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Human Settlements

National department / entity · 19 published awards, 2021Q1 to 2026Q2

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: 21% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (6 categories)

Services: Professional · 12 awards (63.2%)Services: Professional12 awardsServices: General · 2 awards (10.5%)Services: General2 awardsConstruction of buildings · 2 awards (10.5%)Construction of buildi…2 awardsConstruction · 1 awards (5.3%)Construction1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (5.3%)Travel agency, tour operator, …1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (5.3%)Other service a…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional.

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • RFP: 12 (63%)
  • Open tender: 5 (26%)
  • Other: 1 (5%)
  • RFQ: 1 (5%)

Median advertised window: 24 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

19 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 5% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.05.

Largest winners by award count: BLUE OCEANS INFORMATION SOLUTIONS (1), Madiali Security and Projects (1), SUD AFRIQUE FORENSICS (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 Human Settlements hasn't published awards in: Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.