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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Limpopo Tourism Agency (LTA) invites the submission of event proposals for the 2026/27 Financial year. The Agency seeks to invest in events that generate significant immediate and long-term economic benefits that align with LTA’s strategic objectives. Events are organised activities at a particular venue that highlight the unique characteristics of a certain tourism attraction with the aim of highlighting or marketing a particular destination.
This call for proposals aims to provide financial and non-financial support to tourism events and festivals that fall within the following categories:
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Sports and Recreation
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Culture and Heritage
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Leisure and Lifestyle
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Meetings, Workshops and Conferences
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Safari and Hunting
EVALUATION CRITERIA
All proposals submitted will be evaluated against the criteria below in a fair and consistent manner:
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Increase travel and or visitation to Villages, Townships and Small Towns;
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Attract visitors, stimulate local economies and create employment for citizens;
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Aligns to Local Economic Development Interventions;
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Promote the use of Heritage Sites, State Owned, Youth or Women-owned facilities;
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Promote geographic spread and historically disadvantaged citizens and or areas;
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Promote multiple stakeholder collaboration and partnerships;
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Contribution towards the project by the event organiser (financial and/or non-financial);
ELIGIBILITY
The Call for Proposals is open to all tax-compliant South African organisations and enterprises with an independent legal status, i.e., those registered with CIPC as a Non-Profit Company, a Private Company (Pty) Ltd. Compliant eligible South African citizens who are legally able to enter into contractual obligations.
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No beneficiary will be awarded more than one tourism event hosting support simultaneously within a financial year.
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Organisations should declare any support received for the same event from the Department or other government departments /entities.
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Only one application per organisation/company/individual in one financial year is allowed.
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Preference will be given to projects that are co-financed or part-financed or have any other form of partnership, depending on the total budget and the scale of the project.
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Proof of such commitment must be provided.
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The Department will consider applications for support from members or professionals who require support for events that are aligned with the Department’s strategic objectives.
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Submitted proposals should be a maximum of 10 pages, excluding compliance documents.
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The Department will consider applications that are received a minimum of three (3) months prior to the event.
ADMINISTRATIVE CRITERIA
The following will lead to automatic disqualification:
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Incomplete documents, dishonest and inaccurate information;
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Incomplete documents will not be considered;
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Applications exceeding ten pages;
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Failure to disclose any conflicts of interest and additional funding secured from other government departments and entities;
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The project timeframe falls outside the stated timeframes and the country’s boundaries; and
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Stand-alone skills development/training programmes/beauty pageants/individual and group tours (local and abroad) will not be considered.
COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS
The following must be included in your submission:
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Event Proposal (With clear date and venue)
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Valid Compliant Tax Clearance Certificate.
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Certified ID copies of shareholders or directors; and
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Registration with CSD
CLOSING DATE
Event proposals must be submitted by email to collinsm@golimpopo.com no later than 12pm on 30/04/2026.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE BRIEFINGS FOR THIS RFP EVALUATION PROCESS IN ALL DISTRICTS.
For more information visit www.golimpopo.com. If you do not receive a reply to your application within 30 days from the closing date, kindly consider your submission unsuccessful.
Mr. M. NGOBENI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
DATE: 31/03/2026