# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?countries=ZA&categories=cloud-backup-services 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: "Microsoft Azure cloud backup services for 60 months" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/8c74baf1-6d5b-4a19-9ea5-45aeeaa7fefd/foskor-microsoft-azure-cloud-backup-rfp-13-26-27" last-updated: 2026-10-12T17:37:52.889810+00:00 --- # Microsoft Azure cloud backup services for 60 months The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa invites proposals for Microsoft Azure cloud backup services for a 60-month period under reference FOSRBY-RFP-13-26/27. The official portal lists the delivery location as Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, and a compulsory Microsoft Teams briefing on 15 October 2026. Its API gives a closing date of 3 November 2026 at 12:00, but does not identify the time zone; the publication therefore preserves the date without converting that clock to UTC. - Status: open - Country: ZA - Buyer: Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited - Submission deadline: 2026-11-03 (date) - Original notice: https://www.etenders.gov.za/Home/TenderDetails/173593 - Source checked: 2026-10-12T17:31:10.214238Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "8c74baf1-6d5b-4a19-9ea5-45aeeaa7fefd", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-12T17:37:52.889810+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-12T17:31:10.214238Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/8c74baf1-6d5b-4a19-9ea5-45aeeaa7fefd/foskor-microsoft-azure-cloud-backup-rfp-13-26-27", "locale": "en", "title": "Microsoft Azure cloud backup services for 60 months", "summary": "The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa invites proposals for Microsoft Azure cloud backup services for a 60-month period under reference FOSRBY-RFP-13-26/27. 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