# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=solar-power-equipment-installation 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Solar-panel and backup-battery installation at Smithstone Farming" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/3beb3065-ac51-411a-a5a4-3c0784d8fc75/smithstone-farming-solar-panels-backup-batteries" last-updated: 2026-10-16T22:29:41.447886+00:00 --- # Solar-panel and backup-battery installation at Smithstone Farming CASIDRA (SOC) Limited invites bids to supply materials and install new solar panels with backup batteries at Smithstone Farming in Paarl, Western Cape. The official eTenders record labels the procurement an open bid for electrical services and gives the tender number as 15/2026. It lists a compulsory briefing at Smithstone Farming on 9 October 2026 at 12:00 and a closing time of 12:00 on 26 October 2026; neither time is assigned a timezone. The briefing date has passed, although the portal currently marks the tender as published. The available notice does not state quantities, system capacity, estimated value, award criteria or detailed technical requirements. - Status: open - Country: ZA - Buyer: CASIDRA (SOC) Limited - Submission deadline: 2026-10-26 (date) - Original notice: https://www.etenders.gov.za/Home/TenderDetails/172363 - Source checked: 2026-10-16T22:27:29.966873Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "3beb3065-ac51-411a-a5a4-3c0784d8fc75", "revision": 2, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-16T22:29:41.447886+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-16T22:27:29.966873Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/3beb3065-ac51-411a-a5a4-3c0784d8fc75/smithstone-farming-solar-panels-backup-batteries", "locale": "en", "title": "Solar-panel and backup-battery installation at Smithstone Farming", "summary": "CASIDRA (SOC) Limited invites bids to supply materials and install new solar panels with backup batteries at Smithstone Farming in Paarl, Western Cape. The official eTenders record labels the procurement an open bid for electrical services and gives the tender number as 15/2026. It lists a compulsory briefing at Smithstone Farming on 9 October 2026 at 12:00 and a closing time of 12:00 on 26 October 2026; neither time is assigned a timezone. The briefing date has passed, although the portal currently marks the tender as published. 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The official eTenders record labels the procurement an open bid for electrical services and gives the tender number as 15/2026. It lists a compulsory briefing at Smithstone Farming on 9 October 2026 at 12:00 and a closing time of 12:00 on 26 October 2026; neither time is assigned a timezone. The briefing date has passed, although the portal currently marks the tender as published. 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The source directs bidders to CASIDRA’s tender portal for tender documents; supporting documents were not opened." ], "participation_requirements": [ "The official detail marks the 9 October 2026 briefing session as compulsory. The listed session date has passed; its timezone is not stated." ] } }, "facts": { "lots": [], "schedule": [ { "event": "Compulsory briefing session", "value": "9 October 2026 at 12:00 at Smithstone Farming, Wupperthal; timezone not stated.", "source_ref": "official_detail_api#compulsory_briefing_session and #briefingVenue" }, { "event": "Bid closing", "value": "26 October 2026 at 12:00 as displayed on eTenders; timezone not stated, so deadline stored as date-only.", "source_ref": "official_detail_api#closing_Date" } ], "requirements": [ { "text": "The portal marks a briefing session on 9 October 2026 at 12:00 as compulsory; the listed briefing venue is Smithstone Farming, Wupperthal. 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