Northern Cape - Agriculture and Land Reform
Provincial department · Northern Cape · 13 published awards, 2021Q3 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: 54% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (5 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction, Civil engineering, Services: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | R283m | R45m | 6.3× | 5 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 12 (92%)
- RFP: 1 (8%)
Median advertised window: 22 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
10 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 23% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.12.
Largest winners by award count: SEDITH HOLDINGS (3), MOLATELATSO CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER PROJECTS (2), MARIA CARMEN HUMPHREYS (1).
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.
- Home Affairs
- South African Post Office Limited
- Services Sector Education and Training Authority
- Kwazulu Natal - Department of Agriculture and Rural Develeopment
- South African National Parks
Categories at least two of these peers award that Northern Cape - Agriculture and Land Reform hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (4 peers), Other service activities (4 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers), Information service activities (3 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Construction of buildings (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.
Neighbours also buying
Categories several buyers in Northern Cape awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.
- Services: General · 4 buyers (including this one) e.g. Francis Baard District Municipality; Airports Company of South Africa; Northern Cape - Agriculture and Land Reform
- Supplies: General · 4 buyers e.g. Solplaatje Local Municipality; Francis Baard District Municipality; ESKOM
- Services: Professional · 3 buyers e.g. Solplaatje Local Municipality; Francis Baard District Municipality; Transnet SOC Ltd
- Construction · 2 buyers (including this one) e.g. Solplaatje Local Municipality; Water and Sanitation
- Supplies: Electrical Equipment · 2 buyers e.g. Justice & Constitutional Development; Solplaatje Local Municipality