Defence tenders 2026: live opportunities and supplier requirements

Open opportunities

Sorted by closing date

Tender	Where	Value band	Closes
INVITATION OUTSOURCING OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF 2 X 60 000 LITRES DIESEL STORAGE TANKS AT PONGOLA AND MARIVALE OPS BASES FOR JOINT OPERATION HEADQUARTERS (KWAZULU NATAL). THE PROCUREMENT PLAN NUMBER IS DOD PROC PLAN Defence	KwaZulu-Natal	Not published	9 Nov 2026
THE SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL FOR A ZEISS IOL MASTER 700 OPTICAL BIOMETER OR EQUIVALENT WITH INSTRUMENT TABLE, INCLUDING A THREE (3) YEAR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT COMMENCING AFTER OEM WARRANTY EXPIRY DOD PROC PLAN AND Defence	Western Cape	Not published	9 Nov 2026
INVITATION OUTSOURCING OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF 1 X 60 000 LITRES DIESEL STORAGE TANK AT MALUTI OPERATIONAL BASE FOR JOINT OPERATION HEADQUARTERS (EASTERN CAPE). THE DOD PROCURENT PLAN NUMBER: DOD PROC PLAN Defence	Eastern Cape	Not published	11 Nov 2026
+ 12 more open tenders: titles, tender numbers, documents and requirements are for members. See packages

Members see each tender's requirements, documents, briefing details and contacts. See packages.

What Defence ask for

The documents in most of these tender packs

Read from 14 tender packs. Share of packs that ask for each document:

CSD registration (MAAA number)100%

SBD/MBD 1: Invitation to bid100%

Pricing schedule / bill of quantities100%

SBD/MBD 4: Bidder's disclosure100%

SBD/MBD 6.1: Preference points claim100%

B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit86%

Where bids fail: CSD registration (MAAA number), SBD/MBD 1: Invitation to bid and Pricing schedule / bill of quantities are asked for most often. A missing, unsigned or expired one makes the bid non-responsive before the price is read.

At a glance

Size, grading and briefings

Compulsory briefings: 2 of 15 open tenders. Miss one and the bid is disqualified.

Buyer report card

How Defence has bought before

Cancelled tenders: None seen
Among 46 eTenders notices, Aug 2026 – Nov 2026. Some buyers cancel without publishing a notice

Different winners: 54 in 60 awards
Top 3 winners took 15% of awards; most often Durban Overall (3×), Logidist Health and Wellness (3×), KB Innovative Project (3×). Last 2 years (Feb 2025 – Oct 2026), panels of more than 5 companies left out

Winner size: EME 89% · Large 11%
Enterprise size recorded for 18 winners, Feb 2025 – Oct 2026

Typical award: R2.0m
Middle half R1.0m – R3.9m; 59 of 60 awards stated an amount, Feb 2025 – Oct 2026

Patterns from public records (eTenders adverts, bidder lists and award notices). They describe what happened before, not whether a bid will win. Stats with too few records behind them are not shown. EME = exempted micro enterprise, QSE = qualifying small enterprise.

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