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Limpopo - Health

Provincial department · Limpopo · 21 published awards, 2021Q4 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 (11 categories)

Supplies: Medical · 8 awards (38.1%)Supplies: Medical8 awardsTransportation and storage · 3 awards (14.3%)Transportation and storage3 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 2 awards (9.5%)Administrative and support activiti…2 awardsManufacture of furniture · 1 awards (4.8%)Manufacture of furniture1 awardsWarehousing and support activities for transportation · 1 awards (4.8%)Warehousing a…1 awardsComputer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (4.8%)Computer prog…1 awardsRemediation activities and other waste management services · 1 awards (4.8%)Remediation a…1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (4.8%)Services: General1 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (4.8%)Services: Functional…1 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 1 awards (4.8%)Food and beverage se…1 awardsAir transport · 1 awards (4.8%)Air transport1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Supplies: Medical, Transportation and storage.

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Open tender: 19 (90%)
  • RFP: 1 (5%)
  • Other: 1 (5%)

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

Supplier concentration

18 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 10% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.06.

Largest winners by award count: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE (2), Bongani-Rainmaker Logistics (2), MAPONYA 911 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (2).

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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 - Health hasn't published awards in: Legal and accounting activities (4 peers), Construction (3 peers), Other service activities (3 peers), Office administrative, office support and other business support activities (3 peers), Services: Professional (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Education (2 peers), Accommodation (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 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 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