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National Health Laboratory Service

National department / entity · 74 published awards, 2023Q1 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: 91% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (10 categories)

Supplies: Medical · 48 awards (64.9%)Supplies: Medical48 awardsHuman health activities · 9 awards (12.2%)Human health activities9 awardsInformation and communication · 6 awards (8.1%)Information and c…6 awardsConstruction · 5 awards (6.8%)Construction5 awardsProfessional, scientific and technical activities · 1 awards (1.4%)Rental and leasing activities · 1 awards (1.4%)Education · 1 awards (1.4%)Construction of buildings · 1 awards (1.4%)Construction of…Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 1 awards (1.4%)Activities of h…Administrative and support activities · 1 awards (1.4%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Supplies: Medical, Human health activities, Information and communication.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 2 awards2023Q2: 2 awards2023Q3: 3 awards2023Q4: 2 awards2024Q1: 4 awards2024Q2: 3 awards2024Q3: 8 awards2024Q4: 4 awards2025Q1: 9 awards2025Q2: 10 awards2025Q3: 22 awards2025Q4: 5 awards2026Q1: 0 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
Supplies: MedicalR545mR87m6.3×44
Human health activitiesR206mR2m100.1×9
ConstructionR200mR45m4.5×5

Method mix

  • Open tender: 72 (97%)
  • Limited / direct: 1 (1%)
  • Other: 1 (1%)

Median advertised window: 25 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

47 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 9% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.

Largest winners by award count: BECKMAN COULTER SOUTH AFRICA (7), ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS (6), ANATECH INSTRUMENTS (4).

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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 National Health Laboratory Service hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (5 peers), Services: General (3 peers), Supplies: General (3 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers), Services: Electrical (3 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (3 peers), Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear (3 peers), Other service activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.