The Appointment of a Service Provider for Provision, Maintenance and Management of Software Defined Wide Area Work (sd-wan) and Internet Solution to All Nda Offices Over a Period of 60 Months.

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Tender Number: NDA05/CS04/25
Department: National Development Agency
Tender Type: Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
Province: National
Closing Date: Tuesday, 10 February 2026 - 12:00
Place where goods, works or services are required: 26 Wellington Road - Parktown - Johannesburg - 2193
Special Conditions: Bidders who wish to attend the non-compulsory briefing session may access the meeting link provided in the Terms of Reference (TOR). Late submissions will not be considered.
ENQUIRIES:
Contact Person: Ms Nomvula Moloi
Email: [email protected]
Telephone number: 011-018-5562
FAX Number: N/A
BRIEFING SESSION:
Is there a briefing session?: Yes Is it compulsory? NO
Briefing Date and Time: Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 10:30
Briefing Venue: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2M2OWM3YTktYWEzMC00M2ZhLTg1OWUtMTU0MTc1NGQyM

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Tender Summary

Objectives

The primary objectives of this tender are to:

  • Enable centralized management and monitoring of the WAN performance.
  • Improve access to cloud-based services such as Microsoft Teams, Office 365, and Azure.
  • Transition from the current MPLS network to a scalable, secure, and cost-effective SD-WAN solution.
  • Support NDA’s digital transformation and ensure business continuity.

Scope

The scope of the project includes:

  • Design and implement a fully managed SD-WAN network across all NDA offices, including Head Office, provincial, and district offices.
  • Provision of dynamic path selection, WAN optimization, application-aware routing, integrated security, failover, and redundancy.
  • Provision of secure internet breakout with a central internet gateway.
  • Ensure high availability with automatic failover, redundancy, and secure inter-office connectivity.
  • Support cloud integration, including direct cloud on-ramp for Microsoft services and Azure.
  • Provide monitoring, management, and reporting tools with real-time dashboards and scheduled reports.
  • Maintain enterprise-grade security controls, including firewalls, encryption, segmentation, and compliance with POPIA.

Technical Requirements

The technical scope includes:

  • Design and deployment of SD-WAN with features such as dynamic path selection, WAN optimization, application-aware routing, and security.
  • Provisioning of SD-WAN-compatible routers (Fortinet, Cisco, or equivalent) with firewall, VPN, and application routing capabilities.
  • Provision of at least 10 public IP addresses and minimum link speeds of 20 Mbps for rural and 100 Mbps for urban locations, scalable as needed.
  • Implementation of automatic failover with secondary connections (LTE, microwave, or secondary fibre).
  • Cloud integration with Azure Virtual WAN and SaaS/IaaS optimization.
  • Monitoring and reporting via a web-based portal with real-time analytics, utilization, and performance reports.
  • Security controls including NGFW, end-to-end encryption, network segmentation, intrusion detection/prevention, and compliance with POPIA.
  • Firewall management, centralized policy control, and secure web gateway integration.

Skills Requirements

The service provider must demonstrate:

  • At least 5 years of proven experience delivering SD-WAN and ISP services in South Africa.
  • Capability to design, deploy, and manage SD-WAN solutions with features specified above.
  • Experience in enterprise security, including firewall administration, intrusion detection, encryption, and policy management.
  • Ability to provide 24/7 support with Tier 1–3 escalation procedures.
  • Capability to deliver detailed monitoring, reporting, and analytics through web portals and scheduled reports.
  • Successful references from at least three clients for similar SD-WAN projects.
  • Capacity to support cloud integration and enterprise security compliance, including POPIA.
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