UJInvnt database of experts

Overview

Procurement of a database of experts in science, engineering, ICT and allied disciplines, including commercial expertise. University of Johannesburg seeks proposals to build or curate an expert directory to support collaborations across academia, industry and government. Bidders should be organisations with access to academic and professional networks, data-management capability, and experience in delivering searchable, secure expert directories or knowledge-management solutions.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to deliver a scalable, searchable expert database across the specified domains.
• Data quality control, vetting processes, and ongoing maintenance/update mechanisms.
• Compliance with POPIA and university information-security policies.
• Experience delivering similar knowledge-management or expert-directory projects; client references.
• Technical hosting and security controls (backups, access controls, auditability).

How to Apply

• Submission deadline: 27 February 2027 at 10:00.
• Submission method: via email to lmayekiso@uj.ac.za and through the online portal at https://www.uj.ac.za/support-services/suppliers/.
• Documents to submit: not specified in metadata; obtain bid documents from the supplier portal.
• Required registrations/pre-qualifications: not specified in metadata.
• Briefing session: available and mandatory; no date/venue provided in metadata (contact lmayekiso@uj.ac.za for details).
• Where to obtain bid documents: via the online portal link above and email contact.