Latest South Africa Research & Development Tenders

There are 8 live Research & Development tenders in South Africa on Tender Impulse right now. Of these, 6 appeared in the past week. Worldwide, South Africa ranks 14th of 22 countries for live Research & Development tenders. Buyers publishing the most of these tenders at the moment include Agricultural Research Council, Department of Rural Development & Land Reform and Eastern Cape - Agriculture. The CPV codes that come up most often are Autoclaves (33191110), Biochemical analysers (38434500) and Fume cupboards (39141500). Watch the deadlines: 6 close within a week. The latest one arrived on 12 Oct 2026.

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Research and development tenders in South Africa

Research councils, universities, ministries and innovation agencies tender for research studies, pilot projects, scientific services and development work, and some publish calls for funding that work like tenders. Research and development services are classified under CPV division 73.

Research calls often have fixed annual deadlines and detailed eligibility rules. Tender Impulse alerts catch new South Africa calls as they open, so there is time to prepare a proposal.

Selling Research & Development to government in South Africa

South African government bids are advertised on the National Treasury's eTender Publication Portal, while municipalities and state-owned entities also publish on their own sites. Suppliers generally need to be on the Central Supplier Database (CSD), and preferential procurement rules give weight to B-BBEE status when bids are scored.