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Gauteng - Health

Provincial department · Gauteng · 39 published awards, 2021Q4 to 2025Q3

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: 8% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (6 categories)

Supplies: Medical · 22 awards (56.4%)Supplies: Medical22 awardsServices: Professional · 5 awards (12.8%)Services: Professional5 awardsSupplies: General · 4 awards (10.3%)Supplies: General4 awardsServices: General · 4 awards (10.3%)Services: General4 awardsSupplies: Perishable Provisions · 2 awards (5.1%)Supplies: Per…2 awardsSupplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 2 awards (5.1%)Supplies: Clo…2 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Supplies: Medical.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 4 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 3 awards2022Q3: 2 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 4 awards2023Q3: 1 awards2023Q4: 4 awards2024Q1: 5 awards2024Q2: 7 awards2024Q3: 3 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 0 awards2025Q2: 4 awards2025Q3: 2 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 32 (82%)
  • RFP: 7 (18%)

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

Supplier concentration

36 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 5% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.

Largest winners by award count: SAFRANIC (2), SIEMENS HEALTHCARE (2), ELEKTA (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 Gauteng - Health hasn't published awards in: Construction (2 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (2 peers), Construction of buildings (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Administrative and support activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

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