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- South African government in its pursuit of heralding economic growth and development allocates tender for its infrastructure development and other spending. South Africa's Public Procurement spending was 20 percent of GDP. Local, provincial governments, and public entities spent about 76 percent of public procurement expenditure and the national government accounted for the remaining 24 percent.
- Southafricatenders contributes to the economic pursuits of South Africa and publishes comprehensive, relevant, timely, and authentic procurement opportunities from all over South Africa which includes Tenders/Calls for bids/RFIs/RFPs/RFQs/Auctions from the South African Government, Provincial governments, Municipalities, State-owned Enterprises, Universities, Educational entities, and private companies.
- The Republic of South Africa( RSA) is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent with a population of 61.53 million. South Africa operates with 3 capitals Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judicial), and Cape Town (Legislative).
- South Africa is a founding member of 3 major organizations: The UN, The African Union (AU), and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). South Africa is also a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, Southern African Customs Union (SACU), Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), BRICS, World Trade Organization (WTO), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and G20.
- South Africa is the third largest economy in Africa after Nigeria and Egypt with a total GDP of 990.03 billion Intl dollars (as per IMF 2023 Estimate, based on PPP basis).
- South Africa is ranked 84 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The total GNI per Capita in South Africa is USD 6800 and the country stands at 113 position on Human Development Index with 0.699 points.
- The South African Government Revenue as per IMF data of 2021 is 26.94% percent of the GDP and the Government Expenditure is 32.98% of the GDP. This portal acts like a bridge between government buyers and sellers and provides comprehensive, tender and procurement opportunities from all over South Africa. South AfricaTenders helps ensure fair, equitable, transparent, competitive, and cost-effective bidding as defined in the South African constitution.
Procurement guidelines in South Africa
South AfricaTenders helps ensure fair, equitable, transparent, competitive, and cost-effective bidding as defined in the South African constitution.
- The constitution of South Africa (1996) defines the GENERAL PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES.
- The National Treasury oversees and implements the public procurement system in South Africa. The National Treasury provides guidance, policies, and regulations leading to fair, equitable, transparent, and cost-effective procurement processes.
- The Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (PFMA) manages and regulates the finances at the national and provincial level
- Treasury Regulations 16 and 16A of the PFMA define detailed provisions with respect to public procurement.
- Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (MFMA) governs the Procurement at the municipality level.
- The Municipal Supply Chain Management Regulations, 2005 provides detailed guidelines for public procurement.
- The Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPF), of 2000 supports the underprivileged section of society and women by giving preferential treatment.
- Construction Industry Development Board(CIDB)-All contractors bidding for construction projects in the public sector of South Africa must be registered with the CIDB
The NEW Public Procurement ACT draft is awaiting final vetting & and certification by the Office of the Chief State Law Adviser and getting passed by the Parliament.
The following acts shall be repealed if the draft New PPA is passed
• State Tender Board Act, 1968
• National Supplies Procurement Act, 1970
• Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000
The Following Acts in South Africa will have to incorporate the provisions and guidelines of the new PPA in their procurement-related clauses
Housing Act 1997 National Water Act, 1998 Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 State Information Technology Agency Act, 1998 Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 Electricity Regulations Act, 2006 | Armaments Corporation of South Africa Limited Act 2003 Correctional Services Act, 1998 Public Finance Management Act, 1999 Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999 Construction Industry Development Board Act, 2000 Infrastructure Development Act 2014 |
How it works
South Africa Tenders for over a decade has provided comprehensive Tenders and other public procurement information in South Africa. Southafrica Tenders through its proprietary AI-driven search technology crawls and extracts from South Africa’s various tender websites, newspapers, and bulletins of the government and private sector, thereby delivering the relevant keyword-based information to your email.
Following are some of the sources for Tenders and Contracts information from South Africa.
South Africa e-tender portal South Africa Central Public Procurement Portal South Africa Central Govt Tenders sites South Africa Government Market Place South Africa Government tender bulletin South Africa Government Tenders sites South Africa Government Tenders Sources South Africa Council Tenders sites South Africa Department Tenders sites South Africa eTendering System South Africa Public Procurement System South Africa Province Tenders South African Revenue Services Tenders South Africa Police Services Tenders RFP’s in South Africa RFQ’s in South Africa IT tenders in South Africa Healthcare procurement in South Africa Environmental bids in South Africa | South Africa e-procurement Tenders list South Africa Federal Government Tenders South Africa Government E-procurement system South Africa Ministry Tenders Sites South Africa Municipal Corporation Tenders South Africa Tender bulletin South Africa States Tenders South Africa tender information system South Africa tender websites South Africa Tenders Listing Portal South Africa Public Procurement Portal South Africa Province bulletins South Africa Newspapers Private sector tenders in South Africa International tenders in South Africa Small business tenders in South Africa Construction tenders in South Africa Closed tenders in South Africa E-procurement in South Africa |
Suppliers can explore procurement opportunities in the South Africa government by Registering on this site. Suppliers can search and download a virtually unlimited number of tender notices, public tender, and Government Tender. Advance Search helps Users search South Africa Tenders by various parameters like bid deadline, live/active tender, archive tender, funded Tenders, current Tenders, CPV, and South Africa Free Tenders, etc.
South Africa Tenders Bidding Support Services
In South Africa, the tender identification and preparation phase consumes immense time and resources. Intricacies involved in tender documentation, legal requirements, and evaluation criteria amongst many are mitigated by Bidding services offered by us.
SouthafricaTenders provides Tender support services in South Africa which include end-to-end bid facilitation and consultancy services to its clients. Some of the services include but are not limited to the purchase and submission of tender documents, help in EMD (earnest money deposit), attending pre-bid meetings, preparation of winning bids, and attending bid openings on behalf of the bidder.
To know more about the complete list of services please visit this page: Services
