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Kwazulu Natal - Provincial Legislature

Provincial department · KwaZulu-Natal · 11 published awards, 2021Q4 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: 18% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (7 categories)

Information and communication · 4 awards (36.4%)Information and communication4 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 2 awards (18.2%)Security and investigation activities2 awardsPrinting and reproduction of recorded media · 1 awards (9.1%)Printing and repro…1 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Activities of head…1 awardsActivities of households as employers of domestic personnel · 1 awards (9.1%)Activities of hous…1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Travel agency, tour operator…1 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Food and beverage service ac…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Information and communication.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 1 awards2022Q1: 2 awards2022Q2: 2 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 1 awards2023Q1: 1 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 0 awards2024Q2: 3 awards2024Q3: 0 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 0 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 9 (82%)
  • RFP: 2 (18%)

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

Supplier concentration

11 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 9% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.09.

Largest winners by award count: SKANDA CONSULTING (1), COURTESY GROUP (1), IGUNUNDU AGENCY (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 - Provincial Legislature hasn't published awards in: Services: General (5 peers), Administrative and support activities (5 peers), Services: Professional (4 peers), Construction (4 peers), Supplies: General (4 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (4 peers), Other service activities (3 peers), Construction of buildings (3 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