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South African Local Government Association

National department / entity · 481 published awards, 2022Q1 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: 73% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (38 categories)

Services: General · 102 awards (21.2%)Services: General102 awardsLegal and accounting activities · 68 awards (14.1%)Legal and accounting activities68 awardsServices: Professional · 43 awards (8.9%)Services: Professional43 awardsOther service activities · 30 awards (6.2%)Other service activities30 awardsSupplies: General · 29 awards (6.0%)Supplies: General29 awardsPublishing activities · 19 awards (4.0%)Publishing act…19 awardsRental and leasing activities · 19 awards (4.0%)Rental and lea…19 awardsAdvertising and market research · 18 awards (3.7%)Advertising a…18 awardsPrinting and reproduction of recorded media · 15 awards (3.1%)Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 14 awards (2.9%)Supplies: Clothing…14 awardsSupplies: Stationery/Printing · 12 awards (2.5%)Supplies: Statione…12 awardsOther professional, scientific and technical activities · 11 awards (2.3%)Other professional…11 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 10 awards (2.1%)Activities of head…10 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 10 awards (2.1%)Food and beverage service activities · 9 awards (1.9%)Office administrative, office support and other business support activities · 8 awards (1.7%)Supplies: Computer Equipment · 7 awards (1.5%)Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 6 awards (1.2%)Other personal service activities · 6 awards (1.2%)Professional, scientific and technical activities · 5 awards (1.0%)Education · 4 awards (0.8%)Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities · 4 awards (0.8%)Security and investigation activities · 4 awards (0.8%)Manufacture of textiles · 4 awards (0.8%)Information and communication · 3 awards (0.6%)Employment activities · 3 awards (0.6%)Arts, entertainment and recreation · 3 awards (0.6%)Services: Building · 2 awards (0.4%)Accommodation · 2 awards (0.4%)Repair and installation of machinery and equipment · 2 awards (0.4%)Manufacture of furniture · 2 awards (0.4%)Transportation and storage · 1 awards (0.2%)Water collection, treatment and supply · 1 awards (0.2%)Residential care activities · 1 awards (0.2%)Construction · 1 awards (0.2%)Telecommunications · 1 awards (0.2%)Manufacture of paper and paper products · 1 awards (0.2%)Creative, arts and entertainment activities · 1 awards (0.2%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: General, Legal and accounting activities, Publishing activities, Rental and leasing activities, Advertising and market research, Printing and reproduction of recorded media.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 4 awards2022Q2: 12 awards2022Q3: 32 awards2022Q4: 38 awards2023Q1: 28 awards2023Q2: 23 awards2023Q3: 27 awards2023Q4: 21 awards2024Q1: 38 awards2024Q2: 33 awards2024Q3: 40 awards2024Q4: 46 awards2025Q1: 26 awards2025Q2: 20 awards2025Q3: 37 awards2025Q4: 35 awards2026Q1: 11 awards2026Q2: 10 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: GeneralR944kR5m0.2×76
Legal and accounting activitiesR550kR2m0.3×57
Services: ProfessionalR7mR9m0.9×34
Supplies: GeneralR3mR4m0.7×24
Other service activitiesR8mR8m1.0×23
Rental and leasing activitiesR229kR25m0.0×14
Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/FootwearR365kR2m0.2×14
Administrative and support activitiesR13mR3m4.0×10

Method mix

  • RFQ: 357 (74%)
  • RFP: 82 (17%)
  • Open tender: 21 (4%)
  • Other: 19 (4%)
  • RFI: 2 (0%)

Median advertised window: 6 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

290 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 6% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.01.

Largest winners by award count: LAWTONS (30), BRANDSWELL (18), ENTERPRISES UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA (10).

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 →

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