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Applications Are Hereby Invited from Potential Bidders Wishing to be Placed on the Transnet Engineering Approved List, as Suppliers or Manufacturers for the Specialised Goods or Components and / OR EQUIPMENT, WITHIN TRANSNET ENGINEERING BUSINESS The Approved List will cover the following: • Wagons

Issued by Transnet SOC Ltd · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)

Published
14 Oct 2026
Closes
26 Feb 2027, 14:00 UTC
Reference
TE/2026/10/0002/115019/RFP - TE26-KDS-05G-17238
Location
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Sector
Transport & Logistics

At a glance

Transnet SOC Ltd in Pretoria, South Africa has published a tender in transport & logistics: “Applications Are Hereby Invited from Potential Bidders Wishing to be Placed on the Transnet Engineering Approved List, as Suppliers or Manufacturers for the Specialised Goods or Components and / OR EQUIPMENT, WITHIN TRANSNET ENGINEERING BUSINESS The Approved List will cover the following: • Wagons”. Submissions close on 26 February 2027, 135 days from today. Quote reference TE/2026/10/0002/115019/RFP - TE26-KDS-05G-17238 in any correspondence with the buyer. 8 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 132 notices from this buyer since 2026, 72 of them currently open. There are 179 open transport & logistics notices in South Africa on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury), not through FreeTender.

Details

Applications Are Hereby Invited from Potential Bidders Wishing to be Placed on the Transnet Engineering Approved List, as Suppliers or Manufacturers for the Specialised Goods or Components and / OR EQUIPMENT, WITHIN TRANSNET ENGINEERING BUSINESS The Approved List will cover the following: • Wagons Approved list 239 • Locomotive Approved List [248 and 301] • Ports Approved List [100]

Buyer: Transnet SOC Ltd.

Category: Manufacturing.

Procurement method: Request for Bid(Open-Tender).

Province: Gauteng.

Delivery location: Cnr Koedoespoort Road and Creswell,-Koedoespoort-Pretoria-0186.

Special conditions: For any clarification, submit your request to this email address: [see source] The Approved List will cover the following: • Wagons Approved list 239 • Locomotive Approved List [248 and 301] • Ports Approved List [100].

Published: 14 October 2026.

Closing date: 26 February 2027 16:00 (South African time).

Tender documents:

- 2.12 Non Disclosure Agreement_April 2020_v1..pdf - 2.10 Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract for RFQs and 3 Quotes_ 19 January 2023_v8.pdf - Annexure A1_wagons 2026.xlsx - RFP Approved List - TE Approved List (Final).pdf - 2.13 Supplier Integrity Pact_November 2020_v2-H-TEL92-23.pdf - Annexure A2_Locomotives 2026.xlsx - Annexure A3_ports 2026.xls - 2.11 Transnet General Bid Conditions_June 2022_v5..pdf

Source: National Treasury eTenders portal (www.etenders.gov.za); the same notice is published as Open Contracting (OCDS) data.

Context for bidders

We hold 132 notices from Transnet SOC Ltd, going back to February 2026 — 72 of them still open. They buy mostly in Transport & Logistics, Construction & Infrastructure and Energy & Power. There are 179 open Transport & Logistics tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 135 days.

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