The Research Equipment Database houses all the relevant information pertaining to state-of-the-art research equipment acquired through either National Research Foundation-Department of Science and Technology funding or other public investments. The database and website is developed and hosted on a Drupal platform and is accessible at the following URL: http://eqdb.nrf.ac.za.
Currently there are 862 validated equipment records from 35 research institutions captured on the site. There are still some enhancements required to ensure that the current reporting functionality for the equipment statistics adheres to NRF Business Systems requirements.
Information on this Bid can be found at the following URL: http://www.nrf.ac.za/procurement/procurement-invitations
Bid Number: NRF/RISA HICD/05/2016