Free State · FY 2026 Year to Date
Free State SOE Procurement Leaderboard
State-owned enterprise tender awards and spending patterns in Free State government procurement (FY 2026 Year to Date). Ranked by verified contract award value from the National Treasury eTenders Portal.
Citation Summary
Free State government departments and entities awarded R135M across 110 contracts (FY 2026 Year to Date).
Top 5 suppliers account for 100% of total Free State procurement spend (FY 2026 Year to Date).
Key Insights
- ESKOM holds 88.3% of Free State procurement spend (FY 2026 Year to Date).
- R135M across 110 contracts in Free State (FY 2026 Year to Date).
- 2 soe procurement entities in Free State (FY 2026 Year to Date).
- 100% of total spend controlled by top 5 entities (FY 2026 Year to Date).
Market Intelligence
Top 1 vs Top 2 ratio
7.5x
Top 5 share vs long-tail
100% vs 0.0%
BBBEE-compliant awards
0.0% of spend
Active entities
9 in Free State
SOE Procurement Rankings
| Rank | State-Owned Enterprise | Total Awarded | % of Spend | Contracts | Top Supplier | BBBEE Compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESKOM | R119M | 88.3% | 8 | KIRA TRADING ENTERPRISES | 0% Compliant |
| 2 | Transnet SOC Ltd | R16M | 11.7% | 1 | LUHLAZA FOUNDRIES AND ENGINEERING | 0% Compliant |
BBBEE Distribution
FY 2026 Year to Date, Free State
Non-compliant / Exempt
No BBBEE certification or exempted
R1.0B
100% — 110 contracts
Dataset Context
- Dataset:
- 110 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 2026 Year to Date
- Last updated:
- 28 Aug 2026, 03:14
- 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/soe-procurement/2026-ytd
Original source: National Treasury eTenders Portal (etenders.gov.za)