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National · FY 2025/26

National SOE Procurement Leaderboard

State-owned enterprise tender awards and spending patterns in National government procurement (FY 2025/26). Ranked by verified contract award value from the National Treasury eTenders Portal.

Citation Summary

National government departments and entities awarded R94B across 15 809 contracts (FY 2025/26).
Top 5 suppliers account for 97.2% of total National procurement spend (FY 2025/26).

Key Insights

  • ESKOM holds 43.5% of National procurement spend (FY 2025/26).
  • R94B across 15 809 contracts in National (FY 2025/26).
  • 11 soe procurement entities in National (FY 2025/26).
  • 97.2% of total spend controlled by top 5 entities (FY 2025/26).

Market Intelligence

Top 1 vs Top 2 ratio
1.0x
Top 5 share vs long-tail
97.2% vs 2.8%
BBBEE-compliant awards
0.0% of spend
Active entities
1 049 in National

SOE Procurement Rankings

RankState-Owned EnterpriseTotal Awarded% of SpendContractsTop SupplierBBBEE Compliance
1ESKOMR41B43.5%789Unknown Supplier0% Compliant
2Transnet SOC LtdR40B42.7%396PLASSER SOUTH AFRICA0% Compliant
3Rand WaterR6.1B6.5%24MPFUMELELO SML JV0% Compliant
4Transnet National Ports AuthorityR2.5B2.7%81NOMGWENYA SECURITY AND TRADING0% Compliant
5Sentech LimitedR1.8B1.9%35AFROCENTRIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY0% Compliant
6Airports Company of South AfricaR1.2B1.3%20COCOPAN0% Compliant
7Airports Company of South Africa LimitedR697M0.7%8DMB SOLUTIONS JOINT VENTURE0% Compliant
8Broadband Infraco SOCR442M0.5%12DATACENTRIX0% Compliant
9DENEL (Pty) LtdR116M0.1%7WEG SOUTH AFRICA0% Compliant
10Eskom National Transmission Company of South AfricaR73M0.1%8LONDACORP TRADING0% Compliant
11Umgeni WaterR71M0.1%13MDUKWASE TRADING0% Compliant

BBBEE Distribution

FY 2025/26, National

Non-compliant / Exempt
No BBBEE certification or exempted
R1262B
100% — 15 809 contracts

Dataset Context

Dataset:
15 809 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 2025/26
Last updated:
28 Aug 2026, 02:29
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/soe-procurement/2025-26

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