How to Tender trained 7 068 people since 2013!

Tender Training & Tender Response Assistance in South Africa

Winning Tenders Starts with a Compliant Bid

HowToTender provides professional tender training, tender response assistance and tender consulting services to businesses throughout South Africa. Every year, businesses lose valuable tender opportunities because their submissions are incomplete, non-compliant or fail to meet the tender requirements. Whether you want to learn how to prepare winning tender submissions yourself or prefer our specialists to prepare your tender response, we provide the expertise, training and support you need to tender with confidence.

Learn Tender Preparation from South Africa’s Experts

Become a Tender Expert through our practical tender training workshops, live webinars and comprehensive tender manuals. Learn how to prepare compliant tender submissions, avoid common mistakes and improve your chances of winning government tenders.

Professional Tender Response Assistance

Need help preparing an important tender? Our experienced tender consultants can prepare your tender response, review your documents, ensure compliance with the tender requirements and improve the quality of your submission. We’re here to help.

Why Thousands of Businesses Trust HowToTender

More than 13 years of tendering experience

Thousands of businesses trained across South Africa

Professional tender consultants with practical industry experience

Live tender training, workshops, webinars and online learning resources

Tender consulting and professional tender response assistance

Tender Manuals and Guides

Trusted by businesses of all sizes throughout South Africa

Founded in 2013 by tender specialist Werner van Rooyen, HowToTender has become one of South Africa’s leading providers of tender training and consulting services. With more than 13 years of hands-on experience, Werner has helped thousands of businesses understand the tender process, avoid costly mistakes and submit compliant, competitive tender responses.

Today, HowToTender assists businesses across South Africa with tender training, tender consulting, professional tender response preparation, completed tender examples and practical tender resources.

Upcoming Tender Training Workshops & Webinars

R 4 699 Per Person

21 & 22 July 2026
18 & 19 August 2026
If you book 4 delegates, you can send a 5th free of charge

POPULAR

R 6 499 Per Person

28 & 29 July 2026 - Midrand
26 & 27 August 2026 - CAPE TOWN Bellville

R 3 299

Includes:
Tender Manual worth R 575
Various examples and templates

Tender Resources to Help You Succeed

Browse our range of professionally developed tender manuals, completed tender examples, templates and practical guides designed to help South African businesses prepare compliant, competitive tender submissions with confidence.

Manuals, Guides and Handbooks

If you’re tired of losing out because you’re unsure what a “correct” tender looks like, this is your shortcut: Step-by-step tender guides (no fluff, just what works)

Our manuals, completed examples, and templates show you exactly how to structure your documents, meet compliance requirements, and present a professional submission that stands out.

Tender Manual

Local Content Instruction Guide

SBD Manual

Tender 101: Beginners Guide to Tenders

Completed Tender Response Examples

Real completed tender examples across key industries

Cleaning Services

Professional Services

Construction CIBD Grade 1 & 2

NT Transversal Tender

Joint Venture Agreement Template

Partnering with another company? Use our professionally structured Joint Venture Agreement to protect your interests and submit with confidence.

The JV Agreement template is just what you need.

Trusted by Leading South African Businesses

References from Our Clients

I must commend Werner on his thorough preparation for the training session. It
was evident from the start that he had invested significant time and effort into crafting the curriculum and ensuring that it was tailored to meet the needs of the participants. His organization and attention to detail were truly
impressive, and it greatly contributed to the overall success of the session.

I also want to acknowledge his expertise and effectiveness as a facilitator. His ability to convey complex concepts in a clear and understandable manner was exceptional. I particularly appreciated the real-world examples and practical exercises that helped reinforce key concepts.

Overall, I found the training session to be incredibly valuable, and I walked away with a wealth of knowledge that I can apply in my professional endeavours. It was evident that he is passionate about his work, and his enthusiasm was contagious.

I would highly recommend this training session to anyone looking to expand their skills and knowledge in How to become a tender expert.

Once again, thank you for a fantastic training experience. I look forward to the opportunity to participate in future sessions led by Werner.

Natasha Roodt

Anchor Powerlines

I thoroughly enjoyed the ‘’How to Tender‘’ course. It was very well outlined and constructed.

We received a program ahead of time which was helpful, clear and concise. We stuck to the program outline for content and time.

Always started each session on time which was much appreciated.

Good combination of listening to content, short pop quizzes and practical exercises. Many practical examples given and questions clearly answered. I think this course will really benefit and clear up “most “miss understandings or questions regarding the tender process. Really helpful to receive all the course content, webinar, book en templates as well.

Thank you very much. Highly recommended.

Shani Moore

Sakhiwo Health Solutions

Thank you for the how to tender course it was very informative and I learned a lot. The content was great and Werner is really an expert in his field.

Brenden Esterhuizen

JC Verkoeling

I found the training very informative and well structured.

The practical calculation examples were particularly helpful in aiding the understanding of the tender costing.

The course is very well geared for companies looking to tender on State Organ projects.

I do think the course was well worth attending.

Damian Austin

Gibson Technologies

This was my second time attending the workshop/webinar and I found it very informative. It has given me a lot to think about and ideas that I can suggest to my Directors. I am also glad that the sessions were recorded as I was not feeling well last week so that will really help me.

Lindiwe Fari

Thanks so much. It was very informative and insightful indeed. I have no doubt that my tendering will be better going forward.

Funie Rabambi

Twenty8Zero7 Communications

I would like to extend my appreciation to you all at How To Tender for the very informative and educational webinar .I have garnered a lot of knowledge in the two days of training ,that I am positive will be an invaluable asset in times to come. I would truly recommend anyone seeking to learn about the tender process to sign up with you guys.

Jermaine Borden

Thank you for the very informative webinar. I was so reluctant to join since this is normally a very busy time for me however, I enjoyed every bit. It was fun, informative, interacting and gave me the confidence to submit tenders on my own.

Thank you, once again.

Rutanya de Koker

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

It was really informative. I appreciated the open conversation forum where anyone could ask if they had any questions.

Tobie Heyns

De Villiers & Moore

I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the outstanding course facilitated by Werner. The presentation was exceptionally well-organized and informative, with detailed explanations that made the content very accessible. The course material will be invaluable for our upcoming bids, and I now feel much more confident in completing the bid documents.

Thank you so much for providing this valuable training.

Karan Pillay

Enabling Solutions (Pty) Ltd

SA’s leading service provider in tender training and assistance