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Port St Johns Local Municipality

Municipality / municipal entity · Eastern Cape · 58 published awards, 2021Q2 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: 29% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography hand-checked.

What it buys (19 categories)

Construction · 15 awards (25.9%)Construction15 awardsServices: General · 10 awards (17.2%)Services: General10 awardsElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 5 awards (8.6%)Electricity, gas, steam and…5 awardsSupplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 4 awards (6.9%)Supplies: Clothing/Textiles…4 awardsCivil engineering · 4 awards (6.9%)Civil engineering4 awardsSupplies: General · 3 awards (5.2%)Supplies: Gener…3 awardsConstruction of buildings · 3 awards (5.2%)Construction of…3 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 2 awards (3.4%)Services to buildings and landscape activities · 2 awards (3.4%)Services to build…2 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (1.7%)Services: Functio…1 awardsInformation service activities · 1 awards (1.7%)Information servi…1 awardsRepair and installation of machinery and equipment · 1 awards (1.7%)Repair and instal…1 awardsSupplies: Electrical Equipment · 1 awards (1.7%)Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis · 1 awards (1.7%)Supplies: Stationery/Printing · 1 awards (1.7%)Office administrative, office support and other business support activities · 1 awards (1.7%)Office admin…1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (1.7%)Travel agenc…1 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (1.7%)Services: Pr…1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (1.7%)Other servic…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction, Services: General, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning, Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear, Civil engineering, Construction of buildings.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 5 awards2021Q3: 9 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 1 awards2022Q2: 11 awards2022Q3: 7 awards2022Q4: 4 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 3 awards2023Q3: 1 awards2023Q4: 4 awards2024Q1: 5 awards2024Q2: 2 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 1 awards2025Q1: 1 awards2025Q2: 1 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 1 awards2026Q1: 1 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 47 (81%)
  • RFQ: 10 (17%)
  • RFP: 1 (2%)

Median advertised window: 16 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

49 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 5% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: ZIPHO ZETHO (3), DOLLY AND SONS CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING (3), PHUMELELA CONSULTANCY (2).

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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 Port St Johns Local Municipality hasn't published awards in: Services: Electrical (3 peers), Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Capital spend context

Audited capital expenditure for Port St Johns (EC154) from National Treasury's Municipal Money, for scale against the 58 awards published here. Large capex with few published awards usually means procurement happens outside the eTenders portal, not that it is not happening.

FY2023
R89m
FY2024
R168m
FY2025
R330m

Full financials on Municipal Money →

Neighbours also buying

Categories several buyers in Eastern Cape awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.

  • Services: General · 8 buyers (including this one) e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Eastern Cape - Social Development and Special Programmes; Transnet SOC Ltd
  • Services: Professional · 6 buyers (including this one) e.g. Eastern Cape - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Public Works; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
  • Other service activities · 6 buyers (including this one) e.g. King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality; Eastern Cape - Human Settlements; Eastern Cape - AIDC Development Centre Eastern Cape SOC Ltd
  • Construction · 5 buyers (including this one) e.g. THE MVULA TRUST; Eastern Cape - Roads and Public Works; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
  • Supplies: General · 5 buyers (including this one) e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; Justice & Constitutional Development