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To operate the accommodation (lodges), food and beverage, retail and wildlife activity (drives & walks) products on and manage roads and environmental infrastructure of the Jock of the Bushveld Concession in the Kruger National Park.

Issued by South African National Parks · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)

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Published
7 Jul 2026
Closes
13 Nov 2026, 10:00 UTC
Reference
Opportunity Nr 1
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: “To operate the accommodation (lodges), food and beverage, retail and wildlife activity (drives & walks) products on and manage roads and environmental infrastructure of the Jock of the Bushveld Concession in the Kruger National Park.”. Submissions close on 13 November 2026, 2 days from today. Quote reference Opportunity Nr 1 in any correspondence with the buyer. 26 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 45 notices from this buyer since 2026, 16 of them currently open. There are 27 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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Procurement method
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Details

To operate the accommodation (lodges), food and beverage, retail and wildlife activity (drives & walks) products on and manage roads and environmental infrastructure of the Jock of the Bushveld 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.

Special conditions: The non compulsory bidders conference will be held on the 20 August 2026.

Published: 07 July 2026.

Closing date: 13 November 2026 12:00 (South African time).

Tender documents:

- KNP-Concessions-Operations-Manual-Version-2-3.pdf - SANParks 6 KNP PPP Concessions Retender - Bidder Conference Notes.pdf - KNP Visitor Number 25.26FY.pdf - Request For Proposal - Jock of the Bushveld - July 2026.pdf - Jock - SANParks Standardised PPP Agreement_revised (20.10.2026) trk.pdf - Generic Notice on Price Offer Guidelines 5 November 2026.pdf - Revised Project Timetable.pdf - Information Memorandum - Jock of the Bushveld - 3Jul26.pdf - Jock - SANParks PPP Agreement (6072026) - Final Draft.pdf - Bidder Q Responses to Bidders 20.10.2026.pdf - Erratum 1 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (18092026).pdf - Bidder Q Responses (30.10.2026) to Bidders FINAL.pdf - Revised Information Memorandum - Mitomeni (18092026).pdf - SANParks 6 KNP Concessions Notice on Electronic Submission Guidelines 231026.pdf - Jock_SANParks Standardised PPP Agreement_revised Cln(20.10.2026).pdf - Erratum 1 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (18092026).pdf - Revised Project Timetable.pdf - Revised Request For Proposal - Mitomeni (18092026).pdf - Erratum 2 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (610027).pdf - Notice on Changes on Bidder's Conference.pdf - Bidder Q Responses to Bidders 12.10.2026.pdf - Erratum 3 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (12102026).pdf - Bidder Q&A (27.08.2026).pdf - Erratum 4 - SANParks PPP Opportunity (20102026) cln.pdf - Bidder Q Responses (20.07.2026).pdf - SANParks 6 KNP Concessions Retender - Bidder Conference Presentation 71026.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 45 notices from South African National Parks, going back to July 2026 — 16 of them still open. They buy mostly in Forestry & Wildlife, Construction & Infrastructure and Financial & Professional Services. There are 27 open Forestry & Wildlife tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 2 days.

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