Everything our online calculator does, in a 7-sheet Excel workbook you own and control. Plus a 9-page operator guide and a tender-ready printout sheet. For when you're offline, on the road, or want every input under your hands.
Set guard grade, area, coverage type, posts → minimum compliant bid in 60 seconds. Auto-calculates salary, relief officer, Sunday/PH/night premiums, all NBCPSS allowances, statutory contributions, overhead, and your selected margin. Formulas locked, inputs unlocked.
Why most operators lose money even on contracts they win. The NBCPSS gazette method, line by line. A real Johannesburg cost build-up. The relief guard reality. Where you will lose money — 10 traps with rand impact. What clients won't tell you. The walk-away rule. The 29-point checklist for printing.
Clean, formal output that pulls from your calculator inputs. Print to PDF and attach directly to your tender submission. Includes meta-data fields (RFQ#, client, site, PSIRA#) and signature block.
Year 5 (March 2027), Year 6 (March 2028), and any mid-year corrections — free for every buyer, for as long as you own the file. The South African private security regulatory environment changes most years; your pack keeps up.
1 May 2026 against the NBCPSS Year 4 Illustrative Pricing Guide and the National Minimum Wage Notice gazetted 1 March 2026. Always re-verify before submitting any tender.
For operators who've outgrown the spreadsheet — we build agentic systems that handle the entire tender, onboarding, and compliance workflow. Talk to us.
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