Research and intelligence

Procurement insights

Explore the patterns behind the public records: active buyers, recurring suppliers and category demand.

These rankings are calculated from the records currently indexed by SAPIP. They describe the imported data, not the full universe of South African procurement.

Buyer activity

Most active buyers

  1. ESKOM2,691 tenders
  2. Transnet SOC Ltd832 tenders
  3. Johannesburg Water777 tenders
  4. Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa691 tenders
  5. Agricultural Research Council656 tenders
  6. Public Works653 tenders
  7. City of Cape Town419 tenders
  8. Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality375 tenders
  9. Water and Sanitation351 tenders
  10. Rand Water321 tenders

Supplier activity

Suppliers with the most awards

  1. SINOHYDRO REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN SOUTH AFRICA INCORPORATED IN (CHINA)1 award
  2. (WBHO CONSTRUCTION)1 award
  3. BOTONG CIVILS1 award
  4. MKHULU ELECTRO DISTRIBUTION PROJECTS1 award
  5. ACCESS MEDICAL1 award
  6. ENDOMED MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SUPPLIES1 award
  7. POWER LINE AFRICA1 award
  8. MOENADIA ROCHAN MOOSA1 award
  9. MAANO CHEMICALS1 award
  10. (2 MC CONSULTING ENGINEERS)1 award

Ranked by number of disclosed awards. Values remain available on supplier and award records.

Category demand

Most represented categories

  1. Services13,452 tenders
  2. Goods5,133 tenders
  3. Works4,247 tenders
  4. Services: Professional270 tenders
  5. Services: General191 tenders
  6. Construction179 tenders
  7. Other service activities164 tenders
  8. Supplies: General139 tenders
  9. Administrative and support activities52 tenders
  10. Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services)52 tenders

Geographic activity

Provincial tender activity

  1. Gauteng2,447 tenders
  2. Western Cape1,763 tenders
  3. KwaZulu-Natal1,444 tenders
  4. Eastern Cape1,171 tenders
  5. Limpopo683 tenders
  6. Mpumalanga642 tenders
  7. Free State522 tenders
  8. North West372 tenders
  9. Northern Cape325 tenders

Based on tender provinces supplied in the OCP National Treasury data mirror.