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Northern Cape - Health

Provincial department · Northern Cape · 8 published awards, 2022Q4 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: 88% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (6 categories)

Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. · 3 awards (37.5%)Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.3 awardsWater supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities · 1 awards (12.5%)Water supply; sewerage, waste management and r…1 awardsServices: Electrical · 1 awards (12.5%)Services: Electrical1 awardsPrinting and reproduction of recorded media · 1 awards (12.5%)Printing and reproduction of recorded media1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (12.5%)Travel agency, tour operator, …1 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 1 awards (12.5%)Food and beverage service acti…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c..

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Open tender: 8 (100%)

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

Supplier concentration

7 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 25% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.16.

Largest winners by award count: ALGMED TRUST (2), TECMED (1), TSHENOLO WASTE (1).

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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 Northern Cape - Health hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (3 peers), Information and communication (3 peers), Construction (2 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (2 peers), Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities. (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 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 e.g. Solplaatje Local Municipality; Water and Sanitation
  • Supplies: Electrical Equipment · 2 buyers e.g. Justice & Constitutional Development; Solplaatje Local Municipality