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Limpopo - Economic Development Environment & Tourism

Provincial department · Limpopo · 23 published awards, 2022Q4 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: 83% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (13 categories)

Services: Professional · 4 awards (17.4%)Services: Professional4 awardsOther service activities · 4 awards (17.4%)Other service activities4 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 3 awards (13.0%)Services: Functional (Including Clean…3 awardsProfessional, scientific and technical activities · 2 awards (8.7%)Professional, scientific and technica…2 awardsSupplies: General · 2 awards (8.7%)Supplies: General2 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 1 awards (4.3%)Security and i…1 awardsAir transport · 1 awards (4.3%)Air transport1 awardsCreative, arts and entertainment activities · 1 awards (4.3%)Creative, arts…1 awardsAccommodation · 1 awards (4.3%)Accommodation1 awardsScientific research and development · 1 awards (4.3%)Scientific research and d…1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (4.3%)Services: General1 awardsElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 1 awards (4.3%)Electricity, gas,…1 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (4.3%)Information and c…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Other service activities, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services).

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 3 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 1 awards2023Q4: 2 awards2024Q1: 1 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 2 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 2 awards2025Q3: 2 awards2025Q4: 4 awards2026Q1: 2 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 12 (52%)
  • RFQ: 6 (26%)
  • RFP: 4 (17%)
  • Other: 1 (4%)

Median advertised window: 20 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

19 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 13% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.07.

Largest winners by award count: MAPHANGA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (3), MAMADI SUSTAINABILITY (3), K MATHOLE INVESTMENTS (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 Environment & Tourism hasn't published awards in: Other personal service activities (3 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Advertising and market research (2 peers), Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance 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 (including this one) 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 (including this one) e.g. Justice & Constitutional Development; Limpopo - Economic Development Environment & Tourism; Limpopo - Education