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Transport

National department / entity · 31 published awards, 2021Q1 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 (5 categories)

Services: Professional · 20 awards (64.5%)Services: Professional20 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 6 awards (19.4%)Activities of head offices; management consu…6 awardsServices: General · 2 awards (6.5%)Services: General2 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 2 awards (6.5%)Services: Functional (Including Cle…2 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 1 awards (3.2%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 1 awards2021Q2: 1 awards2021Q3: 1 awards2021Q4: 1 awards2022Q1: 1 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 5 awards2022Q4: 2 awards2023Q1: 4 awards2023Q2: 3 awards2023Q3: 4 awards2023Q4: 4 awards2024Q1: 1 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 0 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 1 awards2025Q2: 1 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 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: ProfessionalR2mR9m0.2×14

Method mix

  • RFP: 15 (48%)
  • Open tender: 12 (39%)
  • RFQ: 4 (13%)

Median advertised window: 23 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

28 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 6% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.04.

Largest winners by award count: Botsengkwala Hygiene Services (2), MUSHOMA SECURITY SERVICES AND PROJECTS (2), INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS (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 Transport hasn't published awards in: Supplies: Computer Equipment (3 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers), Legal and accounting activities (2 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (2 peers), Financial and insurance activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.