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Ugu Disctrict Munucipality

National department / entity · 10 published awards, 2022Q3 to 2023Q4

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: 80% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (5 categories)

Other service activities · 6 awards (60.0%)Other service activities6 awardsRemediation activities and other waste management services · 1 awards (10.0%)Remediation activities a…1 awardsOther personal service activities · 1 awards (10.0%)Other personal service a…1 awardsConstruction · 1 awards (10.0%)Construction1 awardsAccommodation · 1 awards (10.0%)Accommodation1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Other service activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 7 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 1 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 1 awards2024Q1: 0 awards2024Q2: 0 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
Other service activitiesR170mR8m21.3×5

Method mix

  • Open tender: 10 (100%)

Median advertised window: 25 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

10 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 10% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.10.

Largest winners by award count: KUFANIKIWA TRADING (1), INYAMEKO TRADING 602 (1), PHANDU COMMUNICATIONS (1).

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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 Ugu Disctrict Munucipality hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (4 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (4 peers), Services: General (3 peers), Supplies: General (3 peers), Information and communication (3 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (3 peers), Advertising and market research (3 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.