On 16 April 2026, the National Treasury published two sets of draft regulations under the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 (“the Act”) for public comment: the Draft General Public Procurement Regulations and the Draft Public Procurement Tribunal Regulations ("the draft General Regulations”).
These draft Regulations are essential to give full effect to the Act, which was assented to by the President on 18 July 2024 but is not yet in operation, until a date determined by the President. The Act is a comprehensive overhaul of South Africa’s public procurement framework, and the regulations provide the detailed operational requirements necessary for its implementation.
The draft General Regulations establish a unified system for procuring institutions to acquire goods, services, infrastructure and capital assets using public funds. Key features include alignment with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003, bid committee systems, infrastructure procurement frameworks,
