Bidder Education
Everything you need to win the tender, not the paperwork
Free, plain-English guides to South African government tenders, plus free tools that fill in the forms for you. Written by the team that runs the Bid Desk, for SMMEs who would rather win work than wrestle with SBD forms.
Guides
Process
How to apply for a government tender in South Africa
The full 7-step process: CSD registration, tax compliance, B-BBEE, finding tenders, the compliance pack, and submission.
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SBD 1: The Invitation to Bid form, explained
Part A and Part B, the bidder's particulars that must match your CSD profile, and the mistakes that get a bid rejected at the door.
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SBD 4: The Bidder's Disclosure form, explained
Section by section, what changed in 2022, who must sign, and the top 5 mistakes that disqualify a bid on SBD 4 alone.
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Free Tool
Free SBD generator
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