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We have listed all circulars by year, starting with the latest backdating to 2004
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2026/2027

PFMA SCM Circular No 05 of 2026-27 - Implementation of Supply Chain Management Compliance Risk Assessment and Monitoring Tool
173kb

2025/2026

Cautionary notice - advertising, publishing and closing of bids
76kb

2024/2025

Public Procurement Festive Period 2024-2025
1,030kb

2023/2024

Advertising of Bids Over Festive Season 2023 - 2024
84kb

2022/2023

Public Procurement Festive Period 2022-2023
750kb

PFMA SCM Circular No 02 of 2022-2023 Confirmation of the Status of the Approved Government Tender Bulletin Departure
597kb

PPPFA Circular No. 01 of 2022/2023 - Communication on ConCourt Judgment Regarding PPR 2017
326kb

2021/2022

PPPFA Circular No. 01 of 2021/2022 - Reverse Formula - Income Generating Tenders
164kb

2020/2021

National Treasury Designated Sectors Revised Circular No. 01 of 2020/21 - Line Hardware
729kb

Advertising and closing of bids over the festive season 2020
80Kb

Correspondence procurement dates during Covid19 - (Updated 05 05 2020)
113kb

2019/2020

Correspondence on procurement dates due to National Lockdown
576kb

Circular No. 02 of 2019/20 - Use of Travel Lodge Card for Payment of Travel Related Expenditure
144Kb

National Treasury Circular No. 01 of 2019/20 - Invitation and evaluation of bids based on a stipulated minimum threshold for local production and content for Plastic Pipes
274kb

Circular No. 01 of 2019/20 - eTenders Publication Portal
139kb

2018/2019

National Treasury Circular on the Timeous Payments of Invoices and Claims
102kb

Circular 2 of 2018/19 - Clarification on the Implementation of Contract RT15: Supply and delivery of mobile communication services to the state for the period 15 September 2016 to 31 August 2020
1,150kb

Circular No 1 of 2018/19 – Invitation and evaluation of bids based on a stipulated minimum threshold for local production and content for working vessels (Boats)
2,526kb

2017/2018

Circular No. 03 of 2017/18 - Software products and services cost containment project implementation
1,215kb

Circular No. 02 - Utilisation of GCommerce for procurement of computers
1,252kb

National Treasury Designated Sectors Circular No. 01 of 2017/18 - Residential Electricity and Water Meters
2MB

2017

Circular No. 14 - Amendment of Standard and Municipal Bidding Documents
939kb

Circular No. 12 - Fixed Line Voice Services and Telecommunications Infrastructure Contracts
1,958kb

2016

Circular No .13 - Utilisation of gcommerce for items on transversal contracts
3,465

Circular No. 11 - Microsoft Software Products and Services Cost Containment Project Implementation
179kb

Circular No. 10 - ICT Software Products and Services (This is an amended version)
85kb

Circular No. 09 - National Travel Policy Framework
1,570kb

Annex B - Comments template (30 08 2016)
92kb

Circular No. 08 - Mobile Communication Services
359kb

Circular No. 07 - Microsoft Software, Products and Services Projects
1,071kb

Circular No. 06 - Fixed line and PBX cost containment project
996kb

Circular No. 05 - Submission of BBBEE status level certi and sworn affidavits
5,681kb

Circular No. 04 – National Travel and Accommodation Corporate Rates for Government
3MB

Circular No. 03 - Utilisation of transversal term contracts
106kb

Circular No. 02 - National Mobile communications project implementation
57kb

Circular No. 01 - National Travel and accommodation project implementation
64kb

2015

Circular on the Central Supplier Database
78kb

Circular on Acceptance of Sworn Affidavits in terms of new Codes of Good Practice
42kb

Circular on Procurement of reserved postal services
84kb

2012

Postponing implementation of Sub-paragraph 3.9.4 of Instruction Note Number 32
862kb

Validity of broad-based EME certificates
148kb

Local production and content as announced by the Minister of Trade and Industry
65kb

2011

Preferential Procurement Regulations: postponing implementation of specific paragraphs contained in Implementation Guide
140kb

Implementation guide: Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2011
159kb

Implementation Guidelines PPPFA Regulations
361kb

New Municipal Bidding Documents
255kb

New Standard Bidding Documents
207kb

Circular on Database of Restricted Suppliers
66kb

Postponing implementation of certain paragraphs in Instruction Note number 32 dated 31 May 2011 related to enhancing compliance monitoring and improving transparency and accountability in Supply Chain Management (SCM)
21kb

Guidelines on the Implementation of Demand Management
316

Training on the revised Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2011
71kb

2010

Verifying the prohibition status of bidders prior to awarding contracts
74kb

2008

Checking the prohibition status of recommended bidders prior to awarding any contract
1,336kb

Irregular Expenditure
578kb

2007

Alignment of Preferential Procurement with the aims of BBBEEA and its related strategy
903kb

Threshold values for procurement of goods and services by means of petty cash, verbal/written price quotations and competitive bids
1,173kb

2006

Exemptions from Supply Chain Management Framework
774kb

National Treasury Database: List of restricted suppliers
592kb

Code of Conduct for Bid Adjudication Committees
3,715kb

2005

Inspections, tests, and analysis conducted by institutions accredited or recognized by SANAS on bid samples, capability evaluations and consignments
374kb

Evaluation of bids /Calculation of points /Timeous payment of accounts
524kb

2004

Implementation of Supply Chain Management
351kb