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uThukela Water (Pty) Ltd

National department / entity · 6 published awards, 2025Q1 to 2025Q3

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: 100% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (5 categories)

Services: Electrical · 2 awards (33.3%)Services: Electrical2 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (16.7%)Information and communication1 awardsActivities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities. · 1 awards (16.7%)Activities auxiliary to financi…1 awardsManufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. · 1 awards (16.7%)Manufacture of machinery and e…1 awardsManufacture of furniture · 1 awards (16.7%)Manufacture of furniture1 awards
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Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 0 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 0 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 1 awards2025Q2: 3 awards2025Q3: 2 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • RFQ: 6 (100%)

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

Supplier concentration

5 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 33% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.22.

Largest winners by award count: SAMO ENG SWITCH GEARS (2), NAMBITI TECHNOLOGIES (1), BONAKUDE CONSULTING (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 uThukela Water (Pty) Ltd hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (3 peers), Construction (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.