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Great Kei Municipality

Municipality / municipal entity · Eastern Cape · 8 published awards, 2021Q4 to 2023Q2

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: 38% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography hand-checked.

What it buys (6 categories)

Construction · 3 awards (37.5%)Construction3 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (12.5%)Supplies: Computer Equipment1 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (12.5%)Services: Professional1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (12.5%)Other service activities1 awardsConstruction of buildings · 1 awards (12.5%)Construction of buildings1 awardsInformation service activities · 1 awards (12.5%)Information service activities1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction.

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • RFQ: 7 (88%)
  • RFI: 1 (13%)

Median advertised window: 12 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

8 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 12% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.12.

Largest winners by award count: RESILIENT SERVERS AND NETWORKS (1), MAGODA DEVELOPMENT PLANNERS (1), CFAO MOTORS (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.

Categories at least two of these peers award that Great Kei Municipality hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (3 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Specialised construction activities (2 peers), Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Capital spend context

Audited capital expenditure for Great Kei (EC123) from National Treasury's Municipal Money, for scale against the 8 awards published here. Large capex with few published awards usually means procurement happens outside the eTenders portal, not that it is not happening.

FY2023
R52m
FY2024
R68m
FY2025
R63m

Full financials on Municipal Money →

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 e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; Justice & Constitutional Development