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Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality

Municipality / municipal entity · KwaZulu-Natal · 48 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2024Q2

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: 88% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography hand-checked.

What it buys (17 categories)

Construction · 24 awards (50.0%)Construction24 awardsServices: Electrical · 5 awards (10.4%)Services: Electrical5 awardsServices: Professional · 2 awards (4.2%)Repair and installation of machinery and equipment · 2 awards (4.2%)Other service activities · 2 awards (4.2%)Rental and leasing activities · 2 awards (4.2%)Rental and leasing…2 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (2.1%)Services: General1 awardsInsurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security · 1 awards (2.1%)Insurance, reinsur…1 awardsManufacture of rubber and plastics products · 1 awards (2.1%)Manufacture of…1 awardsManufacture of furniture · 1 awards (2.1%)Manufacture of…1 awardsSupplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 1 awards (2.1%)Supplies: Clot…1 awardsSupplies: General · 1 awards (2.1%)Legal and accounting activities · 1 awards (2.1%)Security and investigation activities · 1 awards (2.1%)Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (2.1%)Services: Function…1 awardsSupplies: Stationery/Printing · 1 awards (2.1%)Supplies: Statione…1 awardsConstruction of buildings · 1 awards (2.1%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction, Services: Electrical.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 1 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 2 awards2022Q1: 2 awards2022Q2: 2 awards2022Q3: 1 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 2 awards2023Q2: 14 awards2023Q3: 7 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 3 awards2024Q2: 14 awards2024Q3: 0 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 0 awards2025Q2: 0 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
ConstructionR6mR45m0.1×24
Services: ElectricalR3mR15m0.2×5

Method mix

  • Open tender: 40 (83%)
  • RFP: 7 (15%)
  • Limited / direct: 1 (2%)

Median advertised window: 31 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

36 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 8% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.04.

Largest winners by award count: MAKOLONI PROJECTS (4), BLACK MOON INVESTMENTS 76 (3), R BUSISIWE (3).

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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 Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality hasn't published awards in: Supplies: Electrical Equipment (5 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (4 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers), Telecommunications (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Neighbours also buying

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

  • Services: Professional · 9 buyers (including this one) e.g. Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs; Public Works; Dube Tradeport
  • Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 9 buyers (including this one) e.g. Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs; Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office); Kwa-Zulu Natal - Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife
  • Services: General · 8 buyers (including this one) e.g. South African Revenue Service; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; South African Civil Aviation Authority
  • Supplies: General · 6 buyers (including this one) e.g. Umzimkhulu Local Municipality; Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office); Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs
  • Construction · 5 buyers (including this one) e.g. Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office); Kwazulu Natal - Transport; Transnet SOC Ltd