The Request for Qualification RFQ is issued to identify and pre-qualify respondents with the requisite technical, financial, legal, and operational capability to participate in the next stage of the transaction.
Issued by Transnet SOC Ltd · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)
- Published
- 19 Feb 2026
- Closes
- 15 Jan 2027, 14:00 UTC
- Reference
- TCC/2026/02/0001/113395/RFQ
- Location
- Johannesburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Sector
- Financial & Professional Services
This notice was amended
Details changed after publication. Re-check the official notice before bidding.
- Submission deadline changed from 30 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC to 15 Jan 2027, 14:00 UTCFirst seen by FreeTender on 23 Oct 2026 — most portals don’t publish when a corrigendum was issued.
At a glance
Transnet SOC Ltd in Johannesburg, South Africa has published a tender in financial & professional services: “The Request for Qualification RFQ is issued to identify and pre-qualify respondents with the requisite technical, financial, legal, and operational capability to participate in the next stage of the transaction.”. Submissions close on 15 January 2027, 65 days from today. Quote reference TCC/2026/02/0001/113395/RFQ in any correspondence with the buyer. 17 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 238 notices from this buyer since 2026, 98 of them currently open. There are 145 open financial & professional services notices in South Africa on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury), not through FreeTender.
Key requirements
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- Procurement method
- Request for Quotation
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Details
The Request for Qualification RFQ is issued to identify and pre-qualify respondents with the requisite technical, financial, legal, and operational capability to participate in the next stage of the transaction.
Buyer: Transnet SOC Ltd.
Category: Professional, scientific and technical activities.
Procurement method: Request for Quotation.
Province: KwaZulu-Natal.
Delivery location: 150 Commissioner Street-Johannesburg-Johannesburg-0001.
Briefing session: non-compulsory, 26 March 2026 11:00, at MS Teams.
Special conditions: Yes: Non-compulsory. Bidders are required to confirm their attendance and to send their contact details including the number of representatives (where applicable) to the following address: [see source] This is to ensure that Transnet may make the necessary arrangements for the briefing session.
Published: 19 February 2026.
Closing date: 15 January 2027 16:00 (South African time).
Tender documents:
- 19032026 - RBDBT Presentation _ RFQ Briefing v1 (2).pdf - Criterion_A1.1_A2_Clarification_Response (1) 6 Oct 26.pdf - Clarification Questions 30092026.pdf - Third ADDENDUM_RBDBT ST comments.pdf - Responses to bidder clarification questions 24.03.26 RBDBT final.pdf - Fifth ADDENDUM_RBDBT.pdf - Clarification Response 13102026.pdf - Clarification Questions 21052026.pdf - Second ADDENDUM_RBDBT.pdf - Clarification Response 13102026.pdf - Fourth ADDENDUM_RBDBT x update.pdf - Richards Bay PSP Minutes of the Briefing Session 1updated final.pdf - RBDBT_New_Bidder_Clarification_Responses 5 August 2026 (1).pdf - RFQ_RBDBT PSP Amendment 16 March 2026.pdf - Clarification Questions 150726.pdf - Richards Bay PSP Minutes of the Briefing Session 2 final.pdf - 2026 02 19 RFQ for shortlisting bidders for RBDBT PSP final.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 238 notices from Transnet SOC Ltd, going back to February 2026 — 98 of them still open. They buy mostly in Transport & Logistics, Construction & Infrastructure and Energy & Power. There are 145 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 65 days.
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Documents
- 19032026 - RBDBT Presentation _ RFQ Briefing v1 (2).pdfDownload (pdf)
- Third ADDENDUM_RBDBT ST comments.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Responses to bidder clarification questions 24.03.26 RBDBT final.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Clarification Questions 21052026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Second ADDENDUM_RBDBT.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Richards Bay PSP Minutes of the Briefing Session 1updated final.pdfDownload (pdf)
- RBDBT_New_Bidder_Clarification_Responses 5 August 2026 (1).pdfDownload (pdf)
- RFQ_RBDBT PSP Amendment 16 March 2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Richards Bay PSP Minutes of the Briefing Session 2 final.pdfDownload (pdf)
- 2026 02 19 RFQ for shortlisting bidders for RBDBT PSP final.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Clarification Questions 30092026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Fourth ADDENDUM_RBDBT x update.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Criterion_A1.1_A2_Clarification_Response (1) 6 Oct 26.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Clarification Questions 150726.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Clarification Response 13102026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Clarification Response 13102026.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Fifth ADDENDUM_RBDBT.pdfDownload (pdf)
Before you bid on this tender
A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this financial & professional services opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.
- Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
- Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
- Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
- Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
- Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
- Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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