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Limpopo - Economic Development Agency

Provincial department · Limpopo · 7 published awards, 2023Q3 to 2026Q1

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: 100% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (6 categories)

Telecommunications · 2 awards (28.6%)Telecommunications2 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (14.3%)Services: Professional1 awardsProfessional, scientific and technical activities · 1 awards (14.3%)Professional, scientific and techni…1 awardsHuman health activities · 1 awards (14.3%)Human health activities1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (14.3%)Other service activities1 awardsFinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (14.3%)Financial service activities, excep…1 awards
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Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Open tender: 7 (100%)

Median advertised window: 21 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: T CRESCENT CONSULTING (1), TIPP FOCUS HOLDINGS (1), LIFE HEALTH SOLUTIONS (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 Limpopo - Economic Development Agency hasn't published awards in: Information and communication (3 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Neighbours also buying

Categories several buyers in Limpopo 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. Limpopo - Economic Development Environment & Tourism; Limpopo - Office of the Premier; Limpopo - Public Works
  • Construction · 5 buyers e.g. Higher Education and Training - Mopani East TVET College; Limpopo - Public Works; South African National Biodiversity Institute
  • Supplies: General · 4 buyers e.g. South African Revenue Service; Sekhukhune District Municipality; Limpopo - Limpopo Roads Agency
  • Other service activities · 4 buyers (including this one) e.g. Limpopo - Economic Development Environment & Tourism; Department of Rural Development & Land Reform; South African Local Government Association
  • Information and communication · 3 buyers e.g. Justice & Constitutional Development; Limpopo - Economic Development Environment & Tourism; Limpopo - Education