Rand Water
National department / entity · 33 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2025Q2
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: 48% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (12 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Other service activities, Construction.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other service activities | R59k | R8m | 0.0× | 5 |
Method mix
- RFQ: 15 (45%)
- Open tender: 13 (39%)
- RFP: 4 (12%)
- Limited / direct: 1 (3%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
33 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 3% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.
Largest winners by award count: REFRESH NETWORKS (1), KHANGWE INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (1), MOTAGANE CHEM WORKS (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.
- South African Police Service
- Pick it up
- Matzikama Municipality
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality
- Airports Company of South Africa Limited
Categories at least two of these peers award that Rand Water hasn't published awards in: Supplies: Computer Equipment (2 peers), Construction of buildings (2 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.