Amatola Water Board
National department / entity · 50 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2026Q2
Based on tenders published to the National Treasury eTenders portal. Municipalities and SOEs are not obliged to publish here: absence of data is not absence of procurement. Coverage for this buyer: 66% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (16 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Administrative and support activities, Construction.
Awards per quarter
Typical award value vs the national median
Bounded medians over awards with usable values only; small samples are excluded. A ratio above 1 means this buyer's typical award in the category is larger than the national typical award, which can reflect scope, project size or pricing.
| Category | This buyer | National | Ratio | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and support activities | R84k | R3m | 0.0× | 20 |
| Construction | R215m | R45m | 4.8× | 8 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 28 (56%)
- Limited / direct: 22 (44%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
35 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 28% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.09.
Largest winners by award count: Chip Trust (14), DIMENSION DATA (2), JACENI TRADING (2).
Names restate the published award record; nothing analytic is attached to any name, and concentration is a market-structure observation, not an accusation: small buyers and specialist categories concentrate naturally. Right of reply →
Buyers with similar baskets
Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.
- South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited
- Nama Khoi Local Municipality
- Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality
- Mining Qualifications Authority
Categories at least two of these peers award that Amatola Water Board hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers), Construction of buildings (3 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Repair and installation of machinery and equipment (2 peers), Printing and reproduction of recorded media (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.