National Sector Spend Leaderboard

Industry sectors ranked by total awarded contract value in National government procurement (Q1 2026). Ranked by verified contract award value from the National Treasury eTenders Portal.

Citation Summary

National government departments and entities awarded R198B across 3 014 contracts (Q1 2026).

Top 5 suppliers account for 67.2% of total National procurement spend (Q1 2026).

Key Insights

Financial and insurance activities holds 19.0% of National procurement spend (Q1 2026).
R198B across 3 014 contracts in National (Q1 2026).
50 sector spend entities in National (Q1 2026).
67.2% of total spend controlled by top 5 entities (Q1 2026).

Market Intelligence

Top 1 vs Top 2 ratio

1.3x

Top 5 share vs long-tail

67.2% vs 32.8%

BBBEE-compliant awards

0.0% of spend

Active entities

2 295 in National

Sector Spend Rankings

Rank	Sector/Category	Total Awarded	Contracts	Avg Contract Size	Top Province	Top Supplier
1	Financial and insurance activities	R37B	2	R19B	Western Cape	NEDBANK
2	Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services)	R28B	48	R585M	Limpopo	VELA-TECH SECURITY SERVICES
3	Uncategorized	R27B	2 315	R12M	Western Cape	AFRICAN MARINE SOLUTIONS GROUP
4	Services: Professional	R23B	119	R196M	Limpopo	PRO-SERVE CONSULTING
5	Construction	R17B	35	R487M	Western Cape	R G JACK AND SON
6	Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery	R13B	4	R3.3B	Gauteng	DITLOU SUPPLIERS AND SERVICES
7	Information and communication	R7.5B	25	R299M	Gauteng	Unknown Supplier
8	Security and investigation activities	R7.2B	15	R479M	Eastern Cape	EASTERN GUARD SECURITY
9	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning	R6.3B	9	R699M	KwaZulu-Natal	Unknown Supplier
10	Scientific research and development	R5.2B	13	R398M	Gauteng	Unknown Supplier
11	Other service activities	R4.9B	25	R195M	Gauteng	BUSINESS CONNEXION
12	Services: General	R4.6B	59	R78M	Eastern Cape	TIMOCRAFT
13	Supplies: Computer Equipment	R2.0B	7	R281M	Gauteng	PLUG N PLAY TECHNOLOGIES
14	Services: Electrical	R1.9B	15	R124M	Gauteng	KUKHANYA ENERGY SERVICES
15	Specialised construction activities	R1.6B	4	R400M	National	TOSAS
16	Professional, scientific and technical activities	R1.4B	12	R116M	Limpopo	S M L PROJECTS
17	Services to buildings and landscape activities	R1.2B	2	R599M	Eastern Cape	BIZA IAFRICA CONSULTANTS
18	Computer programming, consultancy and related activities	R886M	5	R177M	Gauteng	SOLUGROWTH
19	Services: Building	R876M	4	R219M	Western Cape	SA Fire Watch (Pty) Ltd
20	Supplies: General	R751M	40	R19M	Gauteng	SKY TENTS
21	Accommodation	R625M	9	R69M	Gauteng	HEMIPAC INVESTMENTS
22	Construction of buildings	R559M	11	R51M	Gauteng	NDC GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
23	Other professional, scientific and technical activities	R520M	10	R52M	North West	Unknown Supplier
24	Printing and reproduction of recorded media	R386M	3	R129M	Gauteng	SHERENO PRINTERS
25	Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.	R384M	5	R77M	KwaZulu-Natal	EAGLE LIFTING EQUIPMENT
26	Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis	R364M	3	R121M	National	INGECID SOUTH AFRICA
27	Information service activities	R347M	6	R58M	Gauteng	ICON INFORMATION SYSTEMS
28	Manufacturing	R290M	2	R145M	Gauteng	CONTAINER CONVERSIONS
29	Rental and leasing activities	R277M	9	R31M	National	MAMARI HOLDINGS
30	Supplies: Medical	R258M	1	R258M	Gauteng	LABOTEC
31	construction	R180M	7	R26M	Eastern Cape	FUNDISANI CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS
32	Mining support service activities	R145M	2	R72M	Gauteng	Unknown Supplier
33	professional-services	R140M	35	R4.0M	Gauteng	INTERDOT SOLUTIONS
34	Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities	R134M	8	R17M	Gauteng	ATLANTIS CORPORATE TRAVEL
35	Education	R111M	16	R7.0M	Gauteng	FACHS BUSINESS CONSULTING AND TRAINING
36	Telecommunications	R111M	7	R16M	Gauteng	FIRST TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL
37	telecommunications	R93M	34	R2.7M	Gauteng	ACORN TECHNOLOGY
38	Advertising and market research	R75M	7	R11M	Gauteng	BUSI NTULI COMMUNICATIONS
39	Manufacture of furniture	R69M	3	R23M	National	ICON BUSINESS FURNITURES
40	Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	R61M	5	R12M	Gauteng	INDAWO SYSTEMS
41	Civil engineering	R51M	3	R17M	North West	Unknown Supplier
42	Supplies: Electrical Equipment	R50M	7	R7.2M	National	KUDON ENGINEERING SERVICES
43	Sewerage	R48M	1	R48M	KwaZulu-Natal	OKASOTHONDOSE PROJECTS
44	Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	R45M	1	R45M	National	AGRIMARK OPERATIONS
45	Publishing activities	R30M	2	R15M	National	SUIDERPERS
46	Travel And Tourism	R21M	1	R21M	Gauteng	JR 209 INVESTMENTS
47	Food and beverage service activities	R19M	4	R4.9M	Western Cape	GWINYA TECHNOLOGIES
48	Agricultural Products and Services	R15M	1	R15M	Gauteng	MAMAPO TECH AND MEDIA SOLUTIONS
49	Manufacture of electrical equipment	R11M	2	R5.5M	KwaZulu-Natal	ACTOM
50	energy	R9.8M	3	R3.3M	Western Cape	AMPCOR KHANYISA

BBBEE Distribution

Q1 2026, National

Non-compliant / Exempt

No BBBEE certification or exempted

R198B

100% — 3 014 contracts

Dataset Context

Dataset:: 3 014 verified government procurement awards sourced from the South African National Treasury eTenders Portal.
Scope:: National — national departments, provincial departments, municipalities, state-owned entities
Exclusions:: Private sector procurement. Emergency procurement below R100,000. Classified contracts.
Period:: Q1 2026
Last updated:: 28 Aug 2026, 03:17
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/sector-spend/q1-2026

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

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