Free State · FY 2025/26
Free State Department Spend Leaderboard
Government departments ranked by total procurement spend in Free State government procurement (FY 2025/26). Ranked by verified contract award value from the National Treasury eTenders Portal.
Citation Summary
Free State government departments and entities awarded R1.2B across 460 contracts (FY 2025/26).
Top 5 suppliers account for 85.8% of total Free State procurement spend (FY 2025/26).
Key Insights
- Free State - Police, Roads and Transport holds 31.9% of Free State procurement spend (FY 2025/26).
- R1.2B across 460 contracts in Free State (FY 2025/26).
- 31 department spend entities in Free State (FY 2025/26).
- 85.8% of total spend controlled by top 5 entities (FY 2025/26).
Market Intelligence
Top 1 vs Top 2 ratio
1.9x
Top 5 share vs long-tail
85.8% vs 14.2%
BBBEE-compliant awards
0.0% of spend
Active entities
224 in Free State
Department Spend Rankings
| Rank | Department Name | Total Awarded | % of Spend | Contracts | Top Supplier | BBBEE Compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free State - Police, Roads and Transport | R371M | 31.9% | 9 | COPA DEL REY TRADING | 0% Compliant |
| 2 | Development Bank of Southern Africa | R199M | 17.1% | 1 | MBALI INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS | 0% Compliant |
| 3 | Free State - Education | R180M | 15.5% | 8 | JENN TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY | 0% Compliant |
| 4 | Free State - Health | R143M | 12.3% | 22 | PHILIPS SOUTH AFRICA COMMERCIAL | 0% Compliant |
| 5 | South African Social Security Agency | R104M | 8.9% | 26 | XILOTA PROJECTS | 0% Compliant |
| 6 | Free State - Agriculture and Rural Development | R24M | 2.1% | 4 | LEGEGERU INDUSTRIES | 0% Compliant |
| 7 | Housing Development Agency | R23M | 2.0% | 2 | REM MAMS CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS | 0% Compliant |
| 8 | Electoral Commission (IEC) | R19M | 1.7% | 4 | K2022474291 (SOUTH AFRICA) | 0% Compliant |
| 9 | Free State - Fleet Management | R16M | 1.4% | 1 | TANOSA GROUP | 0% Compliant |
| 10 | Public Works | R14M | 1.2% | 6 | 35 PHINDZANI TRADING | 0% Compliant |
| 11 | Coega Development Cooperation | R13M | 1.1% | 1 | ISIBUKISO TRADING | 0% Compliant |
| 12 | Statistics South Africa | R12M | 1.1% | 1 | KUNENE SECURITY SERVICES | 0% Compliant |
| 13 | South African National Parks | R11M | 1.0% | 2 | SIYEJABULA TRADING | 0% Compliant |
| 14 | National Health Laboratory Service | R7.7M | 0.7% | 1 | EUROIMMUN MEDICAL LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS SOUTH AFRICA | 0% Compliant |
| 15 | Free State - Social Development | R6.5M | 0.6% | 2 | (DIKGOJA TRADING) | 0% Compliant |
| 16 | Defence | R4.5M | 0.4% | 1 | ESCARCHA INDUSTRIES | 0% Compliant |
| 17 | South African Revenue Service | R3.0M | 0.3% | 8 | THAVUYO CONSTRUCTION | 0% Compliant |
| 18 | National Museum Bloemfontein | R2.8M | 0.2% | 1 | BOLLE TECHNOLOGIES | 0% Compliant |
| 19 | State Information Technology Agency | R1.7M | 0.1% | 10 | IDI TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS | 0% Compliant |
| 20 | Agricultural Research Council | R1.5M | 0.1% | 1 | PERKINELMER SOUTH AFRICA | 0% Compliant |
| 21 | Water and Sanitation | R1.3M | 0.1% | 1 | KHUMZI INVESTMENTS | 0% Compliant |
| 22 | Mineral Resources | R992K | 0.1% | 1 | MAREDI558 PROPERTIES AND SECURITY | 0% Compliant |
| 23 | Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development | R843K | 0.1% | 2 | Boikarabelo Sourcing and Trading | 0% Compliant |
| 24 | South African Local Government Association | R165K | 0.0% | 1 | SABATI CONSTRUCTION | 0% Compliant |
| 25 | Road Accident Fund | R125K | 0.0% | 2 | MVK CATERING AND CLEANING SERVICES | 0% Compliant |
| 26 | South African Post Office Limited | R74K | 0.0% | 2 | RONDO GROUP | 0% Compliant |
| 27 | South African Civil Aviation Authority | R55K | 0.0% | 1 | UNATHIZONKE TRADING | 0% Compliant |
| 28 | Free State - Human Settlement | R89 | 0.0% | 89 | AZAR HAVENGA | 0% Compliant |
| 29 | Free State - Corporate Governance Traditional Affairs | R12 | 0.0% | 12 | PATRICIA N SOLUTIONS | 0% Compliant |
| 30 | Free State - Provincial Treasury | R5 | 0.0% | 5 | PEYPER FORENSICS | 0% Compliant |
| 31 | Free State - Free State Development Corporation | R2 | 0.0% | 2 | TIPP ACADEMY | 0% Compliant |
BBBEE Distribution
FY 2025/26, Free State
Non-compliant / Exempt
No BBBEE certification or exempted
R18B
100% — 460 contracts
Dataset Context
- Dataset:
- 460 verified government procurement awards sourced from the South African National Treasury eTenders Portal.
- Scope:
- Free State — national departments, provincial departments, municipalities, state-owned entities
- Exclusions:
- Private sector procurement. Emergency procurement below R100,000. Classified contracts.
- Period:
- FY 2025/26
- Last updated:
- 28 May 2026, 04:09
- Source:
- National Treasury eTenders Portal (etenders.gov.za)
Export & Attribution
Data source: Tenders-SA.org | South African Government Procurement Intelligence
URL: https://www.tenders-sa.org/leaderboard/free-state/department-spend/2025-26
Original source: National Treasury eTenders Portal (etenders.gov.za)