43 open notices
Printing, signage, hoardings, publicity campaigns, videography, documentaries, social media and creative-agency contracts.
These are the organisations with the most media, printing & advertising notices open in South Africa right now. Buyers in this sector tend to repeat — following the few that award the work you do is usually more productive than watching the market as a whole.
Since 29 Jun 2026, FreeTender has recorded 151 media, printing & advertising notices in South Africa, 41 of them open today. The median bid window is 18 days, so plan to have documents ready before a notice appears.
Computed by FreeTender from the notices we hold, refreshed nightly. Monthly market reports.
South African public procurement is decentralised across national and provincial departments, municipalities and state-owned entities, with notices published on the National Treasury eTender portal and on individual entities' own sites. Municipal and utility procurement is a substantial share of the market.
Across the media, printing & advertising notices we currently hold for South Africa, the most common form is the open tender or invitation to bid, followed by request for proposal. Each has its own rules — see RFP, RFQ and EOI compared and tendering procedures explained.
Suppliers must be registered on the Central Supplier Database, and tax compliance status is verified at award. Evaluation applies preference points under the preferential procurement framework alongside price, so B-BBEE status directly affects scoring. Mandatory returnable documents are strictly applied and omissions are a common cause of disqualification.
Media and communications procurement covers everything from bulk printing and signage supply to full campaign development and event documentation. Creative work is usually evaluated on quality as well as price, often requiring sample work, a creative pitch or storyboard alongside the technical proposal. Printing and signage contracts, by contrast, are typically rate contracts decided on price against a fixed specification. Check who owns the copyright in delivered work and whether media buying is included in or excluded from the fee.
Before committing effort, it is worth running a deliberate bid/no-bid decision and checking your submission against the responsiveness checklist.
Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent
Nkandla Local Municipality
National Lotteries Commission
City of Tshwane
Commission for Conciliation Mediation & Arbitration
National Credit Regulator
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (Sasseta)
Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (merSETA)
Elundini Local Municipality
Greater Kokstad Local Municipality
Msukaligwa Local Municipality
KZN Growth Fund Trust
Mossel Bay Municipality
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
Umzinyathi District Municipality
Bitou Municipality
Iziko Museums of Cape Town
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