Metropolitan municipality
City of Tshwane tenders — bids and awards
Two separate publishers sit behind this page: the City of Tshwane itself, and the automotive special economic zone at Silverton, which procures on an industrial timetable rather than a municipal one.
- Open now
- 4
- On record
- 102
- Awards published
- 3
- Total awarded
- R 9 271 716 163
Open the City of Tshwane tenders
Advertisement: appointment of a service provider for the supply, delivery and offloading of water and lights envelopes…
Supplies: Stationery/Printing · Gauteng · closes 2026/08/13
Advertisement: appointment of a service provider for the supply, delivery and offloading of boot concertina rcab…
Supplies: Electrical Equipment · Gauteng · closes 2026/08/14
Provision of intergrated learning management system
Information and communication · Gauteng · closes 2026/08/14
Appointment of a Service Provider for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, and Maintenance of an Online…
Services: General · Gauteng · closes 2026/08/21
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Largest published the City of Tshwane awards
A AND P CIVILS AND TRADING
The Construction of the External Electrical Bulk Infrastructure for the TASEZ Phase 2 Programme
R 7 586 214 988
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MPENDOLU CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS
Construction of New Bulk Water Reticulation Infrastructure for the TASEZ Phase 2 Programme
R 1 682 067 970
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Vincent Msiza Transport and Projects
Provision of general electrical maintenance services for 36 months
R 3 433 205
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Open work by category
- Information and communication — 1
- Services: General — 1
- Supplies: Electrical Equipment — 1
- Supplies: Stationery/Printing — 1
Open work by province
- Gauteng — 4
About the City of Tshwane procurement
The Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone was built beside the vehicle assembly plant at Silverton to house component suppliers on the same site as their customer. Its procurement is industrial infrastructure: bulk earthworks, factory shells, internal roads, electrical and water services, and the fit-out that follows, delivered against production deadlines set by a vehicle programme rather than by a municipal budget year.
The municipal side is dominated by ageing distribution networks. The City of Tshwane distributes electricity across a very large area and carries a substantial backlog in substation, transformer and overhead line refurbishment, alongside water reticulation renewal, road rehabilitation and the stormwater work that follows every heavy season. Building maintenance across clinics, libraries and depots runs constantly underneath that.
Bidders should understand the financial context before committing, because the City of Tshwane has spent several years in acute financial difficulty, carrying large arrears to its bulk electricity and water suppliers, and that constrains both what it can bring to market and how quickly certified work is settled. Read the payment terms and price the cash flow rather than assuming a standard cycle.
the City of Tshwane tenders — questions
- Why does this page cover two buyer names?
- Because the automotive special economic zone at Silverton publishes under its own name on the national feed, while the City of Tshwane publishes under the municipal one. A contractor looking for work in this metro would otherwise have to search twice and would still miss half of it.
- What does the special economic zone tender for?
- Industrial construction and the services supporting it: earthworks and platforms, factory buildings, internal roads and bulk services, electrical installations, security and facilities management for the completed campus, and the professional appointments that design and supervise all of it.
- Which trades win the most municipal work here?
- Electrical contractors on distribution networks, civil contractors on roads, water and sewer reticulation, and general building contractors on the City of Tshwane property portfolio. Refuse, cleaning, security and fleet services make up a steady stream of lower-value service contracts.
- Are local labour requirements common on these projects?
- They are usual on ward-based projects. Expect a specified share of unskilled and semi-skilled labour recruited locally, a community liaison officer on site, and in some cases a target for subcontracting a portion of the contract value to enterprises from the surrounding area.
- How long do these tenders normally stay open?
- Typically three to four weeks from publication to closing, often with a compulsory briefing in the first week or two. Finding a City of Tshwane notice after the briefing has passed usually means you cannot bid at all, whatever your capability.
- Can I be alerted to new notices from both publishers?
- Yes, though not by naming them. Both publish to the same national feed, so a saved search set to your trade categories, Gauteng and a keyword or two picks up either one. A Pro or Enterprise plan puts the match on WhatsApp within 30 minutes; the daily email digest carries it to every subscriber the next morning.