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Government ICT Tender Data Widgets for South African Tech Publishers

Embed live South African government ICT and technology tender data on your blog — free. Sector trends, award feeds & leaderboards for tech publishers.

Why Technology Publishers Need Live Government Procurement Data

The South African government is one of the largest single buyers of ICT products and services in the country. From enterprise software licensing and cloud infrastructure to cybersecurity services, hardware procurement, systems integration, and managed IT services, public sector technology spend runs to tens of billions of rands annually across national departments, provincial governments, SOEs, and municipalities.

For technology bloggers, developer communities, IT industry news sites, vendor portals, and software company blogs, this procurement activity represents a significant content opportunity. Your audience — IT professionals, software developers, CIOs, and technology vendors — wants to know which government departments are buying what technology, which vendors are winning contracts, and where the government's IT budget is being directed.

The Tenders SA ICT Widget Hub provides free embeddable widgets that deliver this intelligence directly to your site. The Sector Trends widget filtered to ICT & Technology shows your readers a live chart of government technology procurement volumes and values over time. The Top Companies Leaderboard filtered to ICT reveals which vendors — local and international — are dominating government software and hardware contracts. The Award Winners Feed surfaces new ICT contract awards in real time.

Whether you publish a developer-focused blog, a cybersecurity newsletter, a cloud computing industry portal, or a general technology news site covering the South African market, embedding government ICT procurement data adds a genuinely differentiated content layer that competitors cannot easily replicate. Configuration takes minutes using the interactive widget builder on this page.

How Technology Publishers Use Government ICT Procurement Data

Developer Blogs & Software Engineering Portals

Software developer blogs can embed the Sector Trends widget filtered to ICT & Technology to show readers how government software procurement is trending month by month. Articles about government digital transformation, e-government platforms, or public sector software licensing become more authoritative when accompanied by live procurement data. Developers researching which government entities buy certain technologies — cloud platforms, database software, mobile solutions — can use the Award Winners Feed to identify patterns in public sector purchasing.

Cybersecurity & Network Infrastructure Publications

Cybersecurity and network infrastructure publications benefit from the Top Companies Leaderboard filtered to ICT, which shows which security vendors are winning government contracts. This data supports editorial coverage of government security posture, SITA procurement patterns, and departmental IT infrastructure investment. The Winners Feed can be configured to surface cybersecurity-related awards specifically, providing a live content stream that keeps readers returning to your publication for the latest intelligence on who is securing SA government networks.

Vendor Portals & Technology Partner Directories

ICT vendor portals and partner directories can use the Sector Trends and Top Companies Leaderboard widgets to provide their registered vendors with competitive intelligence about the government procurement market. Showing vendors which competitors are winning public sector work, and in which categories, makes your portal an indispensable resource for companies targeting government contracts. The widget requires no backend integration — vendors simply see live, contextually relevant data whenever they visit your portal.

Build Your ICT & Technology Widget

Pre-filtered to ICT & Technology. Customise by province, theme, and widget type.

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Configure your widget, preview it live, then copy the embed code.

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<iframe
  src="https://tenders-sa.org/embed/heatmap"
  width="100%" height="400"
  frameborder="0" loading="lazy"
  title="TenderSA Intelligence Widget">
</iframe>
<p style="font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;margin-top:4px;text-align:right;">Data: <a href="https://www.tenders-sa.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:#007A5E;">Tenders-SA.org</a></p>

Platform Integration Guides

Step-by-step instructions for WordPress, Shopify, JavaScript, and other platforms.

Pure JS / Node.js

Paste the <div> where you want the widget, add the <script> tag once before </body>. Works in any React, Vue, Next.js, or Nuxt.js application.

<div data-tendersa-widget
  data-type="heatmap">
</div>
<script src="https://tenders-sa.org/tendersa-widget.js" async defer></script>
<p style="font-size:11px;color:#6b7280;margin-top:4px;text-align:right;">Data: <a href="https://www.tenders-sa.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:#007A5E;">Tenders-SA.org</a></p>

Government ICT Procurement in South Africa — Key Stats

400+
Avg. monthly ICT tenders published

National & provincial departments

SITA & DoC
Largest ICT buyer

By tender volume

Software, Hardware, Cloud
Common ICT categories

Top 3 sub-categories

Hourly
Data update frequency

From official eTenders portal

Frequently Asked Questions — ICT Tender Widgets

Can I filter the ICT widget to show only software or hardware tenders?

The widget can be filtered to the ICT & Technology sector category, which includes software, hardware, cloud services, networking, and cybersecurity tenders. Sub-category filtering within ICT is available via our full REST API for developers who need more granular control.

Which widget works best for a technology news site?

The Award Winners Feed and the Sector Trends chart are the most popular choices for tech news sites. The Winners Feed provides a live stream of newly awarded ICT contracts — publishable as a data sidebar or widget. The Sector Trends chart shows month-on-month government technology spend patterns, providing context for editorial coverage.

Is SITA's procurement data included in the widget?

Yes. SITA (State Information Technology Agency) procurement is published through the official eTenders portal and is included in our data aggregation. SITA tenders appear in the ICT & Technology category filter.

Can developers access the raw API instead of the widget?

Yes. Our full REST API is documented in the developer portal. It provides programmatic access to tender data, sector statistics, and award records with code examples in JavaScript, Python, and PHP.

How do I embed this in a Next.js or React application?

Use the JavaScript SDK embed code generated by the widget builder. Place the <div> element where you want the widget and add the <script> tag once in your layout. The widget loads asynchronously and does not block your page render. For server-side rendering, use the iframe URL directly in an <iframe> tag.

Is the ICT tender widget compatible with Ghost or Substack?

Yes. Both Ghost and Substack support HTML embed blocks where you can paste the iframe code from the widget builder. For Ghost, use the HTML card block. For Substack, use the embed/HTML option in the post editor.

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