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The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) tenders 2026: live opportunities and supplier requirements

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has 8 open tenders today, 8 of them advertised in the last 30 days. It buys mostly mechanical & maintenance, professional & consulting, cleaning, waste & hygiene, mainly in National and Eastern Cape.

8open now
5closing in 7 days
8new in 30 days
4compulsory briefings

Open opportunities

Sorted by closing date

TenderWhereValue bandCloses
APPOINTMENT EXPERIENCED AND ACCREDITED SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SUBMIT QUOTATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME FOR 24 UNEMPLOYED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
NationalUp to R1 million9 Nov 2026
APPOINTMENT OF A REGISTERED WASTE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE COLLECTION, SEPERATION, TRANSPORTATION & PROPER DISPOSAL OF GENERAL AND HARZADEOUS WASTE AT SABS GROENKLOOF, PRETORIA & NEFTA SITE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) MONTHS.
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
GautengUp to R1 million10 Nov 2026
APPOINTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONER/DOCTOR TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTRE AND SABS MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME AT SABS.
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
NationalUp to R1 million11 Nov 2026
+ 5 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 The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) ask for

The documents in most of these tender packs

Read from 8 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%
Reference letters / proof of experience100%
Joint venture agreement (if bidding as a JV)100%

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 million67%
R3 million to R6 million33%

CIDB grades asked for: 4ME, 3GB

Compulsory briefings: 4 of 8 open tenders. Miss one and the bid is disqualified.

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How The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has bought before

Cancelled tenders: None seen
Among 38 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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