Tenders I'm Compliant For

Government tenders are published across dozens of portals — the national eTenders portal, provincial and municipal sites, SOEs like Eskom and Transnet, and university procurement pages. SA Tenders AI collects them into one searchable list every morning, so you can filter by province, industry and closing date instead of checking each portal yourself.

Yes. The free plan lets you browse all government tenders, save tenders, and run the AI document check on up to 8 compliance documents to see which tenders you qualify for. The Pro plan (R399/month) adds private sector tenders, subcontracting opportunities, real-time alerts and AI Bill of Quantities reading and pricing.

Most government tenders require: CSD (Central Supplier Database) registration, a SARS tax compliance status pin, your company registration documents (CIPC), and a B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit. Construction tenders also require a CIDB grading, and security tenders require PSIRA registration. Each tender lists its own requirements — upload your documents and the AI checks you against every open tender.

The CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) grading rates a contractor's capability from 1 to 9 per class of works (GB for general building, CE for civil engineering, and so on). You only need one for construction-related tenders, and you may only bid on tenders at or below your grade's value ceiling.

The AI reads a Bill of Quantities that already exists in the tender documents — every page, row and amount — then prices the line items using market rates and produces a priced workbook. It never invents a BOQ: if the tender has no pricing schedule, it says so plainly, because pricing work without one needs a professional quantity take-off by a Quantity Surveyor or Engineer.

Every morning. Scrapers run daily at around 05:00 (South African time) across 24 official sources — national and provincial government, metros, SOEs, 12 universities and private portals — and new tenders appear on the site the same morning.

Some tenders require bidders to attend a briefing session (site meeting) before submitting. If the briefing is marked compulsory and you don't attend, your bid will be disqualified regardless of price. Each tender's page shows whether a briefing is required, whether it is compulsory, and the date and venue.

Yes — alongside government tenders, the platform tracks private sector procurement portals and subcontracting opportunities on large awarded contracts (where the PPPFA 30% subcontracting rule applies), so smaller and BBBEE-compliant businesses can find work on major projects.