What does the Department of Public Works build?

Very little for itself. Construction, refurbishment and maintenance are procured for the accommodation needs of other national departments, which in practice means courts, police stations, correctional facilities, border posts, defence property, and the office buildings that house the public service, all sitting on the state property register the Department of Public Works maintains.

How does a lease tender actually work?

The department publishes a requirement for a stated floor area in a stated location, and owners of suitable buildings submit an offer setting out the rental, the accommodation schedule and the statutory compliance certificates. It is a property transaction conducted through a tender process.

Is registration on a departmental database required?

Central Supplier Database registration is the national baseline, and individual notices may require listing on a departmental or regional contractor roster as well, particularly for term maintenance panels. The tender document is the authority on which applies to that bid.

Which CIDB classes of works appear most often?

General building leads, since most of the estate is buildings, followed by electrical and mechanical for services installations, and civil engineering where site works, access roads or bulk services form part of the scope. Specialist classes appear for lifts, fire systems and air conditioning.

What is the Expanded Public Works Programme?

A national labour-intensive employment programme coordinated by the Department of Public Works. Its influence on tenders shows up as labour-intensive construction methods, minimum local employment numbers and reporting obligations attached to otherwise ordinary building contracts.

Should I watch one regional office in particular?

Usually yes. Most contractors serve one or two regions, and filtering to the province you actually work in cuts the list dramatically. Industrial Hub applies that filter for you and alerts you when a matching notice publishes.

National department

Public Works tenders — bids and awards

As custodian of the state property portfolio, the Department of Public Works tenders on behalf of other departments, which is why its notices cover police stations, courts, border posts and military property rather than anything it occupies itself.

Open now: 16
On record: 209
Awards published: 31
Total awarded: R 15 233 700 871

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Open the Department of Public Works tenders

KIMBERLEY GALESHEWE SAPS: Replacement of air conditioners.
Construction · National · closes 2026/08/07
OLIFANTSHOEK MAGISTRATE COURT: Provisioning of cleaning services for 36 months. (351m²)
Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · National · closes 2026/08/07
DE AAR MAGISTRATE COURT: Provisioning of cleaning services for 36 months. (3000m²)
Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · National · closes 2026/08/07
Hire of Office Accomodation to the Department of Public works &Infrastructure on behalf of the Department of Sports…
Accommodation · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/12
Appointment of a service provider for expanded public works programme (epwp) phase 5 mid-term review
Services: General · Gauteng · closes 2026/08/12
KURUMAN LABOUR COURT: Construction of additional accommodation as well as recon-figuration, repair and renovation sof…
Services: Professional · National · closes 2026/08/14
Appointment of a panel of 5 registered conveyancers to attend to the registration and transfers of land in the Northern…
Services: Professional · National · closes 2026/08/14
All Clients:Saps, Justice, Sandf,Dcs & Others: ILembe (A), uMzinyathi (B) and uThukela (C) District Municipalities…
Services: General · National · closes 2026/08/18
Department of Education: Water & Sanitation Programme: Sunshine Primary School. Minimum Required Grading 4GB or Higher
Construction · KwaZulu-Natal · closes 2026/08/18
Service, repair and maintenance of aircondition system for a period of 36 months, pretoria area 3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · Gauteng · closes 2026/08/18
All Clients:Saps, Justice, Sandf,Dcs & Others: Amajuba (A),Harry Gwala(B),King Cethwayo(C), uGu(D), uMkhanyakude(E) and…
Services: General · National · closes 2026/08/19
Kuruman and surrounding areas Service , Maintenance and repairs for air conditioners for 36 months
Construction · National · closes 2026/08/21
NDPWI: Kimberley regional office Purchasing of cleaning materials for 36 months
Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · National · closes 2026/08/21
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: Pietermaritzburg: Appointment of Construction Health and…
Services: Professional · National · closes 2026/08/24
Maintenance of plumbing works for SAPS ( dr kk district) CIDB grade 4 SO and higher klerksdorp orkney khuma…
Civil engineering · North West · closes 2026/08/26
Procurement of maintenance of plumbing works for SAPS (bojanala) CIDB grade 4 SO and higher letlhabile klipgat mabopane…
Civil engineering · North West · closes 2026/08/26

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Largest published the Department of Public Works awards

