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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 195matching tenders
672newly published in this scope
689closing soon in this scope
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Current tenders (page 84 of 183)
- SPSC-B-009-2026
- Buyer
- Defence
- Province
- National
- Location
- WETTON ROAD, YOUNGS FIELD, MILITARY BASE LOG SCHOOL, YOUNGSFIELD, CAPE TOWN, 7700
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 22 Oct 2026 12 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- RFP 04/07/26-27
- Buyer
- Postbank SOC
- Province
- Gauteng
- Location
- Cnr 497 Sophie de Bruyn & Jeff Masemola Streets, Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 30 Oct 2026 21 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- VO 022 2026/2027
- Buyer
- Water and Sanitation
- Province
- Free State
- Location
- Charlotte Maxeke and East Burger, Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, 9301
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 22 Oct 2026 12 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- MMSEZ/INF/2026/10/03
- Buyer
- Limpopo - Economic Development Agency
- Province
- Limpopo
- Location
- 93 Biccard Street, Polokwane, Polokwane, 0699
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2026 16 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- Q12-02-2026-27
- Buyer
- City of Tshwane
- Province
- Gauteng
- Location
- 320 MADIBA STREET, Pretoria, Pretroia, 0002
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 12 Oct 2026 2 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- TNPA/2026/08/0002/114627/RFQ
- Buyer
- Transnet National Ports Authority
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Location
- Port of Richards Bay Newark Road, PORT OF RICHARDS BAY, NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY, RICHARDS BAY, 3900
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 28 Oct 2026 18 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- NRA 2026/0758 (C)
- Buyer
- South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)
- Province
- Free State
- Location
- 58 Van Eck Place, Mkondeni, Pietermaritzburg , 3201
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 27 Oct 2026 17 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- E3627GXMPKEN
- Buyer
- ESKOM
- Province
- Mpumalanga
- Location
- Kendal Power Station, Kendal, Witbank, 1035
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 16 Oct 2026 6 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- TFR/2026/05/0169/6106/RFP
- Buyer
- Transnet SOC Ltd
- Province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Location
- Greystone Building, Richards Bay Port, Richards Bay, 3900
- Published
- 01 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 14 Oct 2026 5 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- E2334GXMPKUS bidders list
- Buyer
- ESKOM
- Province
- Mpumalanga
- Location
- E- Tendering, E- Tendering
- Published
- 30 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 30 Nov 2026 51 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- MMB 2627/027 PSB
- Buyer
- Public Works
- Province
- North West
- Location
- 810 albert Luthuli drive Unit 3, mmabatho, mafikeng, 2745
- Published
- 30 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 04 Nov 2026 25 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
- NRA 2026/0164 (B)
- Buyer
- South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)
- Province
- Northern Cape
- Location
- 01 Havenga Street, Oakdale, Bellvile, Cape Town, Cape Town, 7530
- Published
- 30 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2026 16 days left
- Source
- National Treasury eTender Portal
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