APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER, FIRM OR CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP A LAKE XHARIEP TOURISM CORRIDOR LOCAL AREA PLAN TO BE WITHIN UMSOBOMVU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY IN THE NORTHERN CAPE, THE KOPONONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY IN THE FREE STATE, AND THE WALTER SISULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE.

This tender, issued by South Africa's Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development, seeks a service provider, firm or consortium to develop a Local Area Plan for the Lake Xhariep Tourism Corridor. The area spans three local municipalities across three provinces: Umsobomvu in the Northern Cape, Kopanong in the Free State, and Walter Sisulu in the Eastern Cape. The procurement is being run as a Request for Quotation, reference number 169735, listed on the South Africa National Treasury eTenders portal under the Free State region. It falls under the professional, scientific and technical activities category, with agriculture and tourism named as relevant sectors. The notice was published on 9 September 2026 with a closing date of 16 September 2026. No further detail on the tasks to be performed, deliverables, contract duration, or qualification and submission requirements for bidders has been provided in the available material. Parties interested in this opportunity would need to consult the full tender documentation for specifics on scope and eligibility criteria, as none of that information accompanies these structured fields.