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Kwa-Zulu Natal - Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal

Provincial department · KwaZulu-Natal · 5 published awards, 2024Q2 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: 100% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (4 categories)

Education · 2 awards (40.0%)Education2 awardsAdvertising and market research · 1 awards (20.0%)Advertising and market research1 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (20.0%)Information and communication1 awardsFinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (20.0%)Financial service activi…1 awards
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Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • RFP: 2 (40%)
  • RFQ: 2 (40%)
  • Open tender: 1 (20%)

Median advertised window: 14 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

4 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 40% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.28.

Largest winners by award count: FACHS BUSINESS CONSULTING AND TRAINING (2), BRANDSWELL (1), LIS CONSULTING SERVICES AND PROJECTS (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 - Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (3 peers), Services: General (3 peers), Telecommunications (3 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Rental and leasing activities (2 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (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 e.g. Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs; Public Works; Dube Tradeport
  • Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 9 buyers 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 e.g. South African Revenue Service; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; South African Civil Aviation Authority
  • Supplies: General · 6 buyers 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