# Request to Approve The Renewal of The Open Text Suite Licenses, Maintenance and Support for South African Police Service (SAPS) For A Period OF Thirty-Six (36) Months.The Closing Date Has Being Extended Till 14 September 2026 > This tender closed on 2026-09-07. - **Reference:** RFB 3264/ 2026 - **Issuer:** [State Information Technology Agency](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/state-information-technology-agency.md) - **Region:** Gauteng - **Type:** Open tender - **Published:** 2026-08-17 - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07 12:00 SAST - **Sectors:** [Information services](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/J63.md) ## Summary #### Overview **Procurement of the renewal and ongoing maintenance of the OpenText Suite licenses for the South African Police Service (SAPS) for 36 months, through SITA.** Bidders should be OpenText-accredited providers in South Africa, capable of provisioning licenses, installing, and delivering maintenance and support across SAPS’ environment (hosting, ISS, EUE, UC), with adherence to SAPS/Network SLAs. #### Requirements - Must be registered on National Treasury's Central Supplier Database (CSD) prior to bid submission; tax compliance via SARS PIN or TCS; and provide evidence per consortium if applicable. - Must be an accredited OpenText license provider/fulfilment agent in SA under SITA framework; attach proof (Annex B 9.1). - Demonstrate experience and capability to supply OpenText licenses and deliver services as per the technical mandatory requirements; provide substantiating evidence (no URL evidence accepted). - Commit to GCC-based contract with SITA; may be awarded to multiple suppliers; compliance with normal bid returnables (SBD forms, detailed company profile, technical/commercial evidence). - Preferential procurement: provide BBBEE evidence to claim points; comply with price/goal scoring (80/20 split: 90 for price, 10 for goals). #### How to Apply - Submission deadline and questions: questions by 24 August 2026; bid closing 31 August 2026 at 11:00 SA time. (Doc: RFB 3264-2026 invitation to Bid.docx) - Submission method: via the SITA Supplier Oracle ERP portal (www.suppliers.sita.co.za); no hard copy, email, or fax submissions. (Doc: invitation to Bid) - Documents to submit: official bid forms (SBD 1, SBD 4, SBD 6.1) plus mandatory/administrative returnables, detailed company profile, pricing/costing schedule, and Annex B substantiation evidence. (Doc: RFB 3264-2026 Bid Specification) - Registrations/pre-qualifications: CSD registration; SARS tax compliance (PIN/TCS); evidence per consortium if applicable; provide proof of OpenText accreditation. - Briefing: virtual briefing not applicable. - Where to obtain documents: from the SITA e-tender portal and attached Bid Specification (RFB 3264-2026). (Docs: invitation to Bid, Bid Specification) ## Description Request to Approve The Renewal of The Open Text Suite Licenses, Maintenance and Support for South African Police Service (SAPS) For A Period OF Thirty-Six (36) Months.The Closing Date Has Being Extended Till 14 September 2026 Request to Approve The Renewal of The Open Text Suite Licenses, Maintenance and Support for South African Police Service (SAPS) For A Period OF Thirty-Six (36) Months.The Closing Date Has Being Extended Till 14 September 2026 12 document(s) available for download ## Documents - RFB 3264-2026 - invitation to Bid.docx..docx - RFB 3264-2026 Bid Specification.pdf..pdf - RFB 3264-2026 -Notice to Bidders\_June 2026 Signed.pdf..pdf - RFB 3264-2026 Bid Specification.pdf Documents download with a free BidWunder account. ## Published on - [eTenders OCDS API](https://www.etenders.gov.za/Home/opportunities?id=1) - [eTenders.gov.za](https://www.etenders.gov.za) More open tenders: https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders.md --- > Source: https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/request-to-approve-the-renewal-of-the-open-text-suite-licenses-maintenance-and-s-e9aac712