Water and Sanitation

National department / entity · 168 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2026Q2

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: 89% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (30 categories)

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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction of buildings, Construction, Services: Electrical, Specialised construction activities, Repair and installation of machinery and equipment, Sewerage.

Awards per quarter

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.

Category	This buyer	National	Ratio	n
Construction of buildings	R5m	R37m	0.1×	42
Construction	R9m	R45m	0.2×	35
Supplies: General	R2m	R4m	0.4×	13
Services: Professional	R75m	R9m	8.7×	11
Services: Electrical	R21m	R15m	1.4×	6
Services: General	R2m	R5m	0.4×	6

Method mix

RFQ: 86 (51%)
Open tender: 70 (42%)
RFP: 7 (4%)
Other: 5 (3%)

Median advertised window: 17 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

136 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 3% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.01.

Largest winners by award count: PAKZITO HOLDINGS (5), GS COMMODITIES (4), WSP GROUP AFRICA (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 Water and Sanitation hasn't published awards in: Other service activities (3 peers), Rental and leasing activities (3 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (2 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Services: Civil (2 peers), Services to buildings and landscape activities (2 peers), Advertising and market research (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.