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CASIDRA (SOC) Limited

National department / entity · 37 published awards, 2021Q2 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: 73% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (13 categories)

Construction · 8 awards (21.6%)Construction8 awardsCivil engineering · 6 awards (16.2%)Civil engineering6 awardsServices: Professional · 6 awards (16.2%)Services: Professional6 awardsConstruction of buildings · 4 awards (10.8%)Construction of buildings4 awardsServices: General · 3 awards (8.1%)Services: General3 awardsProfessional, scientific and technical activities · 2 awards (5.4%)Professional, sc…2 awardsOther professional, scientific and technical activities · 2 awards (5.4%)Other profession…2 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 1 awards (2.7%)Services: Building · 1 awards (2.7%)Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. · 1 awards (2.7%)Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles · 1 awards (2.7%)Wholesale and retail t…1 awardsTransportation and storage · 1 awards (2.7%)Transportation and sto…1 awardsSupplies: General · 1 awards (2.7%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction, Civil engineering, Construction of buildings.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 1 awards2021Q3: 5 awards2021Q4: 2 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 1 awards2022Q4: 1 awards2023Q1: 1 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 3 awards2024Q1: 0 awards2024Q2: 2 awards2024Q3: 3 awards2024Q4: 1 awards2025Q1: 4 awards2025Q2: 4 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 4 awards2026Q1: 2 awards2026Q2: 2 awards202120222023202420252026

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.

CategoryThis buyerNationalRation
ConstructionR15mR45m0.3×7
Services: ProfessionalR4mR9m0.4×6
Civil engineeringR28mR47m0.6×5

Method mix

  • Open tender: 30 (81%)
  • RFP: 7 (19%)

Median advertised window: 16 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

26 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 11% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.05.

Largest winners by award count: SHIVACON (4), KUHLARIA HOLDINGS (3), W P CHIPPER HIRE AND SALES (2).

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Buyers with similar baskets

Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.

Categories at least two of these peers award that CASIDRA (SOC) Limited hasn't published awards in: Other service activities (3 peers), Services: Electrical (3 peers), Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (3 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.