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Pick it up

National department / entity · 8 published awards, 2022Q2 to 2025Q3

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: 25% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (4 categories)

Services: Professional · 5 awards (62.5%)Services: Professional5 awardsWaste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery · 1 awards (12.5%)Waste collection, treat…1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (12.5%)Services: General1 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (12.5%)Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and S…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional.

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Open tender: 7 (88%)
  • RFP: 1 (13%)

Median advertised window: 32 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

8 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 12% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.12.

Largest winners by award count: ZFM TRADING (1), TAILOR (1), NOTHULE SOLUTIONS (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 Pick it up hasn't published awards in: Construction (3 peers), Other service activities (3 peers), Services: Electrical (3 peers), Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear (3 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (2 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (2 peers), Supplies: Medical (2 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.