How do I register for a tender?

Step 1: Find Government Tenders relevant to your business

The first thing you need to do is find a Tenders or a RFQ that fits your business. Tenders and RFQ’s are advertised in various places, ranging from newspapers to websites.

You can find the Government’s weekly Tender bulletins right HERE, unfortunately it’s usually over 200 pages long.

Consequently, the easiest way to find the right Tenders and RFQ’s is probably Tender notification services.

A Tender notification service notifies you whenever there’s a new Tender available in your area that’s relevant to your business.

Helpful Tips

We offer three services that include a Tender Leads and Notification Service:

• A Monthly Tender Subscription Service
• A Once-off Industry Starter Package (which includes PTY Company registration)
• A Once-off Industry Starter Package (if you already have a registered PTY Company)

Step 2: Ensure your business can complete the job

Winning a Tender means two things: firstly, that the Government has chosen you as the most promising supplier and secondly, that you’re going to take on the Government as one of your clients.

Consequently you have to make sure you have the staff, the cash flow, the skills and the equipment to deliver the services the Government needs at the proposed rate and within the proposed timeframe – just like with any other client.

Luckily, if you don’t have the cash flow needed for a 2 to 3 year contract, there are funds and loans available from multiple institutions for Tenders.

Helpful Tips

• We offer a Tender Funding tool that connects you with over 300 funding options available, and assists you in finding the best loan / funding opportunities for your business, in South Africa.
• Our Business Plan service empowers your business with a plan of action to direct your Company and to assure potential funders and loaners of your Company’s competency.

Step 3: Register on the Central Supplier Database (CSD)

Your business has to be registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) in order to apply for Government Tenders.

The CSD is the Government’s list of approved suppliers. To get your business on this list, you have to complete an online registration on the National Treasury’s website where you’ll be required to provide your details along with compulsory Company documentation (also see step 4).

Once submitted, the Government will asses your documentation and add you if everything is in order.

Step 4: Get the required Company Documentation in order

Very often Companies apply for Government Tenders without complying with the list of requirements or without submitting the necessary documentation. Consequently will result in being eliminated before you even get a chance to compete with the other applicants.

Make sure you read the Tender Document thoughtfully and make sure you get all the required Company documentation in order.

• Standard Tender Package 
• Industry Starter Package (which includes PTY Company registration)
• Industry Starter Package (if you already have a registered PTY Company

Step 5: Fill out your first Tender Application before the deadline

First of all, make sure you submit your application well before the closing date to avoid having an incomplete application, by the time of the deadline.

Allow yourself enough time to research what good Tender responses look like and how competitive your pricing can realistically be.

Step 6: Repeat the process until you reach Tender success!

Now that you’ve completed your first Tender application, the trick is mastering your Government Tender applications.

As a result of great, competitive Tender responses you’ll be paving your way to Tender success soon enough

Source: https://www.ptycompanyregistration.co.za/government-tenders/