Tender Glossary

Your Notes which are found on both Projects and Tenders have 2 Sections: “Are you involved in this Project/Tender?” – which is a drop-down selection Add a New Note – which allows you to add any custom note3   “Are … Continued

Tender Award – This will show the Date of the Award and the Awarded Value (if known). This section will also show the L2B Researcher who followed up on the award information. The Researcher’s name will be a link, allowing … Continued

Tender Award Notes – These notes will indicate the latest information concerning the award and will be dated, and show the applicable L2B Researcher.

Awarded Companies – If a tender has been successfully awarded to a company or companies, this section will display the Awarded Companies details. Contact Details – This is the contact details for the awarded company. View Linked Items – This … Continued

Region – Leads 2 Business research tender notices throughout South Africa and a number of countries in Africa. Depending on the details supplied in a tender, the Region could either be a Country, a Province, a Provincial Dialing Code area … Continued

Industry or Industries indicates in which industry sector the work is taking place. The Industries are: Factory & Warehousing, Healthcare, Hospitality & Leisure, Industrial, Institutional, Mining, Municipal, Office & Commercial, Power Grid, Renovations, Residential, Retail, Road, Transport Terminal, Water Protip: … Continued

Category or Categories indicates the work required for the tender or project and we categorise according to what is mentioned in the title/description of the lead. Tender Categories are: Air Con & Refrigeration, Alternate Energy, Building, Consultants Demolition & Blasting, … Continued

Language – All tender notices on Leads 2 Business are available in English, however some have to be translated first. This field will indicate if it’s a translated tender or not. For Example:

Validity Period – This will indicate the expected period of time that the prices submitted on the closing date, must be valid for. Examples: 30 days, 60 days or 90 days from closing date and time.

Financing Institution – This will indicate the Financing Institution for the tender. In other words, the source of funding for the contract. This is more applicable for tenders in Africa. For Example:

Contract Details – This is the Contract period. This is the expected length of the contract. For Example:

Delivery Point – This is where the tender documents, and applicable supporting documentation, must be submitted on the Closing Date. For Example:

Restrictions – These are the criteria that have to be successfully met for a tender to be considered responsive. Examples: BBBEE Status Level of Contributor, Tax Status Pin, Preferential Point system, CIDB rating etc For Example:

Deposit Details – This field will either display the amount payable for the tender documents, reference the Document Collection field for the various options in obtaining the tender documents or it will state “No Details”.

Closing Date Reminder – When the Closing Date is still pending, there’s an option to Set a Reminder. This page displays as follows: Once the Closing Date has passed, this specific reminder option is no longer available.

Closing Date – This is the date and time that the tender documents must be handed in at the Delivery Point.

Request Attendance Service – This service is only available for Gauteng tenders. Whereby a subscriber can request for the site meeting to be attended on their behalf for a fee. Once the meeting date has passed, it is no longer … Continued

Site Inspection Reminder – When there is a meeting scheduled, and it is still pending; there’s an option to This option displays as follows Once the meeting date passes, this specific reminder option is no longer available.

Site Inspection information – Also known as a briefing meeting, clarification meeting, information session etc. If a meeting is scheduled, then it will be specified whether it is compulsory or not, the date and time and venue as well as … Continued

Description – This is the breakdown (whether general or specific) of the services or goods or works requested/ required in the tender notice. Protip: If the full Description is not displaying, then you are not logged into the website.

Title – A brief summary of the Description, The Title is what appears in the Advisory email sent to subscribers each day.

DTA (Daily Tender Advisory) Number – This is the unique reference given to the tender notice by L2B. It is the quickest and most efficient number to use to find the specific tender you are looking for. It is readily … Continued

Professionals – These are the contact people listed on the tender notice, who would be able to assist with any administrative or technical queries. The below are the options available for the Professionals listed: Contact Details – This would be … Continued

Daily Tenders has a team dedicated to sourcing & researching various building and construction tenders across South Africa and Africa. Tenders are indexed based on Industry, Region, CIDB grading and Keywords allowing you to select which tender information you wish … Continued