# CapeNature requires a service provider to prepare draft Protected Area Management Plans and Annual Plans of Operation for twenty-eight (28) nature reserves.

- **Reference:** WCNCB 09/10/2026
- **Issuer:** [Western Cape - Nature Conservation Board](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/issuer/western-cape-nature-conservation-board.md)
- **Region:** Western Cape
- **Type:** Open tender
- **Published:** 2026-10-23
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-25 13:00 SAST
- **Sectors:** [Other professional services](https://za.bidwunder.com/tenders/sector/M74.md)

## Summary

#### Overview
**CapeNature requires a service provider to prepare draft Protected Area Management Plans and Annual Plans of Operation for twenty-eight nature reserves.** The work suits environmental planning and biodiversity stewardship consultancies with experience in drafting PAMPs and APOs, and with knowledge of NEM: Protected Areas Act, Western Cape Biodiversity Act, and CapeNature’s Management Support Framework, including coordination with landowners/management authorities.

#### Requirements
- Proven experience drafting Protected Area Management Plans (PAMP) and Annual Plans of Operation (APO) for protected areas or biodiversity stewardship sites
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and frameworks (NEM: PAA, WC Biodiversity Act) and ability to align deliverables to the APO template (Annexure E)
- Strong technical writing, project management and stakeholder-engagement skills; capable of delivering for 28 reserves
- Proficiency in MS Office/Excel for APO templates and reporting; ability to produce maps and appendices

#### How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 25 November 2026 at 11:00; submission method: electronic submission accepted
- Documents to submit: evidence of relevant experience, company/profile, approach/methodology, CVs of proposed team; draft PAMP/APO deliverables; any required bid forms per documents
- Registrations/pre-qualifications: not specified in metadata; verify via bid documents and SA procurement rules
- Briefing session: venue at Cnr Bosduif & Volstruis Streets, Bridgetown, Cape Town 7764; date/time not specified in metadata (see attached file for details)
- Where to obtain bid documents: in the attached ZIP WCNCB 09102026 - Draft PAMP.zip (via the etenders portal link in metadata)

## Description

CapeNature requires a service provider to prepare draft Protected Area Management Plans and Annual Plans of Operation for twenty-eight (28) nature reserves.

## Documents

- WCNCB 09102026 - Draft PAMP.zip..zip
- WCNCB 09102026 - Draft PAMP.zip

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