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Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa

National department / entity · 1 024 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2026Q2

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: 60% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (64 categories)

Services: General · 204 awards (19.9%)Services: General204 awardsSupplies: General · 119 awards (11.6%)Supplies: General119 awardsServices: Electrical · 78 awards (7.6%)Services: Electrical78 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 72 awards (7.0%)Services: Functional (Including …72 awardsConstruction · 63 awards (6.2%)Construction63 awardsServices: Professional · 57 awards (5.6%)Services: Professional57 awardsConstruction of buildings · 42 awards (4.1%)Construction of…42 awardsSupplies: Electrical Equipment · 33 awards (3.2%)Supplies: El…33 awardsEducation · 33 awards (3.2%)Education33 awardsServices: Building · 32 awards (3.1%)Other service activities · 26 awards (2.5%)Other service a…26 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 21 awards (2.1%)Administrative …21 awardsServices: Civil · 19 awards (1.9%)Services: Civil19 awardsSupplies: Stationery/Printing · 18 awards (1.8%)Supplies: Stati…18 awardsElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 15 awards (1.5%)Manufacture of electrical equipment · 14 awards (1.4%)Civil engineering · 12 awards (1.2%)Repair and installation of machinery and equipment · 11 awards (1.1%)Office administrative, office support and other business support activities · 10 awards (1.0%)Telecommunications · 10 awards (1.0%)Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 9 awards (0.9%)Real estate activities · 8 awards (0.8%)Manufacture of textiles · 8 awards (0.8%)Supplies: Medical · 8 awards (0.8%)Human health activities · 7 awards (0.7%)Information and communication · 6 awards (0.6%)Disposals: General · 6 awards (0.6%)Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery · 6 awards (0.6%)Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities · 6 awards (0.6%)Food and beverage service activities · 5 awards (0.5%)Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis · 5 awards (0.5%)Transportation and storage · 4 awards (0.4%)Other personal service activities · 4 awards (0.4%)Other professional, scientific and technical activities · 4 awards (0.4%)Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. · 4 awards (0.4%)Professional, scientific and technical activities · 3 awards (0.3%)Other manufacturing · 3 awards (0.3%)Services to buildings and landscape activities · 3 awards (0.3%)Water collection, treatment and supply · 3 awards (0.3%)Human health and social work activities · 3 awards (0.3%)Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment · 2 awards (0.2%)Specialised construction activities · 2 awards (0.2%)Computer programming, consultancy and related activities · 2 awards (0.2%)Printing and reproduction of recorded media · 2 awards (0.2%)Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 2 awards (0.2%)Security and investigation activities · 2 awards (0.2%)Advertising and market research · 1 awards (0.1%)Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel · 1 awards (0.1%)Legal and accounting activities · 1 awards (0.1%)Sewerage · 1 awards (0.1%)Accommodation · 1 awards (0.1%)Remediation activities and other waste management services · 1 awards (0.1%)Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products · 1 awards (0.1%)Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities · 1 awards (0.1%)Supplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (0.1%)Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products · 1 awards (0.1%)Information service activities · 1 awards (0.1%)Financial and insurance activities · 1 awards (0.1%)Rental and leasing activities · 1 awards (0.1%)Employment activities · 1 awards (0.1%)Manufacture of basic metals · 1 awards (0.1%)Land transport and transport via pipelines · 1 awards (0.1%)Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers · 1 awards (0.1%)Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles · 1 awards (0.1%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: General, Supplies: General, Services: Electrical, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Construction of buildings, Supplies: Electrical Equipment.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 2 awards2021Q3: 60 awards2021Q4: 35 awards2022Q1: 18 awards2022Q2: 17 awards2022Q3: 109 awards2022Q4: 75 awards2023Q1: 29 awards2023Q2: 86 awards2023Q3: 74 awards2023Q4: 57 awards2024Q1: 59 awards2024Q2: 37 awards2024Q3: 98 awards2024Q4: 72 awards2025Q1: 64 awards2025Q2: 33 awards2025Q3: 43 awards2025Q4: 29 awards2026Q1: 23 awards2026Q2: 4 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
Services: GeneralR5mR5m0.9×98
Supplies: GeneralR2mR4m0.6×72
ConstructionR4mR45m0.1×53
Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services)R36mR23m1.6×44
Services: ElectricalR28mR15m1.9×42
EducationR1mR2m0.7×28
Construction of buildingsR5mR37m0.1×26
Services: ProfessionalR4mR9m0.4×26

Method mix

  • RFQ: 879 (86%)
  • RFP: 126 (12%)
  • Open tender: 17 (2%)
  • Other: 1 (0%)
  • RFI: 1 (0%)

Median advertised window: 11 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

668 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 1% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.00.

Largest winners by award count: DENZHELASHU TRADING AND PROJECTS (13), NUTECH INDUSTRIAL (12), RAFUNI (11).

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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 Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa hasn't published awards in: Manufacture of furniture (3 peers), Manufacturing (3 peers), Water transport (3 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (2 peers), Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities (2 peers), Supplies: Perishable Provisions (2 peers), Mining support service activities (2 peers), Warehousing and support activities for transportation (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.