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Gauteng - Community Safety

Provincial department · Gauteng · 17 published awards, 2022Q1 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: 71% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (5 categories)

Supplies: General · 8 awards (47.1%)Supplies: General8 awardsServices: General · 5 awards (29.4%)Services: General5 awardsSupplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 2 awards (11.8%)Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear2 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (5.9%)Services: Prof…1 awardsServices: Building · 1 awards (5.9%)Services: Buil…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Supplies: General, Services: General.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 1 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 1 awards2022Q4: 1 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 7 awards2024Q1: 0 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 5 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 1 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
Supplies: GeneralR10mR4m2.8×8

Method mix

  • Open tender: 15 (88%)
  • RFP: 2 (12%)

Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

16 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 12% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.07.

Largest winners by award count: TRUVELO AFRICA ELECTRONICS DIVISION (2), FARANANI IT SERVICES (1), PRINT CITY COMMUNICATIONS (1).

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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.

Neighbours also buying

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

  • Services: Professional · 40 buyers (including this one) e.g. Road Accident Fund; Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (Sasseta); Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority
  • Services: General · 20 buyers (including this one) e.g. South African Revenue Service; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; Johannesburg Water
  • Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 13 buyers e.g. Road Accident Fund; Department of Rural Development & Land Reform; Justice & Constitutional Development
  • Other service activities · 11 buyers e.g. South African Revenue Service; Road Accident Fund; Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority
  • Supplies: General · 9 buyers (including this one) e.g. Johannesburg Water; South African Revenue Service; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa