Gauteng - Social Development
Provincial department · Gauteng · 12 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2024Q1
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: 92% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (3 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Services: General.
Awards per quarter
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.
| Category | This buyer | National | Ratio | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) | R652m | R23m | 28.6× | 6 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 10 (83%)
- RFP: 2 (17%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
11 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 17% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.10.
Largest winners by award count: AMATHUBA SECURITY AND CLEANING SERVICES (2), SERVEDBYKEDIBONE (1), (SADC MBUMBA PROJECTS CO (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.
- Gauteng - Gauteng Department of Human Settlements
- Department of Rural Development & Land Reform
- Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency
- Northern Cape - Social Development
- Western Cape - Agriculture
Categories at least two of these peers award that Gauteng - Social Development hasn't published awards in: Supplies: General (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 (including this one) 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 e.g. Johannesburg Water; South African Revenue Service; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa