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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 178matching tenders
563newly published in this scope
733closing soon in this scope
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Current tenders (page 146 of 182)
- ILM 09/26/27
- Buyer
- Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Location
- 1 victoria street, Eastcourt, Eastcourt, 3310
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 19 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- S027/26
- Buyer
- Western Cape - Transport and Public Works
- Province
- Western Cape
- Location
- 9 DORP STREET, CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, 8000
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 20 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- S028/26
- Buyer
- Western Cape - Transport and Public Works
- Province
- Western Cape
- Location
- 9 DORP STREET, CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, 8000
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 20 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- ILM 8/26/27
- Buyer
- Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Location
- 1 victoria street, Eastcourt, Eastcourt, 3310
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 19 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- S029/26
- Buyer
- Western Cape - Transport and Public Works
- Province
- Western Cape
- Location
- 9 DORP STREET, CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, 8000
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 20 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- DIRCO-06-2026-27
- Buyer
- International Relations & Cooperation
- Province
- National
- Location
- 460 Soutpansberg Rd, Pretoria, Pretoria, 0084
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 16 Oct 2026 2 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- T004/26
- Buyer
- Western Cape - Transport and Public Works
- Province
- Western Cape
- Location
- 9 DORP STREET, CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, 8000
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 20 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- 49/2026
- Buyer
- Legal Aid South Africa
- Province
- National
- Location
- 29 De Beer Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2001
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 19 Oct 2026 5 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- T005/26
- Buyer
- Western Cape - Transport and Public Works
- Province
- Western Cape
- Location
- 9 DORP STREET, CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, 8000
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 20 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- T006/26
- Buyer
- Western Cape - Transport and Public Works
- Province
- Western Cape
- Location
- 9 DORP STREET, CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, 8000
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 20 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- T007/26
- Buyer
- Western Cape - Transport and Public Works
- Province
- Western Cape
- Location
- 9 DORP STREET, CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, 8000
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 20 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- NRA 2026/0749 (A)
- Buyer
- South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)
- Province
- Eastern Cape
- Location
- 20 Shoreward Drive, Bay West, Gqeberha, 6025
- Published
- 18 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 30 Oct 2026 17 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
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