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National · FY 2026 Year to Date

National Department Spend Leaderboard

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

Citation Summary

National government departments and entities awarded R81B across 3 194 contracts (FY 2026 Year to Date).
Top 5 suppliers account for 76.9% of total National procurement spend (FY 2026 Year to Date).

Key Insights

  • Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority holds 26.4% of National procurement spend (FY 2026 Year to Date).
  • R81B across 3 194 contracts in National (FY 2026 Year to Date).
  • 50 department spend entities in National (FY 2026 Year to Date).
  • 76.9% of total spend controlled by top 5 entities (FY 2026 Year to Date).

Market Intelligence

Top 1 vs Top 2 ratio
1.2x
Top 5 share vs long-tail
76.9% vs 23.1%
BBBEE-compliant awards
0.0% of spend
Active entities
1 874 in National

Department Spend Rankings

RankDepartment NameTotal Awarded% of SpendContractsTop SupplierBBBEE Compliance
1Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training AuthorityR21B27.0%107THE BIOLOGICALS AND VACCINES INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA0% Compliant
2Justice & Constitutional DevelopmentR18B23.2%143Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
3National TreasuryR15B19.3%69Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
4South African Revenue ServiceR4.9B6.2%55Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
5Kwazulu Natal - Public Works (Head Office)R2.4B3.1%55UKUZA CONSULTING0% Compliant
6City of Cape TownR2.2B2.9%27CIVILS 20000% Compliant
7South African National Roads Agency Soc Limited (SANRAL)R2.1B2.7%47VEA ROAD MAINTENANCE AND CIVILS0% Compliant
8Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)R1.5B1.9%6Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
9South African National ParksR893M1.1%50VEA ROAD MAINTENANCE AND CIVILS0% Compliant
10Magalies WaterR868M1.1%9MURRAY AND DICKSON CONSTRUCTION0% Compliant
11National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)R841M1.1%27BECKMAN COULTER SOUTH AFRICA0% Compliant
12The Richards Bay Industrial Development ZoneR719M0.9%4EAST CHINA ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD (INCORPORATED IN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)0% Compliant
13TSHWANE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONER669M0.8%2UKUZA CONSULTING0% Compliant
14Tygerburg HospitalR518M0.7%10AFRICA X-RAY INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL0% Compliant
15Public WorksR476M0.6%42RAPID BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS0% Compliant
16Electoral Commission (IEC)R386M0.5%49PLUG N PLAY TECHNOLOGIES0% Compliant
17Independent Development TrustR325M0.4%2GVK-SIYA ZAMA BUILDING CONTRACTORS (CAPE)0% Compliant
18Limpopo - Public WorksR314M0.4%43PRO-SERVE CONSULTING0% Compliant
19South African TourismR293M0.4%4KwaZulu-Natal Tourism And Film Authority0% Compliant
20South African Weather Service (SAWS)R288M0.4%17Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
21Water and SanitationR262M0.3%41BELTA SERVICES0% Compliant
22Road Traffic Infringement AgencyR245M0.3%2Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
23Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)R236M0.3%132Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
24State Information Technology Agency (SITA)R226M0.3%4GIJIMA HOLDINGS0% Compliant
25Eastern Cape - Eastern Cape Development CorporationR222M0.3%10MPIYAKHE04 CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC SERVICES0% Compliant
26Limpopo - Limpopo Tourism AgencyR210M0.3%17KTN CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND PROJECT MANAGERS0% Compliant
27National Health Laboratory ServiceR206M0.3%3SIEMENS HEALTHCARE0% Compliant
28Trade & IndustryR204M0.3%8Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
29Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa LimitedR191M0.2%10Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
30LabourR187M0.2%20MC TEE HOLDINGS0% Compliant
31Services Sector Education and Training AuthorityR182M0.2%3AFRICAN GLOBAL SKILLS ACADEMY0% Compliant
32HealthR168M0.2%1THAW CONSTRUCTION0% Compliant
33InterfrontR159M0.2%2DATACENTRIX0% Compliant
34South African Social Security AgencyR152M0.2%34DEPHETHOGO TRADING0% Compliant
35Council for GeoscienceR143M0.2%14NEDBANK0% Compliant
36Trans-Caledon Tunnel AuthorityR141M0.2%15ZUTARI0% Compliant
37National Research FoundationR123M0.2%24AMAKHAZA MOIA0% Compliant
38Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (ERWAT)R115M0.1%4HEXAGON ELECTRICAL0% Compliant
39Western Cape - Community SafetyR104M0.1%9EDGE TO EDGE 12750% Compliant
40National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)R96M0.1%13FULLSTREAM BUSINESS SERVICES0% Compliant
41Agricultural Research CouncilR94M0.1%29TINSACO0% Compliant
42Free State - Free State Development CorporationR93M0.1%84REDER CONSTRUCTION0% Compliant
43South African Nuclear Energy Corporation LimitedR88M0.1%6M AND M TRAINING AND RIGGING0% Compliant
44Passenger Rail Agency of South AfricaR84M0.1%31MPHELA INK JV0% Compliant
45Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (Sasseta)R77M0.1%21SID ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING0% Compliant
46Coega Development CooperationR71M0.1%2SIG HANDLERS0% Compliant
47Amatola Water BoardR64M0.1%27Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
48Western Cape - HealthR63M0.1%93RD GENERATION TRADING0% Compliant
49International Relations & CooperationR62M0.1%2CHULUMANCO LILITHA0% Compliant
50South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)R55M0.1%4AGILUS SOLUTIONS0% Compliant

BBBEE Distribution

FY 2026 Year to Date, National

Non-compliant / Exempt
No BBBEE certification or exempted
R123B
100% — 3 194 contracts

Dataset Context

Dataset:
3 194 verified government procurement awards sourced from the South African National Treasury eTenders Portal.
Scope:
Nationalnational 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, 02:32
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/national/department-spend/2026-ytd

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