Rights to operate the accommodation (lodge & tented camps), food and beverage, retail and wildlife activity (drives & walks) products on and responsibility for managing the roads and environmental infrastructure of the Mpanamana Concession in the Kruger National Park
Issued by South African National Parks · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)
- Published
- 7 Jul 2026
- Closes
- 13 Nov 2026, 10:00 UTC
- Reference
- Opportunity Nr 5
- Location
- Pretoria, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Sector
- Forestry & Wildlife
- Type
- services
At a glance
South African National Parks in Pretoria, South Africa has published a tender in forestry & wildlife: “Rights to operate the accommodation (lodge & tented camps), food and beverage, retail and wildlife activity (drives & walks) products on and responsibility for managing the roads and environmental infrastructure of the Mpanamana Concession in the Kruger National Park”. Submissions close on 13 November 2026, 2 days from today. Quote reference Opportunity Nr 5 in any correspondence with the buyer. 23 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 47 notices from this buyer since 2026, 18 of them currently open. There are 32 open forestry & wildlife notices in South Africa on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury), not through FreeTender.
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Details
Rights to operate the accommodation (lodge & tented camps), food and beverage, retail and wildlife activity (drives & walks) products on and responsibility for managing the roads and environmental infrastructure of the Mpanamana Concession in the Kruger National Park
Buyer: South African National Parks.
Category: Accommodation.
Procurement method: Request for Proposal.
Province: Mpumalanga.
Delivery location: 643 Leyds Sytreet-Pretoria-Pretoria-0002.
Briefing session: non-compulsory, 20 August 2026 11:00.
Published: 07 July 2026.
Closing date: 13 November 2026 12:00 (South African time).
Tender documents:
- Revised Project Timetable.pdf - KNP Visitor Number 25.26FY.pdf - KNP-Concessions-Operations-Manual-Version-2-3.pdf - Erratum 1 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (18092026).pdf - Mpanamana - SANParks PPP Agreement (06072026) - Final Draft.pdf - Mpanamana_ SANParks Standardised PPP Agreement_revised Cln(20.10.2026).pdf - Bidder Q Responses to Bidders 12.10.2026.pdf - SANParks 6 KNP Concessions Retender - Bidder Conference Presentation 71026.pdf - Bidder Q Responses (20.07.2026).pdf - Revised Request For Proposal - Mpanamana (18092026).pdf - SANParks 6 KNP Concessions Notice on Electronic Submission Guidelines 231026.pdf - Bidder Q&A (27.08.2026).pdf - SANParks 6 KNP PPP Concessions Retender - Bidder Conference Notes.pdf - Notice on Changes on Bidder's Conference.pdf - Mpanamana_ SANParks Standardised PPP Agreement_revised (20.10.2026) trk.pdf - Bidder Q Responses (30.10.2026) to Bidders FINAL.pdf - Bidder Q Responses to Bidders 20.10.2026.pdf - Revised Information Memorandum - Mpanamana (18092026).pdf - Erratum 4 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (20102026) cln.pdf - Request For Proposal - Mpanamana - Jul 2026.pdf - Erratum 2 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (610027).pdf - Erratum 3 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (12102026).pdf - Information Memorandum - Mpanamana - 3Jul26.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 47 notices from South African National Parks, going back to July 2026 — 18 of them still open. They buy mostly in Forestry & Wildlife, Construction & Infrastructure and Financial & Professional Services. There are 32 open Forestry & Wildlife tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 2 days.
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Documents
- Revised Project Timetable.pdfDownload (pdf)
- KNP-Concessions-Operations-Manual-Version-2-3.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Erratum 1 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (18092026).pdfDownload (pdf)
- Mpanamana - SANParks PPP Agreement (06072026) - Final Draft.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Bidder Q Responses (20.07.2026).pdfDownload (pdf)
- Revised Request For Proposal - Mpanamana (18092026).pdfDownload (pdf)
- Bidder Q&A (27.08.2026).pdfDownload (pdf)
- Notice on Changes on Bidder's Conference.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Revised Information Memorandum - Mpanamana (18092026).pdfDownload (pdf)
- Request For Proposal - Mpanamana - Jul 2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Information Memorandum - Mpanamana - 3Jul26.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Erratum 2 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (610027).pdfDownload (pdf)
- Bidder Q Responses to Bidders 12.10.2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Erratum 3 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (12102026).pdfDownload (pdf)
- KNP Visitor Number 25.26FY.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Mpanamana_ SANParks Standardised PPP Agreement_revised Cln(20.10.2026).pdfDownload (pdf)
- SANParks 6 KNP Concessions Retender - Bidder Conference Presentation 71026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- SANParks 6 KNP PPP Concessions Retender - Bidder Conference Notes.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Mpanamana_ SANParks Standardised PPP Agreement_revised (20.10.2026) trk.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Bidder Q Responses to Bidders 20.10.2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Erratum 4 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (20102026) cln.pdfDownload (pdf)
- SANParks 6 KNP Concessions Notice on Electronic Submission Guidelines 231026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Bidder Q Responses (30.10.2026) to Bidders FINAL.pdfDownload (pdf)
Before you bid on this tender
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- Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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