Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs

Provincial department · KwaZulu-Natal · 365 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: 78% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (39 categories)

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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Rental and leasing activities, Education, Information and communication, Information service activities.

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: Professional	R7m	R9m	0.8×	70
Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services)	R2m	R23m	0.1×	54
Rental and leasing activities	R41m	R25m	1.7×	30
Other service activities	R722k	R8m	0.1×	18
Supplies: General	R3m	R4m	0.7×	14
Services: General	R862k	R5m	0.2×	13
Information and communication	R9m	R25m	0.4×	12
Information service activities	R2m	R22m	0.1×	12

Method mix

RFQ: 237 (65%)
Other: 80 (22%)
RFP: 34 (9%)
Open tender: 9 (2%)
Limited / direct: 5 (1%)

Median advertised window: 7 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

185 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 12% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: BIDVEST OFFICE (45), STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (13), RATIONALISE ZOE DISCUSSIONS (7).

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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 Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs hasn't published awards in: Supplies: Computer Equipment (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 (including this one) e.g. Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office); Kwazulu Natal - Transport; Transnet SOC Ltd