Twelve families, ground to energy.
Every material a South African site buys, in the twelve families the procurement engine reads the portal by: what each one is, how many public tenders bought it since 2024/01, how many bidders it drew, and which price indicator moves it. Then the compulsory specifications a product must carry before it may be sold here at all.
What the public sector bought, by family
Tenders and awards are counts on the record; value is the awarded rand total; bidders is the average number of bids per award where the release said.
Ground and bulk
Crushed stone (19 mm, 13.2 mm, 26.5 mm), crusher sand and river sand, G1 to G7 graded gravel and sub-base, dump rock, topsoil, gabion baskets and gabion stone, geotextile, bitumen emulsion and prime, cold-mix and hot-mix asphalt, road-marking paint and glass beads, kerbs and channels, precast culverts, manholes and ri…
moved by Diesel 0.05% wholesale, Gauteng 29,11 R/litre · Brent crude 103,25 USD/bbl · Next monthly fuel adjustment, indicated under(+)/over(-) recovery, diesel 0.05% 204,00 c/litre
228 tenders · 17 awards
R9,5 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 26 home
Concrete and cement
Bagged cement (CEM I, CEM II, CEM III, 32.5 and 42.5 strength classes), bulk cement, ready-mix concrete by strength (15 to 40 MPa) and aggregate size, admixtures (plasticisers, retarders, accelerators, waterproofers), curing compounds, grouts and repair mortars, reinforcing bar (Y10 to Y32), welded mesh (Ref 193, 245,…
moved by Diesel 0.05% wholesale, Gauteng 29,11 R/litre · Next monthly fuel adjustment, indicated under(+)/over(-) recovery, diesel 0.05% 204,00 c/litre
69 tenders · 13 awards
R110,6 m
1,0 bidders per award · 4 home
Masonry, steel and timber
Clay face and stock bricks, cement stock bricks and maxi bricks, concrete blocks (hollow and solid), paving blocks, lintels, structural steel sections (I-beams, channels, angles, hollow sections), plate, purlins, galvanised and cold-formed sections, bolts and fasteners, structural timber (SA pine, treated to H2 to H5)…
moved by Diesel 0.05% wholesale, Gauteng 29,11 R/litre · Next monthly fuel adjustment, indicated under(+)/over(-) recovery, diesel 0.05% 204,00 c/litre
79 tenders · 6 awards
R902,3 m
1,0 bidders per award · 10 home
The envelope: roof, walls, windows, waterproofing
Roof sheeting (IBR, corrugated, concealed-fix, 0.4 to 0.8 mm, galvanised, Zincalume®/AZ150, Chromadek®/colour-coated), concrete and clay roof tiles, ridges and flashings, gutters and downpipes, fascia, roof insulation (fibreglass, polyester, foil), ceiling boards (gypsum, fibre-cement), cornices, waterproofing membran…
moved by Rand per US dollar 16,24 ZAR/USD
139 tenders · 13 awards
R7,6 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 12 home
Fencing and perimeter
Galvanised palisade (steel, in devil's-fork and other profiles), concrete palisade, clear-view / weld-mesh (358 anti-climb), diamond mesh, razor wire and coils, high-mesh security fencing with overhangs, gates (swing, sliding, motorised), bollards, boom gates, turnstiles, guard huts, fence posts (steel, concrete, trea…
183 tenders · 26 awards
R6,6 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 17 home
Plumbing, water and sanitation
uPVC pressure and sewer pipe, HDPE pipe and fittings, galvanised and stainless pipe, steel pipe and fabricated fittings (bulk water), couplings, repair clamps, valves (gate, butterfly, non-return, air), water meters (domestic and bulk), meter boxes, geysers and heat pumps, solar water heaters, sanitaryware (WC pans, c…
moved by Brent crude 103,25 USD/bbl · LME copper 14 401 USD/tonne
678 tenders · 69 awards
R13,9 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 113 home
Electrical
LV and MV cable (PVC, XLPE, armoured, ABC/aerial bundled, Airdac, overhead conductor), cable joints and terminations, conduit and trunking, distribution boards and switchgear, circuit breakers, earth leakage, luminaires (indoor, streetlight, high-mast), lamps and LED retrofits, poles (steel, concrete, timber), transfo…
moved by Rand per US dollar 16,24 ZAR/USD · LME copper 14 401 USD/tonne
628 tenders · 57 awards
R39,3 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 84 home
HVAC, fire and building services
Split and cassette air-conditioners, VRF systems, chillers, ducting, ventilation fans, extraction, fire extinguishers and hose reels, fire pumps and tanks, sprinkler pipe and heads, detection panels and detectors, fire doors, emergency lighting, signage, lifts and hoists, BMS components, gas installations (LPG cylinde…
moved by Rand per US dollar 16,24 ZAR/USD
280 tenders · 25 awards
R2,7 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 21 home
Fit-out and finishes
Paint (interior, exterior, roof, road), primers and fillers, floor and wall tiles, adhesives and grouts, vinyl and laminate flooring, carpets and carpet tiles, epoxy floors, suspended ceilings and partitions, gypsum and drywall systems, built-in cupboards, kitchen units, granite and engineered-stone tops, internal doo…
moved by Rand per US dollar 16,24 ZAR/USD
133 tenders · 21 awards
R1,5 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 12 home
Furniture and loose FF&E
Office furniture (desks, chairs, filing, boardroom), school furniture (desks, chairs, lab benches), hospital and clinic furniture (beds, mattresses, lockers, trolleys), hostel and prison furniture (steel beds, lockers), steel shelving and racking (RT74 is National Treasury's transversal contract for it), safes and cab…
412 tenders · 61 awards
R6,9 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 47 home
Tools, plant and site consumables
Power tools and hand tools, diamond blades and core barrels (Castle Tools' ranges), small plant (compactors, mixers, generators, pressure washers), ladders and scaffolding, PPE (boots, overalls, hard hats, gloves, eyewear, harnesses), site consumables (fasteners, abrasives, adhesives, cleaning chemicals), workshop equ…
moved by Rand per US dollar 16,24 ZAR/USD
693 tenders · 81 awards
R16,9 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 101 home
Energy, backup and off-grid
Diesel and petrol generators and spares, bulk fuel storage, inverters and lithium batteries, solar PV kits, solar water heaters, LPG cylinders and reticulation, gas geysers and stoves, UPS, changeover switches, fuel management, solar streetlights.
moved by Rand per US dollar 16,24 ZAR/USD
248 tenders · 60 awards
R17,3 bn
1,0 bidders per award · 19 home
What a product must carry to be lawful
A product on this list may not be sold in South Africa without a Letter of Authority against the VC named. A buyer’s evaluation asks for it; a supplier without it is not a supplier.
Cement
VC 9085
Electric storage water heaters (geysers)
VC 9006
Luminaires
VC 9012
Electric cables (flexible cords and certain LV cables)
VC 8006 / VC 8075
Plugs, socket outlets, adaptors
VC 8008
Circuit breakers and earth-leakage
VC 8036
Electrical appliances (including power tools and air-conditioners)
VC 8055
Safety footwear
VC 9002
Plumbing components (taps, mixers, valves: via the JASWIC / SANS 10252 route rather than a VC)
see 2.3
Read the detail
The rest of a supplier’s standing pack, with each document’s renewal, is on the compliance clock. What the indicators did to a steel or cement price this year: the steel safeguard duty and carbon tax on cement and steel. Prices checked 18 Sept 2026.
The panel
A brand comes onto the platform because the panel specifies, buys or installs what it makes. The families on this page are the lines the panel quotes every week; the door is /for-brands.