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DENEL (Pty) Ltd

National department / entity · 54 published awards, 2022Q3 to 2025Q1

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: 98% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (13 categories)

Manufacturing · 24 awards (44.4%)Manufacturing24 awardsOther service activities · 10 awards (18.5%)Other service activities10 awardsOther professional, scientific and technical activities · 5 awards (9.3%)Other professional, scientific and…5 awardsOther manufacturing · 3 awards (5.6%)Other manufacturing3 awardsServices: General · 2 awards (3.7%)Services: Gen…2 awardsElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 2 awards (3.7%)Electricity, gas,…2 awardsSupplies: General · 2 awards (3.7%)Supplies: General2 awardsManufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment · 1 awards (1.9%)Manufacture of fa…1 awardsWaste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery · 1 awards (1.9%)Waste collection,…1 awardsServices: Electrical · 1 awards (1.9%)Services: Electri…1 awardsManufacture of basic metals · 1 awards (1.9%)Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products · 1 awards (1.9%)Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. · 1 awards (1.9%)Manufacture of ma…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Manufacturing, Other service activities, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Other manufacturing.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 1 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 3 awards2023Q2: 25 awards2023Q3: 7 awards2023Q4: 5 awards2024Q1: 7 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 2 awards2024Q4: 1 awards2025Q1: 3 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 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
ManufacturingR227kR955k0.2×24
Other service activitiesR252kR8m0.0×10

Method mix

  • Limited / direct: 42 (78%)
  • Open tender: 10 (19%)
  • RFQ: 2 (4%)

Median advertised window: 10 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

40 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 9% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.

Largest winners by award count: QCK METAL WORKS (5), PRECITURN (3), JOE ELECTRICAL AND TECHNOLOGY WHOLESALER (3).

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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 DENEL (Pty) Ltd hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (4 peers), Construction (3 peers), Supplies: Stationery/Printing (3 peers), Manufacture of furniture (3 peers), Information service activities (3 peers), Supplies: Medical (3 peers), Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear (3 peers), Security and investigation activities (3 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.