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Limpopo - Public Works

Provincial department · Limpopo · 90 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: 79% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (9 categories)

Construction of buildings · 45 awards (50.0%)Construction of buildings45 awardsServices: General · 10 awards (11.1%)Services: General10 awardsConstruction · 8 awards (8.9%)Construction8 awardsSupplies: General · 8 awards (8.9%)Supplies: General8 awardsServices: Building · 5 awards (5.6%)Services: Building5 awardsCivil engineering · 5 awards (5.6%)Civil engineering5 awardsRental and leasing activities · 4 awards (4.4%)Rental and leasing act…4 awardsServices: Professional · 3 awards (3.3%)Services: Professional3 awardsAccommodation · 2 awards (2.2%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction of buildings, Services: Building, Civil engineering, Rental and leasing activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 7 awards2023Q3: 8 awards2023Q4: 1 awards2024Q1: 26 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 5 awards2024Q4: 14 awards2025Q1: 5 awards2025Q2: 4 awards2025Q3: 12 awards2025Q4: 7 awards2026Q1: 1 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Typical award value vs the national median

Bounded medians over awards with usable values only; small samples are excluded. A ratio above 1 means this buyer's typical award in the category is larger than the national typical award, which can reflect scope, project size or pricing.

CategoryThis buyerNationalRation
Construction of buildingsR34mR37m0.9×41
ConstructionR30mR45m0.7×8
Services: GeneralR495mR5m93.1×8
Services: BuildingR1mR4m0.3×5

Method mix

  • Limited / direct: 55 (61%)
  • Open tender: 35 (39%)

Median advertised window: 15 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

58 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 8% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: RISANA TRADING (7), REMBUWA TRADING (4), SUNAY TRADING 240 (3).

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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 - Public Works hasn't published awards in: 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 (including this one) 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 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