What file types can I upload?

PDF, JPG and PNG. A clear scan or the original PDF from the issuer reads best; a photograph of a screen usually does not.

I uploaded a renewed certificate but the old expiry date is still showing. Why?

A date you typed yourself is kept in preference to one QuickTenders reads. Clear the typed date, or upload the new file without re-entering the old date, and the date read from the new document will show.

How to upload company documents for Biz Enablement

Which documents to upload, in what form, what happens after you upload, and how renewals and replacements work.

~2 min read · Updated 16 September 2026

Business Documents live under Biz Enablement → Documents (and every file, including CVs and references, under All Files). Each document you upload is read, recorded and tracked for expiry, and is attached to your Submission Packs.

What to upload

Document	Why it matters
CIPC registration certificate	Your legal name and registration number on every form
Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN	Required by every organ of state; an expired PIN blocks a bid
B-BBEE certificate or sworn affidavit	The preference-points claim (SBD 6.1 and equivalents)
CSD registration report	Your supplier number; most buyers require CSD registration
Banking confirmation letter	Requested on many bid forms
CIDB certificate	Construction and related tenders — the grade is read from it
COIDA letter of good standing, OHS, insurance, NHBRC, ECSA, bid bond	Where your sector or a specific tender requires them

Under Financials, upload audited financial statements, bank statements or a turnover declaration where you have them.

What happens after you upload

The file is stored against its document type.
QuickTenders reads it — the registration number, level, supplier number, expiry date — and records what it says, against that document.
Your Readiness Score recalculates immediately.
The expiry date is tracked. You are reminded before it lapses, and an expired document is flagged on the Readiness page and in Final Review.

Replacing and renewing

Uploading a document of a type you already hold replaces it. The old file's details are archived with the date they were true; the new file is read afresh, and everything derived from the old one is recalculated. You never need to delete the old document first.

The expiry date has two possible sources and QuickTenders shows which: the date read from the document, or a date you typed. A typed date is never overwritten by a read one — so when you renew, let the new document's date stand rather than re-entering the old one.

How QuickTenders reads your company documents
Understanding your Readiness Score
Business Documents in Platform Terms; Tax Compliance Status and CSD in the Tender Dictionary

Frequently asked questions

What file types can I upload?: PDF, JPG and PNG. A clear scan or the original PDF from the issuer reads best; a photograph of a screen usually does not.
I uploaded a renewed certificate but the old expiry date is still showing. Why?: A date you typed yourself is kept in preference to one QuickTenders reads. Clear the typed date, or upload the new file without re-entering the old date, and the date read from the new document will show.

QuickTenders terms in this article

Biz Enablement — Biz Enablement (Business Enablement) is the part of QuickTenders that gets your business tender-ready: it tracks which registrations and documents you hold, tells you what is missing or expiring, and turns what you have into a reusable company profile that your bids are built from.

Business Documents — Business Documents — the Documents and All Files pages under Biz Enablement — are the files you keep on QuickTenders — CIPC registration, tax compliance status (TCS) PIN, B-BBEE certificate or affidavit, CSD report, bank letter, company profile, CVs and reference letters — that QuickTenders reads, tracks for expiry, and attaches to your submissions.

Readiness Score — Your Readiness Score is QuickTenders' measure of how prepared your business is to bid — a percentage of the checks that apply to your business (registration, tax status, B-BBEE, CSD, company profile, key personnel, references, financial documents) that you have satisfied.

Final Review — Final Review is the check QuickTenders runs before you download a Submission Pack.

Forms — Forms are the buyer's official bid forms carried into your Submission Pack: the national SBD series where the tender uses it, or the buyer's own series (for example the Western Cape's WCBD forms) where the tender prescribes one.