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South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)

National department / entity · 153 published awards, 2021Q3 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: 26% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (16 categories)

Civil engineering · 66 awards (43.1%)Civil engineering66 awardsConstruction · 36 awards (23.5%)Construction36 awardsServices: Professional · 28 awards (18.3%)Services: Professional28 awardsServices: General · 5 awards (3.3%)Other service activities · 4 awards (2.6%)Services: Civil · 4 awards (2.6%)Services: Civi…4 awardsSpecialised construction activities · 1 awards (0.7%)Human health and social work activities · 1 awards (0.7%)Services: Electrical · 1 awards (0.7%)Services to buildings and landscape activities · 1 awards (0.7%)Other professional, scientific and technical activities · 1 awards (0.7%)Legal and accounting activities · 1 awards (0.7%)Supplies: Electrical Equipment · 1 awards (0.7%)Supplies: Stationery/Printing · 1 awards (0.7%)Office administrative, office support and other business support activities · 1 awards (0.7%)Administrative and support activities · 1 awards (0.7%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Civil engineering, Construction, Services: Civil.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 9 awards2021Q4: 37 awards2022Q1: 11 awards2022Q2: 1 awards2022Q3: 24 awards2022Q4: 30 awards2023Q1: 1 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 10 awards2024Q1: 6 awards2024Q2: 2 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 3 awards2025Q1: 5 awards2025Q2: 8 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 1 awards2026Q1: 1 awards2026Q2: 2 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
Civil engineeringR42mR47m0.9×18
ConstructionR262mR45m5.9×7

Method mix

  • Open tender: 90 (59%)
  • RFP: 57 (37%)
  • RFQ: 3 (2%)
  • Other: 2 (1%)
  • RFI: 1 (1%)

Median advertised window: 28 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

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

Largest winners by award count: VST CONSULTING ENGINEERS (7), TAU PELE CONSTRUCTION (6), LATHISO CONSULTING ENGINEERS (5).

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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 South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL) hasn't published awards in: Construction of buildings (2 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.