# ProTenders > ProTenders is South Africa's SMME-first government tender discovery and workflow platform. We aggregate live procurement opportunities from eTenders.gov.za (National Treasury), municipal procurement portals, and state-owned entity (SOE) notice boards into one searchable feed with keyword alerts, province and value filters, AI matching, win-probability scoring, and a tender pipeline workspace. ProTenders is built for the South African public procurement ecosystem (PFMA, MFMA, PPPFA 80/20 and 90/10, B-BBEE, Central Supplier Database / CSD). The platform aggregates structured tender data published under the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) by the National Treasury, plus additional municipal, water board, SOE, and provincial sources that publish outside the national eTenders portal. The platform serves three workflow phases: - DISCOVERY — keyword alerts, AI matching, quality curation, market-intelligence dashboards by province and category, partner-published opportunities (ESD). - NURTURING — compliance scoring against PPPFA / B-BBEE requirements, how-to guides for CSD / CIDB / SARS / PSIRA / ECSA registration, document templates, tender pipeline workspace. - DELIVERY — funding partnerships for working capital on awarded contracts, RFQ / RFP / invoice tools, SMME-to-SMME subcontracting matching. Browsing, searching, alerts, and saved tenders are free. Paid tiers (Pro, Business, Enterprise) add AI buyer intelligence, win-probability scoring, team collaboration, and API access. Subscriptions billed in ZAR via PayFast. ## Core pages - [Homepage](https://www.protenders.co.za/): Live feed, hero search, browse hubs by province, category, buyer, value, status, and audience. - [All live tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/tenders): Searchable database of every active SA government tender. - [How it works](https://www.protenders.co.za/how-it-works): The 3-phase ecosystem explained — discovery, nurturing, delivery. - [How to win SA tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/how-to-get-government-tenders-in-south-africa): Step-by-step guide to CSD registration, compliance pack, PPPFA scoring, and bid submission. - [ProTenders vs eTenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/etenders-vs-protenders): Comparison with the official eTenders.gov.za portal. - [eTenders portal hub](https://www.protenders.co.za/etenders): Live procurement notices from National Treasury's eTenders feed, organised by province and category. - [FAQ](https://www.protenders.co.za/faq): Common questions about government tenders in South Africa. - [Tender glossary](https://www.protenders.co.za/glossary): Definitions of SA procurement terms — PPPFA, B-BBEE, CSD, MAAA, RFQ, RFP, PFMA, MFMA, etc. - [Pricing](https://www.protenders.co.za/pricing): Free and paid tier features. ## Browse by province - [Gauteng tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/gauteng) - [Western Cape tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/western-cape) - [KwaZulu-Natal tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/kwazulu-natal) - [Eastern Cape tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/eastern-cape) - [Free State tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/free-state) - [Limpopo tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/limpopo) - [Mpumalanga tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/mpumalanga) - [North West tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/north-west) - [Northern Cape tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/province/northern-cape) - [All provinces hub](https://www.protenders.co.za/provinces) ## Browse by category - [Construction tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/construction) - [IT services tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/it-services) - [Consulting tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/consulting) - [Security services tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/security-services) - [Supply & delivery tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/supply-and-delivery) - [Cleaning services tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/cleaning-services) - [Catering tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/catering) - [Transport & logistics tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/transport) - [Healthcare tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/healthcare) - [Education tenders](https://www.protenders.co.za/category/education) - [All categories hub](https://www.protenders.co.za/categories) ## Browse by status / value - [Closing today](https://www.protenders.co.za/tenders/closing-today) - [Closing this week](https://www.protenders.co.za/tenders/closing-this-week) - [Published today](https://www.protenders.co.za/tenders/published-today) - [SME opportunities under R500k](https://www.protenders.co.za/tenders/under-500k) - [Tenders R1m to R5m](https://www.protenders.co.za/tenders/1-5-million) - [Tenders over R10m](https://www.protenders.co.za/tenders/over-10-million) ## Buyers - [All municipalities](https://www.protenders.co.za/municipalities) - [All national departments & SOEs](https://www.protenders.co.za/departments) - [Market intelligence dashboards](https://www.protenders.co.za/insights) ## Sitemaps & feeds - [Sitemap index](https://www.protenders.co.za/sitemap_index.xml) - [Robots.txt](https://www.protenders.co.za/robots.txt) ## Authoritative external sources ProTenders aggregates and complements (it does not replace) the following official South African government sources: - [eTenders.gov.za](https://www.etenders.gov.za) — National Treasury's official tender publication portal. - [Central Supplier Database (CSD)](https://csd.treasury.gov.za) — National Treasury's free supplier registration system; required for all government bids. - [National Treasury](https://www.treasury.gov.za) — PFMA, MFMA, Treasury Regulations, and PPPFA policy authority. - [CIDB](http://www.cidb.org.za) — Construction Industry Development Board (construction grading & registration). - [PSIRA](https://www.psira.co.za) — Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (security services registration). - [ECSA](https://www.ecsa.co.za) — Engineering Council of South Africa (engineering services registration).