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Kwa-Zulu Natal - Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife

Provincial department · KwaZulu-Natal · 19 published awards, 2022Q2 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: 68% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (15 categories)

Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 3 awards (15.8%)Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and …3 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 2 awards (10.5%)Security and investigation activities2 awardsAdvertising and market research · 2 awards (10.5%)Advertising and market research2 awardsSupplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 1 awards (5.3%)Supplies: Clothing/Textile…1 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 1 awards (5.3%)Administrative and support…1 awardsServices to buildings and landscape activities · 1 awards (5.3%)Services to buildings and …1 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (5.3%)Services: Professional1 awardsRental and leasing activities · 1 awards (5.3%)Rental and leasin…1 awardsLegal and accounting activities · 1 awards (5.3%)Legal and account…1 awardsArts, entertainment and recreation · 1 awards (5.3%)Arts, entertainme…1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (5.3%)Other service activities1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (5.3%)Services: General1 awardsWater collection, treatment and supply · 1 awards (5.3%)Water collection, treatment and…1 awardsHuman health activities · 1 awards (5.3%)Human health activit…1 awardsSupplies: General · 1 awards (5.3%)Supplies: General1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services).

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • RFQ: 10 (53%)
  • Open tender: 9 (47%)

Median advertised window: 13 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

17 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 11% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.06.

Largest winners by award count: Vela-Tech Security Services (2), MERCURY LAUNDERERS (2), Khulangwane Trading (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 Kwa-Zulu Natal - Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife hasn't published awards in: Supplies: Computer Equipment (4 peers), Food and beverage service activities (3 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (3 peers), Construction (2 peers), Construction of buildings (2 peers), Education (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers), Transportation and storage (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Neighbours also buying

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

  • Services: Professional · 9 buyers (including this one) e.g. Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs; Public Works; Dube Tradeport
  • Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 9 buyers (including this one) e.g. Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs; Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office); Kwa-Zulu Natal - Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife
  • Services: General · 8 buyers (including this one) e.g. South African Revenue Service; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; South African Civil Aviation Authority
  • Supplies: General · 6 buyers (including this one) e.g. Umzimkhulu Local Municipality; Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office); Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs
  • Construction · 5 buyers e.g. Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office); Kwazulu Natal - Transport; Transnet SOC Ltd