T C T CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION
Queenstown police station: repairs and renovations: upgrade and newly building accommodation: completion of contract 1…
R 13 106 882 409
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(ANELI PROJECTS)
HANOVER MAGISTRATE COURT HERITAGE: Repairs and renovations.
R 428 560 610
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ECONOCOM 671
ZF MGCAWU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY: UPINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREA: Service, maintenance and repairs of fire equipment at…
R 392 824 961
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(MMT CONSULTING ENGINEERS)
Maintenance, repair and refurbishment of lifts in various government buildings: follow on contract, pretoria…
R 319 797 946
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GEMINI MOON TRADING 7
Request for proposals for appointment of a travel management company to provide travel management services to the…
R 190 063 720
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JULINDA MARLENE MOSTERD
UPINGTION FAMILY ADVOCATE: Provisioning of cleaning services for 36 months. (1 129m²)
R 159 016 548
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(PHIL AND BARBARA)
Virginia magistrate office: rendering of cleaning services for a period of 36 months
R 155 864 052
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SEKHUKHUNE AND ASSOCIATES
Lebowakgomo SAPS: Repairs and Maintenance of Electrical, Civil, Mechanical and Structural elements of the building…
R 155 647 750
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CHOMAZ TRADING AND CONSTRUCTION
POFADDER MAGISTRATE COURT: Provisioning of cleaning services for 36 months. (435.32m²)
R 130 318 368
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(RONDO GROUP)
Department of correctional services: bloemfontein, free state: application for the atmopsheric emission licence (ael)…
R 72 973 250
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(MATSHELA CONSULTING)
Appointment of architectural services: fouriesburg magistrate's office : repair and renovations
R 46 893 662
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LUTHULI HOLDINGS
Brandfort justice complex: repairs and refurbishment of complex (heritage site) :quantity surveying services.
R 32 365 636
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(HOFISI PROPERTIES)
Phalaborwa 524: Upgrading and installation of kitchen equipments
R 20 156 550
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(NFA TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNERS)
Kimberley regional office: request for site clearance and consolidation of erven 9648, 9649, 9650, 9651 and 9653…
R 6 957 500
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(VERDO INVESTMENTS)
Sasolburg: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: Alternative Office Accommodation and Parking…
R 5 431 584
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Open work by category

Services: General — 3
Services: Professional — 3
Construction — 3
Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) — 3
Civil engineering — 2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning — 1
Accommodation — 1

Open work by province

National — 10
Gauteng — 2
KwaZulu-Natal — 2
North West — 2

About the Department of Public Works procurement

This buyer is a landlord and an implementing agent rather than an end user. A client department states an accommodation or facilities need, and the Department of Public Works takes it to market, so one buyer name covers a courtroom refurbishment, a correctional facility roof replacement, a border post upgrade and the mechanical maintenance of a hospital, with nothing in common except state ownership of the building.

Delivery is regionalised. Notices originate from regional offices in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Mmabatho, Mthatha, Gqeberha, Nelspruit and Polokwane, and a contractor is realistically competing inside one or two of those regions rather than nationally. Which office issued a notice tells you where the site and the site inspection will be.

One tender type here has no equivalent elsewhere on the feed: an invitation to offer accommodation for lease to the state. The bidder is a property owner rather than a contractor, the submission is a building and a rental figure, and evaluation turns on location, floor area, condition, parking and statutory compliance certificates. Anyone holding suitable premises can respond to the Department of Public Works on that basis.

the Department of Public Works tenders — questions

What does the Department of Public Works build?: Very little for itself. Construction, refurbishment and maintenance are procured for the accommodation needs of other national departments, which in practice means courts, police stations, correctional facilities, border posts, defence property, and the office buildings that house the public service, all sitting on the state property register the Department of Public Works maintains.
How does a lease tender actually work?: The department publishes a requirement for a stated floor area in a stated location, and owners of suitable buildings submit an offer setting out the rental, the accommodation schedule and the statutory compliance certificates. It is a property transaction conducted through a tender process.
Is registration on a departmental database required?: Central Supplier Database registration is the national baseline, and individual notices may require listing on a departmental or regional contractor roster as well, particularly for term maintenance panels. The tender document is the authority on which applies to that bid.
Which CIDB classes of works appear most often?: General building leads, since most of the estate is buildings, followed by electrical and mechanical for services installations, and civil engineering where site works, access roads or bulk services form part of the scope. Specialist classes appear for lifts, fire systems and air conditioning.
What is the Expanded Public Works Programme?: A national labour-intensive employment programme coordinated by the Department of Public Works. Its influence on tenders shows up as labour-intensive construction methods, minimum local employment numbers and reporting obligations attached to otherwise ordinary building contracts.
Should I watch one regional office in particular?: Usually yes. Most contractors serve one or two regions, and filtering to the province you actually work in cuts the list dramatically. Industrial Hub applies that filter for you and alerts you when a matching notice publishes.

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