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