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KwaZulu-Natal · FY 2026 Year to Date

KwaZulu-Natal Department Spend Leaderboard

Government departments ranked by total procurement spend in KwaZulu-Natal government procurement (FY 2026 Year to Date). Ranked by verified contract award value from the National Treasury eTenders Portal.

Citation Summary

KwaZulu-Natal government departments and entities awarded R4.2B across 354 contracts (FY 2026 Year to Date).
Top 5 suppliers account for 89.9% of total KwaZulu-Natal procurement spend (FY 2026 Year to Date).

Key Insights

  • Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office) holds 58.5% of KwaZulu-Natal procurement spend (FY 2026 Year to Date).
  • R4.2B across 354 contracts in KwaZulu-Natal (FY 2026 Year to Date).
  • 43 department spend entities in KwaZulu-Natal (FY 2026 Year to Date).
  • 89.9% of total spend controlled by top 5 entities (FY 2026 Year to Date).

Market Intelligence

Top 1 vs Top 2 ratio
3.4x
Top 5 share vs long-tail
89.9% vs 10.1%
BBBEE-compliant awards
0.0% of spend
Active entities
196 in KwaZulu-Natal

Department Spend Rankings

RankDepartment NameTotal Awarded% of SpendContractsTop SupplierBBBEE Compliance
1Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office)R2.4B58.5%71UKUZA CONSULTING0% Compliant
2The Richards Bay Industrial Development ZoneR724M17.4%6EAST CHINA ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (INCORPORATED IN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)0% Compliant
3Public WorksR288M6.9%12RAPID BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS0% Compliant
4Kwazulu Natal - Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsR173M4.1%9RAPID BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS0% Compliant
5South African Revenue Service (SARS)R124M3.0%2KZN PENSION HOUSE0% Compliant
6Department of Rural Development & Land ReformR80M1.9%2SECOND GENERATION CONSULTING0% Compliant
7Coega Development CooperationR68M1.6%1ALWA AND ZENA PROJECTS0% Compliant
8South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)R38M0.9%12Aqua Transport and Plant Hire0% Compliant
9Dube TradeportR37M0.9%2DAWAILA GROUP0% Compliant
10Electoral Commission (IEC)R20M0.5%6(FABRICATED STEEL MANUFACTURING COMPANY)0% Compliant
11LabourR19M0.5%8SIYEJABULA TRADING0% Compliant
12Passenger Rail Agency of South AfricaR17M0.4%12CV SUMAYILI GENERAL SUPPLIERS0% Compliant
13Commission for Conciliation Mediation & ArbitrationR17M0.4%1Aqua Properties0% Compliant
14South African Social Security AgencyR16M0.4%1JOBECOLIN TRADING0% Compliant
15Kwa-Zulu Natal - Trade and Investment KwaZulu-NatalR15M0.4%3GLOBACON0% Compliant
16South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)R11M0.3%1AHMED MEMON FAMILY TRUST0% Compliant
17Kwazulu Natal - HealthR11M0.3%1SOARING CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS0% Compliant
18National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)R9.1M0.2%1NGELETANIS ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND PROJECTS0% Compliant
19Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa LimitedR8.7M0.2%1LMJ INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS0% Compliant
20Legal Aid South AfricaR8.0M0.2%2DAYWOOD0% Compliant
21Kwazulu Natal - Department of Agriculture and Rural DeveleopmentR7.7M0.2%5Mangosuthu University of Technology0% Compliant
22Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ AffairsR5.1M0.1%6NOTHA INVESTMENT0% Compliant
23Kwazulu Natal - Arts and CultureR5.0M0.1%1MAXODE TRADING AND PROJECTS0% Compliant
24National Health Laboratory ServiceR3.6M0.1%1ALWANDEE GENERAL TRADING0% Compliant
25Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)R3.2M0.1%3BOATWORLD0% Compliant
26South African National ParksR2.6M0.1%2RHULANI BUSINESS ENTERPRISE0% Compliant
27Medical Research Council of South AfricaR2.2M0.1%2OMNIFLEX0% Compliant
28Msunduzi MuseumR2.1M0.1%3LTA LUQA PROTECTION SERVICES0% Compliant
29Kwazulu Natal - TransportR2.1M0.1%6LUNGISA P CONSULTANCY0% Compliant
30Water and SanitationR2.0M0.0%7ALWANDEE GENERAL TRADING0% Compliant
31uThukela Water (Pty) LtdR1.9M0.0%2EC LARIDON SA0% Compliant
32Ingonyama Trust BoardR1.8M0.0%4PHSMA CONSULTANTS0% Compliant
33South African Revenue ServiceR1.5M0.0%5TOTAL SMART SOLUTIONS0% Compliant
34Human SettlementsR1.4M0.0%1ELAMATHEBZA TRADING0% Compliant
35uMngeni-uThukela WaterR929K0.0%1TRACEY NAIK0% Compliant
36Luthuli museumR869K0.0%1PROMILEZI0% Compliant
37Harry Gwala Development AgencyR850K0.0%2UNITED GLOBAL MARKET SOLUTIONS0% Compliant
38Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)R436K0.0%2TUSANI DEVELOPMENT0% Compliant
39Road Accident FundR413K0.0%2ENZESIHLE PROJECTS0% Compliant
40Kwa-Zulu Natal - Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal WildlifeR138K0.0%2SMAART PROTECTIVE WEAR0% Compliant
41Technology Innovation AgencyR82K0.0%5VIVID AIR0% Compliant
42South African National Accreditation SystemR16K0.0%1SA Board for People Practices0% Compliant
43Kwazulu Natal - Office of the PremierR10.0%1MMLG XPRESS LOGISTICS0% Compliant

BBBEE Distribution

FY 2026 Year to Date, KwaZulu-Natal

Non-compliant / Exempt
No BBBEE certification or exempted
R5.5B
100% — 354 contracts

Dataset Context

Dataset:
354 verified government procurement awards sourced from the South African National Treasury eTenders Portal.
Scope:
KwaZulu-Natal — 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:
12 Oct 2026, 08:04
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/kwazulu-natal/department-spend/2026-ytd

Original source: National Treasury eTenders Portal (etenders.gov.za)