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Umgeni Water

National department / entity · 43 published awards, 2022Q1 to 2026Q1

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: 86% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (11 categories)

Services: Professional · 14 awards (32.6%)Services: Professional14 awardsOther service activities · 6 awards (14.0%)Other service activities6 awardsServices: General · 5 awards (11.6%)Services: General5 awardsSupplies: General · 4 awards (9.3%)Supplies: General4 awardsOther professional, scientific and technical activities · 4 awards (9.3%)Other professional, scientific and te…4 awardsManufacture of chemicals and chemical products · 3 awards (7.0%)Manufacture of ch…3 awardsSupplies: Electrical Equipment · 2 awards (4.7%)Services: Civil · 2 awards (4.7%)Services: Civil2 awardsServices: Building · 1 awards (2.3%)Computer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (2.3%)Computer progr…1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (2.3%)Travel agency,…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Other service activities, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 2 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 2 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 4 awards2023Q4: 3 awards2024Q1: 3 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 13 awards2024Q4: 7 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 6 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 1 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: ProfessionalR1mR9m0.2×11
Other service activitiesR4mR8m0.5×6
Services: GeneralR6mR5m1.0×5

Method mix

  • RFQ: 35 (81%)
  • Open tender: 6 (14%)
  • RFP: 2 (5%)

Median advertised window: 11 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

41 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 5% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.

Largest winners by award count: PROMOLAB (2), UNITED SCIENTIFIC SA (2), INTATHAKUSA PROJECTS 11/07 (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 Umgeni Water hasn't published awards in: Construction (4 peers), Information and communication (4 peers), Food and beverage service activities (4 peers), Civil engineering (3 peers), Supplies: Medical (3 peers), Repair and installation of machinery and equipment (3 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (2 peers), Administrative and support activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.