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What is a tender?
A tender is a formal invitation to offer goods, works or services under a buyer's stated conditions.
2 147matching tenders
663newly published in this scope
616closing soon in this scope
Last synced 06 Oct 2026. Page updated 06 Oct 2026.
Current tenders (page 10 of 179)
- E3641CXMWP
- Buyer
- ESKOM
- Province
- Gauteng
- Location
- Lower Germiston road, Rosherville, Cleveland, 2095
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 27 Oct 2026 22 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- ZNT 3329W
- Buyer
- Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office)
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Location
- City centre, Town, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 05 Nov 2026 31 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- E3629NTCSAMWPRE
- Buyer
- Eskom National Transmission Company of South Africa
- Province
- National
- Location
- National transmission of south africa, Germiston, Gauteng, 1401
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 02 Nov 2026 28 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- SCM-INFRA04/2026
- Buyer
- Free State - Sport Arts Culture & Recreation
- Province
- Free State
- Location
- Trompsburg, Trompsburg, Trompsburg
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2026 21 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- NB128/2026
- Buyer
- Tourism
- Province
- Gauteng
- Location
- 17 Travenna Street, Pretoria, Pretoria, 0001
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 12 Oct 2026 7 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- T57/10/2026
- Buyer
- Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited
- Province
- National
- Location
- 19 Fredman Drive, Sandown, Sandton, 2146
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 27 Oct 2026 22 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- MN11/2026-27
- Buyer
- Emadlangeni Local Municipality
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Location
- 34 Voor Street, Utrecht, Utrecht, 2980
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 04 Nov 2026 30 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- iLABS/RFQ 2026/27/207
- Buyer
- National Research Foundation
- Province
- Western Cape
- Location
- iThemba Old Faure Rd Cape Town 7130, Cape Town, Cape Town, 7130
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 09 Oct 2026 4 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- CSIR RFP 3782/20/10/2026
- Buyer
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Province
- National
- Location
- SCM, Brummeria, Pretoria, 0184
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 20 Oct 2026 15 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- E3515GXNOUrecap
- Buyer
- ESKOM
- Province
- National
- Location
- R27, Duynefontein, Melkbosstrand, Cape Town, 7441, Duynefontein, Cape Town, 7441
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 13 Oct 2026 8 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- RFP/SASSETA/25261125/1
- Buyer
- Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (Sasseta)
- Province
- Gauteng
- Location
- 74 Waterfall Drive, Corporate Campus Building 2, WaterfallCity , Midrand , 2090
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 28 Oct 2026 23 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- SHRA/RFB/CAR/01/202627
- Buyer
- The Social Housing Regulatory Authority
- Province
- Gauteng
- Location
- SOCIAL HOUSING REGULATORY AUTHORITY, JOHANNESBURG, JOHANNESBURG, 2193
- Published
- 05 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 30 Oct 2026 25 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
About What is a tender?
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