SAARF publishes SA's biggest research tenders

Dr Paul Haupt, managing director of the Foundation, explains: "Before preparing these tender invitations an Industry Task Force spent more than a year investigating the needs of SAARF stakeholders. The process also attended to financial aspects and negotiated service level agreements with relevant stakeholders to secure the required flow of funds over an extended period of time. The funding commitments remain firm until December 2008 when the tender contracts expire."

Industry sources say that the total value of these tenders is likely to constitute the biggest research budget in SA history.

Tender documents are available from the SAARF technical or managing directors at or telephone 011-463 5340. Tender notices will be published in The Sunday Times, Rapport and City Press on Sunday 7 December.

Deadline for submission of tenders is 12:00 (noon) on Monday 1 March 2004.