National government tenders open now

At the last daily update there were 203 open tenders in this list, and 56 of them close within seven days. The list is refreshed every day from the National Treasury eTender Publication Portal, and tenders drop off automatically when they close.

Organs of state advertise their tenders, and most national, provincial and municipal tenders and many state-owned entity tenders appear on National Treasury's eTender Publication Portal at etenders.gov.za. Some buyers also advertise on their own websites or in newspapers, so check the buyer's site for the tender you are chasing. This finder lists what is on the portal and links to the official documents.

Register on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) at secure.csd.gov.za. You will need your company registration details, tax compliance status and banking details, and the CSD also asks for B-BBEE information. Buyers check your CSD registration before they award, so register before you bid, then read each tender document for its own returnable documents.

A request for quotation (RFQ) is normally a lower-value, quicker process. A request for bid (RFB) is a formal competitive tender. A request for proposal (RFP) asks you to propose a solution, so quality and approach are scored as well as price. A request for information (RFI) gathers information from the market and is not a contract award.

Under the Preferential Procurement Regulations, most tenders are scored on price plus preference points, usually 80/20 for tenders up to R50 million and 90/10 above that. The tender document states the system and the specific goals that earn points, so read the evaluation section before you price.

Some tenders hold a briefing or site meeting, and some make attendance compulsory. Bidders who miss a compulsory briefing can be disqualified, so the finder flags compulsory briefings in red and shows the date, time and venue in the details panel.

For public-sector construction works, contractors generally need CIDB registration at the grade the tender states. Other categories have their own requirements, for example PSIRA registration for security services, so always check the bidder requirements in the tender document.

The listings come from the National Treasury eTender Publication Portal, but Business News South Africa does not issue, evaluate or award tenders. The official tender document and the buyer always prevail, so confirm the closing date, time and requirements with the buyer before you commit time or money.

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