Since 2001 when Tenderscan started, we have received numerous complaints and queries about unfair treatment in the tender process.  We have offered advice and launched campaigns over the years in order to foster a fairer tender system, but we realized that the main problem relates to understanding how to take up matters of unfair treatment with the government agencies calling for tenders.
These are the core questions we will address:
-       Do you know your rights when tendering?
-       Do you know how to query an award?
-       If you feel that you have …

While the drought and the resulting starvation facing millions of people in Somalia and Ethiopia, has focused the world’s attention on a humanitarian disaster in the Horn of Africa, it has also shown the size and resilience of the regional economy.  The economy of East Africa is substantial, with Kenya being by far the largest, followed by Tanzania and Uganda.   Following the genocide in 1994, the economic miracle of Rwanda has been astounding, and lately there have been calls for South Africans to invest in Burundi and to assist …

A tender is put out when large-scale buyers advertise their needs and invite bids or tenders from a range of suppliers. Put simply, a tender /bid/request for proposal (RFP) is an offer in writing to carry out work or to supply goods/services at a certain price.
Things to keep in mind when applying for a tender:

Decide whether you can deliver the goods/service required
Take note of the cut off time and submit your tender before the cut off time
Tender only for those contracts that fit your business focus or scope.

FAQ received by …

As a subscriber you will see when you set up your notifications.
That in the Manage Account>Notifications option there is a little tick box saying:
“Send notification of tenders not matching search criteria”
What this means is, if ticked, you will get an email stating that no tenders were uploaded in your field of expertise on a certain day.
Click here on how to set up your notifications setting

SA Building Industry to Store up for Lean Months Ahead

In June, Minister of Public Works Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde, announced a 6 month moratorium on all new building tenders, so that there could be a thorough spring clean and investigation into the Department of Public Works. While it’s a relief to hear that the Minister wants a clean running department, is the South African building industry ready for 20% of non-residential building activity dwindling to a trickle in early 2012? This moratorium is in response to the scandal caused by the …