Who wins government contracts in South Africa

5 859 contract awards on public record, 2024 to 2026. Which suppliers won, what they were paid, and which departments and municipalities are actually spending.

Awards recorded

5 859

Total disclosed value

R 40 229 949 411

Buyers on record

461

Period covered

2024 to 2026

Awards by area

Contracts are placed by the province the work sits in. National departments and state-owned companies often publish without one.

National & unplaced

2 626 awards · R 22 309 183 483

Gauteng

691 awards · R 4 459 891 257

Western Cape

644 awards · R 3 928 623 163

Eastern Cape

601 awards · R 2 220 048 464

KwaZulu-Natal

550 awards · R 2 339 995 291

Limpopo

278 awards · R 1 765 224 671

Mpumalanga

128 awards · R 970 508 783

Northern Cape

127 awards · R 870 016 725

North West

125 awards · R 459 212 372

Free State

89 awards · R 907 245 202

Suppliers winning the most work

Firms with the most awards on record. A buyer whose contracts keep going to the same name is one where an incumbent is hard to displace.

BIDVEST OFFICE20 contracts · R 8 928 406PRIME AFRICAN SECURITY17 contracts · R 198 834 379SAB AND T CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS17 contracts · R 14 164 074KFC PIPES AND FITTINGS12 contracts · R 2 923 115BRAND GUARD11 contracts · R 2 182 629DATACENTRIX10 contracts · R 123 776 661ILIFA AFRICA ENGINEERS9 contracts · R 23 552 996BIDVEST SERVICES9 contracts · R 1 466 131INGEROP SOUTH AFRICA9 contracts · R 136 197 970TOURVEST HOLDINGS9 contracts · R 6 278 700VOX TELECOMMUNICATIONS8 contracts · R 27 363 450MAMARI HOLDINGS8 contracts · R 4 044 493

Buyers awarding the most contracts

The departments, municipalities and state-owned companies putting the most work out.

Justice & Constitutional Development249ESKOM196South African Revenue Service189Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa183Transnet SOC Ltd171South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)127THE MVULA TRUST119Public Works115South African Local Government Association109Cape Winelands District Municipality103Ingquza Hill Local Municipality101Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)100

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