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The wait is finally over. President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the Public Procurement Act (PPA) into law, marking the most significant shift in South African state contracting in decades… more

What are the Steps for Tendering in South Africa?

How to Get a Tender Certificate in South Africa

Tender Certificate vs Actual Required Documents

How to Secure Subcontracting Opportunities in South Africa

Understanding Subcontracting in the Tender Environment

Is Sub-Contracting something of the past?

Finding Sub-contractors

Is it compulsory to sub-contract part of the tender?

Sub-contracting rules to be aware of when responding to tenders

Why the B-BBEE level of your sub-contractor is important

How Does the Preference Point System Work in South African Tenders?

Minimum requirements for a start-up business to tender

Starting your own business in South Africa

Am I ready to tender? There’s more to it than just the basics

Can a Start-up business win a tender?

Do I need experience to tender?

Starting a “tendering business”

How to Register on the Central Supplier Database (CBD)

Security features when registering on the Central Supplier database (CSD)

What is the difference between the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and vendor registration?

Why should I register on the supplier database (CSD)

Advantages and disadvantages of Joint Ventures

Advantages and disadvantages of Consortia

Features of a sound Joint Venture Agreement

Joint Ventures and B-BBEE

Joint Ventures and Tenders

Reasons why Joint Ventures fail

Difference between Sub-contractors, Consortia and Joint Ventures

The difference between Consortia and Joint Ventures

Types of Joint Ventures

When to choose a Joint Venture, Consortium or Sub-contracting

Items that determine tender pricing

Principles when pricing your tender

What to consider when I do my tender pricing

New Preferential Procurement Regulations January 2022

Evaluation of Functionality and Technical criteria

Functionality in Tenders

Functionality scoring

How do I pass the functionality test?

Planning, stipulation of preference point system to be utilised

Policies & Procedures in your tender response

Preferential Procurement Regulations 2017 – Tenders

B-BBEE and Enterprise development

B-BBEE and Joint Ventures

B-BBEE and tenders

B-BBEE Requirements for the Construction Industry

Specific tender conditions and Black Ownership

New Preferential Procurement Regulations January 2022

Is Sub-Contracting something of the past?

Local and Imported content – Important things you need to know

Local Content calculation in tenders

Local Content Designated Sectors

Bid Adjudication Committee Rules

Cancelation of Government Tenders

Extension of validity period

Factors Adjudication Committees consider

Principles Tenders are evaluated on

Steps in the Tender Adjudication process

You have the right to query the tender results

Briefing sessions, site meetings & Information sessions

Compiling your tender response

Completing tender documents – Stay calm

How the tender process works

How to complete SBD 9 – Certificate of Independent Bid Determination

Steps in the bid process

Submitting your tender – instructions and conditions

Tender Site Visits

Understanding the Tender Process

Tender openings and responsiveness