SA Bureau of Standards tenders 2026: live opportunities and supplier requirements

Open opportunities

Sorted by closing date

Tender	Where	Value band	Closes
RFQ SUPPLY AND DELIVER OF THE HIGH PRECISION DENSITY METER FOR MEASURING SOLIDS SA Bureau of Standards	National	Up to R1 million	9 Nov 2026
APPOINTMENT OF A SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND REGISTERED SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE PEST CONTROL SERVICES AT DESIGNATED SABS SITES FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS SA Bureau of Standards	National	Up to R1 million	12 Nov 2026
RFQ APPOINTMENT OF A QUANTITY SURVEYOR (QS) TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL QUANTITY SURVEYING AND PROJECT COST MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE N&R BUILDING. SA Bureau of Standards	National	Up to R1 million	13 Nov 2026
+ 2 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 SA Bureau of Standards ask for

The documents in most of these tender packs

Read from 5 tender packs. Share of packs that ask for each document:

CSD registration (MAAA number)100%

SBD/MBD 4: Bidder's disclosure100%

SBD/MBD 6.1: Preference points claim100%

B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit100%

Joint venture agreement (if bidding as a JV)100%

Reference letters / proof of experience80%

Where bids fail: CSD registration (MAAA number), SBD/MBD 4: Bidder's disclosure and SBD/MBD 6.1: Preference points claim 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

Estimated contract sizes

Up to R1 million100%

Compulsory briefings: 2 of 5 open tenders. Miss one and the bid is disqualified.

Buyer report card

How SA Bureau of Standards has bought before

Cancelled tenders: None seen
Among 20 eTenders notices, Aug 2026 – Nov 2026. Some buyers cancel without publishing a notice

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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