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Limpopo - Education

Provincial department · Limpopo · 15 published awards, 2023Q2 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: 60% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (10 categories)

Information service activities · 2 awards (13.3%)Information service activities2 awardsTransportation and storage · 2 awards (13.3%)Transportation and storage2 awardsManufacturing · 2 awards (13.3%)Manufacturing2 awardsOther service activities · 2 awards (13.3%)Other service activities2 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 2 awards (13.3%)Security and investigation activi…2 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (6.7%)Travel agency, tour …1 awardsSupplies: Medical · 1 awards (6.7%)Supplies: Medical1 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (6.7%)Services: Professional1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (6.7%)Services: General1 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (6.7%)Information a…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: 1 awards2023Q3: 1 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 1 awards2024Q2: 3 awards2024Q3: 2 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 1 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 1 awards2026Q1: 2 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 11 (73%)
  • Limited / direct: 2 (13%)
  • Other: 2 (13%)

Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

14 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 13% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.08.

Largest winners by award count: MAK DISTRIBUTION (2), FIRST TECHNOLOGY (1), regal truck hire (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 - Education hasn't published awards in: Supplies: General (2 peers), Supplies: Stationery/Printing (2 peers), Manufacture of furniture (2 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical 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 (including this one) e.g. Justice & Constitutional Development; Limpopo - Economic Development Environment & Tourism; Limpopo - Education