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Kwazulu Natal - Human Settlements

Provincial department · KwaZulu-Natal · 7 published awards, 2022Q4 to 2025Q2

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: 43% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (6 categories)

Services: Professional · 2 awards (28.6%)Services: Professional2 awardsCreative, arts and entertainment activities · 1 awards (14.3%)Creative, arts and entertainment activities1 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 1 awards (14.3%)Security and investigation activiti…1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (14.3%)Other service activities1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (14.3%)Services: General1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (14.3%)Travel agency, tour operator, reser…1 awards
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Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Open tender: 6 (86%)
  • RFP: 1 (14%)

Median advertised window: 30 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

7 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 14% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.14.

Largest winners by award count: Ganwa Consulting and Development cc (1), KEEWAVE TRADING 33 (1), BCC WEALTH (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 Kwazulu Natal - Human Settlements hasn't published awards in: Supplies: Computer Equipment (4 peers), Supplies: General (3 peers), Food and beverage service activities (3 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Services: Building (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (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 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