Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Training on the use of an in-situ freeze dryer (Awarded)

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Security

Cloud and Hosting Procurement in South Africa: SITA, Data Sovereignty and Compliance in 2026

Security contractors in Gauteng are entering 2026 under heightened scrutiny: every cloud or hosting service that stores, processes or transmits any state data must now prove full data-sovereignty, localisation and residency compliance before a security guarding or electronic security tender can even reach adjudication. National Treasury’s Instruction 2025-11 (effective 1 April 2026) makes SITA’s Cloud Framework Agreement 2.0 mandatory for national and provincial departments, while the Information Regulator’s 2025 enforcement guidance treats non-compliant hosting as an automatic POPIA breach. For security firms, the risk is immediate—if the CCTV archive, access-control database or guarding-management platform is not demonstrably hosted inside South Africa with verified local data custodians, your bid is rejected at box-tick.

Kabelo Molefe

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6 min read

6m

General

PPPFA Regulations Explained: Preferential Procurement Rules Every Gauteng Supplier Must Know

Gauteng’s 2026 infrastructure pipeline exceeds R65 billion, yet 42% of General-category bids fail at compliance screening. With National Treasury’s April 2026 Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) amendments now in force, every supplier engaged in provincial construction, maintenance, and facilities-management work must recalibrate their documentation matrix. Misinterpreting the revised 80/20 and 90/10 preference point thresholds, or submitting outdated BBBEE affidavits, triggers automatic disqualification—costing contractors both tender costs and opportunity value in the country’s most competitive procurement marketplace.

Compliance Team

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6 min read

6m

General

SARS Tax Compliance Status (TCS): How to Obtain, Maintain and Submit It for Government Tenders

In the dynamic landscape of public procurement in South Africa, particularly for General contractors operating in Gauteng in 2026, demonstrating robust SARS Tax Compliance Status (TCS) is not merely a formality but a fundamental prerequisite. The prevailing regulatory environment, shaped by acts like the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA), places stringent demands on all entities seeking government contracts. Failure to maintain and accurately submit one's TCS can lead to immediate disqualification, impacting business growth and operational continuity.

Mandla Dlamini

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6 min read

5m

General

How B-BBEE Level Affects Your Score Under the 90/10 and 80/20 Rules in 2026

For every General contractor bidding in Gauteng in 2026, the difference between landing a contract and losing it often sits in a single digit on your B-BBEE scorecard. With National Treasury’s 2026 preferential procurement regulations now fully aligned to the revised B-BBEE Codes, a two-level swing can add—or deduct—up to 8 preference points under the 90/10 system and 16 points under 80/20. In a market where margins are razor-thin, that swing is decisive.

Kabelo Molefe

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5 min read

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Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Training on the use of an in-situ freeze dryer

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Agricultural Research Council

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