 2026
- Annexure B Checklist_SKA_Security Final.pdf..pdf
- Annexure F Figure 2 - Security Personnel Deployment Areas A4 Size.pdf..pdf
- Annexure A SKA-TEL-SKO-0001040-02 PartA_SouthAfricanSiteInfoInstrucions-Signed.pdf..pdf
- Tender Advert.pdf..pdf
- Annexure C Reference_Letter_Template.pdf..pdf
- Annexure D Schedule_of_Previous_Contracts.pdf..pdf
- Bid Document - NRF_SARAO SKAR_17_2026-27 NKP Security Service Tender Final.pdf..pdf
- Annexure E Figure 1 - Illustration of Estimated Distances A4 Size.pdf..pdf
- Annexure A SKA-TEL-SKO-0001040-02_PartB_SASiteInformation Instructions-Signed.pdf..pdf
- Annexure A SKA-TEL-SKO-0001040-02 PartA_SouthAfricanSiteInfoInstrucions-Signed
- Annexure A SKA-TEL-SKO-0001040-02_PartB_SASiteInformation Instructions-Signed
- Annexure B Checklist_SKA_Security Final
- Annexure C Reference_Letter_Template
- Annexure D Schedule_of_Previous_Contracts
- Annexure E Figure 1 – Illustration of Estimated Distances A4 Size
- Annexure F Figure 2 – Security Personnel Deployment Areas A4 Size
- NRF_SARAO SKAR_17_2026-27 NKP Security Service Tender Final
- Tender invitaion-NRFSARAO SKAR172026-27
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