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Addendum for The Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall Services tender ARC09082026

Agricultural Research CouncilRef: ARC/09/08/2026

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Source domain: arc.agric.za

Collected on 1 October 2026

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What this means

This is Addendum No. 1 to the Agricultural Research Council tender ARC/09/08/2026 for managed and hosted hybrid mesh firewall services over 36 months. It corrects the scope of work, revises the performance and capacity requirements, adds or changes compliance wording, and records a closing date of 28 September 2026. The tender was therefore no longer open on the 1 October 2026 reading date.

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The Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall Services for a Period of Thirty-Six (36) Months

The Agricultural Research Council is seeking managed and hosted hybrid mesh firewall services, including deployment, configuration, monitoring, maintenance, threat detection and blocking, hosting, centralised management, high availability and related reporting and training. This addendum corrects the scope, technical performance requirements and administrative compliance requirements for the tender.

Who it is for
Bidders who attended the compulsory physical briefing session
Closes
Closing date unclear: the listing's recorded date (28 September 2026) is earlier than the day Govermate first found it
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ARC Tender reference no: ARC/09/08/2026 Tender description: The Provision of Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall Services for a Period of Thirty-Six (36) Months.

Who can apply

What matters before you act: the conditions this listing sets, as Govermate read them.

  • The bidder must have attended the compulsory physical briefing session.

Where: Bidders who attended the compulsory physical briefing session

Facts

Reference

ARC/09/08/2026

Key Takeaways

  • Tender reference ARC/09/08/2026
  • Managed and Hosted Hybrid Mesh Firewall Services
  • Contract period of Thirty-Six (36) Months
  • Publication date: 21 August 2026
  • Compulsory briefing session: 03 September 2026
  • Closing date: 28 September 2026
  • Revised minimum firewall throughput: 80 Gbps
  • Revised IPsec VPN throughput: Up to 55 Gbps
  • Agricultural Research Council
  • ARC
  • ARC-CO
  • ARC/09/08/2026

Dates

Closing Date

Closing date unclear: the listing's recorded date (28 September 2026) is earlier than the day Govermate first found it