Kwazulu Natal - Health
Provincial department · KwaZulu-Natal · 67 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2024Q4
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: 33% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (14 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Supplies: Medical, Construction, Construction of buildings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplies: Medical | R39m | R87m | 0.4× | 9 |
| Construction | R5m | R45m | 0.1× | 6 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 65 (97%)
- RFQ: 1 (1%)
- RFP: 1 (1%)
Median advertised window: 25 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
60 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 4% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.
Largest winners by award count: TECMED (3), OTIS (2), MTHABANE CIVILS AND PLANT (2).
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.
- National Health Laboratory Service
- Gauteng - Health
- National Treasury
- Western Cape - Health
- Free State - Health
Categories at least two of these peers award that Kwazulu Natal - Health hasn't published awards in: Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear (3 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Administrative and support activities (2 peers), Education (2 peers), Rental and leasing 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 (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 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