Western Cape - Health
Provincial department · Western Cape · 50 published awards, 2023Q2 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: 94% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (13 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Supplies: Medical, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery, Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear, Food and beverage service activities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplies: Medical | R136m | R87m | 1.6× | 14 |
| Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) | R285m | R23m | 12.5× | 11 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 47 (94%)
- Other: 3 (6%)
Median advertised window: 28 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
45 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 6% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.
Largest winners by award count: VOGUE EXCHANGE (3), SAFE AND CLEAN SERVICES (3), FEEDEM GROUP (2).
Names restate the published award record; nothing analytic is attached to any name, and concentration is a market-structure observation, not an accusation: small buyers and specialist categories concentrate naturally. Right of reply →
Buyers with similar baskets
Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.
- National Health Laboratory Service
- Kwazulu Natal - Health
- National Treasury
- Gauteng - Health
- Airports Company of South Africa Limited
Categories at least two of these peers award that Western Cape - Health hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers), Supplies: General (3 peers), Construction (2 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Construction of buildings (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Administrative and support activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.
Neighbours also buying
Categories several buyers in Western Cape awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.
- Services: Professional · 17 buyers (including this one) e.g. Overstrand Municipality; Stellenbosch Municipality; Road Accident Fund
- Supplies: General · 13 buyers e.g. Cape Winelands District Municipality; National Research Foundation; Swellendam Municipality
- Construction · 11 buyers e.g. Stellenbosch Municipality; Swellendam Municipality; Laingsburg Municipality
- Services: General · 10 buyers e.g. Cape Winelands District Municipality; Swellendam Municipality; Garden Route District Local Municipality
- Other service activities · 10 buyers e.g. George Municipality; Swellendam Municipality; Overstrand Municipality