Limpopo - Social Development
Provincial department · Limpopo · 24 published awards, 2022Q3 to 2025Q4
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 (8 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Food and beverage service activities, Security and investigation activities, Supplies: General.
Awards per quarter
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.
| Category | This buyer | National | Ratio | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and beverage service activities | R2k | R1m | 0.0× | 7 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 24 (100%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
17 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 8% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.07.
Largest winners by award count: GIJA SECURITY AND PROJECTS (2), Aloo Construction and Supply (2), J AND R ACCOUNTANTS (2).
Names restate the published award record; nothing analytic is attached to any name, and concentration is a market-structure observation, not an accusation: small buyers and specialist categories concentrate naturally. Right of reply →
Buyers with similar baskets
Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.
- National Housing Finance Corporation Limited
- Mossel Bay Municipality
- Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority
- Solplaatje Local Municipality
- Food and Beverages Manufacturing Industry
Categories at least two of these peers award that Limpopo - Social Development hasn't published awards in: Construction (3 peers), Information and communication (3 peers), Civil engineering (3 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (3 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers), Information service 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 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