How it works
From finding a tender to knowing who won, in one place.
- 1Find tenders that fit you
Every open tender in South Africa and across Africa, matched to what you do and where. New ones in your inbox every morning.
- 2Get your documents ready
Each tender's required documents, explained in plain words. Missing a CSD, tax PIN or B-BBEE affidavit? We register it for you.
- 3Apply and track the result
Apply now opens your bid file: checklist, how and where to submit. We watch for the bidder list and the winner, and tell you.
Bidding is easier on a laptop.
Read tender packs, fill in forms and download documents on a big screen. Send yourself the link and carry on there.
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0Live tenders
Open tenders
Free, no account needed
Your Tender Ready Score
Twelve documents decide whether your bid is read. Answer a few questions and get a ranked list of exactly what to fix first.
Tender awards, updated daily
Tender News
Who won South Africa's tenders, and for how much
Look up a company, and the latest lists
Who's bidding
Latest bidder lists and awards
CIPC register
New companies registered per year
National Treasury
Government spending on goods, services and capital
Tender sizes
Estimated from CIDB grades, quotation rules and the 80/20 or 90/10 system.
New tenders per day
Published winning prices
From award notices that buyers publish.
Biggest buyers right now
New this week by sector
Open tenders by province
Open across Africa, by country
Open tenders outside South Africa: World Bank-funded projects, government portals and regional bodies.
Africa, by sector
Africa contract awards
Winners and signed prices, last 45 days.
South Africans winning in Africa
South African companies awarded World Bank-funded contracts.
Awards by country
Where contracts are being signed.
Four quick questions
Easy start
Tell us what you do, and we build your tender list. We fill in what we already know from My profile.
Fixed prices, cancel any time
Our pricing
Pick a plan for tenders, or let us set up your new business. The Tender Ready Score is free.
MonthlyYearly2 months free
Essential
South AfricaR350per month
Every South African government tender, matched to your business.
- Every open South African government tender
- Matches to your company profile, with daily email alerts
- Every required document explained, with a checklist
- My bids: a live file for every bid you submit
- Document expiry tracking at 30 and 7 days
- AI submission pack at R150 per tender
Full Access
Most popularR750per month
South Africa and the rest of Africa, with the bid tools that win work.
Everything in Essential, plus:
- Tenders across Africa: government portals, regional bodies and World Bank-funded projects
- AI submission pack on every tender
- Tender news: who bid, who won, at what price
- Recommended suppliers' contact details
- Document warnings at 60, 30 and 7 days
Translate French and Portuguese tendersAdd to Full Access: full notices in English, up to 20 a month.
R50/monthEssential or Full Access?
| Essential | Full Access | |
|---|---|---|
| South African government tenders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Matches, alerts and My bids | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tenders across Africa | – | ✓ |
| Tender news: who won, at what price | – | ✓ |
| AI submission pack | R150 a tender | Included |
| Recommended suppliers' contacts | R20 a sector | Included |
| Document warnings | 30 and 7 days | 60, 30 and 7 days |
| Price | R350 a month | R750 a month |
Starting a new business? We set it all up.
One form, one payment. We register the company, prepare your business bank account application and do every registration you need to bid, while you get the tenders.
Business Starter
New businessR17,500first month, then R750/month
Bought one by one: R19,850
Register, comply and start bidding. We do all twelve registrations and setups for you, then you carry on as a Full Access member.
- Company registration with CIPC, and your business bank account application prepared
- Beneficial ownership, public officer and your SARS tax compliance PIN
- CSD registration and B-BBEE affidavit: ready for government work
- PAYE, UIF and COIDA for your first staff
- VAT registration when you qualify
- A professional company profile and a business website
- Month one of Full Access included
Full Package
Most completeR24,950once, 3 months of Full Access included
Bought one by one: R28,750
A fully registered, fully compliant company, ready for government, big business and cross-border work from day one. We do every step in your company's name, and everything we register is yours.
- Company registration with CIPC, and your business bank account application prepared
- Beneficial ownership filed with CIPC, so your company stays compliant
- SARS tax registration, public officer and your tax compliance PIN
- PAYE and UIF for your staff, and VAT registration when you qualify
- COIDA registration plus your first return of earnings, so your letter of good standing stays valid
- CSD registration and B-BBEE affidavit: ready to bid on government tenders
- Import and export (customs) registration with SARS for cross-border work
- A professional company profile, designed to attach to your bids
- A fully working business website, built by our marketing partner
- Priority handling: your applications go to the front of the queue
- 3 months of Full Access and 3 months of Translate for French and Portuguese tenders
Payments by PayFast. Monthly plans renew until you cancel.
Live
Mzansi News
South Africa's business news as it happens
Headlines and short teasers from South African news publishers, named on every story. Each story opens on the publisher's own website and belongs to them. Photos are the publisher's own where the story has one, shown from their website; otherwise a licensed Pexels photo of the topic, not of the story itself.
Coming soonRecommended suppliers
Apply to become a recommended supplier.
One application, five short parts. When the supplier directory opens, companies bidding on tenders in your sector find you right next to the tender.
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Bid-ready guide
Get bid-ready
Most government bids ask for the same basics. Sort these out once and you can respond to a tender within days.
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Register on the CSD
National Treasury's Central Supplier Database. Free, and you get a supplier number starting with MAAA. Most buyers can't pay you without it.
secure.csd.gov.za02
Get your tax compliance PIN
Request a Tax Compliance Status PIN on SARS eFiling. Buyers use it, or your CSD record, to check your tax affairs.
SARS eFiling03
B-BBEE certificate or affidavit
Small businesses (EMEs, and many QSEs that are at least 51% black-owned) can use a sworn affidavit. It feeds into your preference points.
dtic.gov.za04
CIDB grading for construction
Your grade (1 to 9) sets the contract size you can bid on; your class sets the work: CE civil, GB building, EB electrical, ME mechanical.
cidb.org.za05
Know the SBD forms
SBD 1 invitation, SBD 3 pricing, SBD 4 bidder's disclosure, SBD 6.1 preference points. Municipalities call them MBD forms. Sign every one.
In each tender pack06
Understand 80/20 and 90/10
Price earns 80 points and the buyer's specific goals 20, for tenders up to R50 million. Above that it's 90/10. Claim your goals on SBD 6.1.
PPR 2022