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Eastern Cape - Roads and Public Works

Provincial department · Eastern Cape · 76 published awards, 2021Q1 to 2025Q4

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: 95% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (14 categories)

Construction · 43 awards (56.6%)Construction43 awardsProfessional, scientific and technical activities · 13 awards (17.1%)Professional, scientific and technical acti…13 awardsSpecialised construction activities · 3 awards (3.9%)Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 3 awards (3.9%)Electricity, gas, …3 awardsConstruction of buildings · 3 awards (3.9%)Construction of bu…3 awardsOther service activities · 2 awards (2.6%)Other service a…2 awardsArchitectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis · 2 awards (2.6%)Architectural a…2 awardsRepair and installation of machinery and equipment · 1 awards (1.3%)Repair and inst…Computer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (1.3%)Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 1 awards (1.3%)Supplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (1.3%)Other manufacturing · 1 awards (1.3%)Services: Professional · 1 awards (1.3%)Supplies: General · 1 awards (1.3%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction, Professional, scientific and technical activities, Specialised construction activities, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 1 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 3 awards2022Q4: 4 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 4 awards2023Q3: 4 awards2023Q4: 1 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 12 awards2024Q3: 20 awards2024Q4: 15 awards2025Q1: 6 awards2025Q2: 2 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 1 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
ConstructionR303mR45m6.8×41
Professional, scientific and technical activitiesR310mR21m15.0×13

Method mix

  • Limited / direct: 53 (70%)
  • Open tender: 23 (30%)

Median advertised window: 28 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

55 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 7% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: K2020260282 (SOUTH AFRICA) (5), GATYENI CONSULTING (3), ASCA CONSULTING ENGINEERS (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 Eastern Cape - Roads and Public Works hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (2 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Neighbours also buying

Categories several buyers in Eastern Cape awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.

  • Services: General · 8 buyers e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Eastern Cape - Social Development and Special Programmes; Transnet SOC Ltd
  • Services: Professional · 6 buyers (including this one) e.g. Eastern Cape - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Public Works; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
  • Other service activities · 6 buyers (including this one) e.g. King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality; Eastern Cape - Human Settlements; Eastern Cape - AIDC Development Centre Eastern Cape SOC Ltd
  • Construction · 5 buyers (including this one) e.g. THE MVULA TRUST; Eastern Cape - Roads and Public Works; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
  • Supplies: General · 5 buyers (including this one) e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; Justice & Constitutional Development