Kwazulu Natal - Education
Provincial department · KwaZulu-Natal · 10 published awards, 2022Q3 to 2025Q1
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: 90% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (6 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services).
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: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) | R300m | R23m | 13.2× | 5 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 6 (60%)
- RFQ: 3 (30%)
- RFP: 1 (10%)
Median advertised window: 24 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
10 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 10% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.10.
Largest winners by award count: SIYAJABU PROTECTION SERVICES (1), KAMPONGA SECURITY SERVICES (1), MAQHWEMEME SECURITY (1).
Names restate the published award record; nothing analytic is attached to any name, and concentration is a market-structure observation, not an accusation: small buyers and specialist categories concentrate naturally. Right of reply →
Buyers with similar baskets
Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.
- Laingsburg Municipality
- Prince Albert Municipality
- Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality
- Bela Bela Local Municipality
- Oudtshoorn Municipality
Categories at least two of these peers award that Kwazulu Natal - Education hasn't published awards in: Construction (5 peers), Supplies: Stationery/Printing (3 peers), Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear (3 peers), Services: General (2 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Construction of buildings (2 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Manufacture of furniture (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 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