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Amazwi - South African Museum of Literature

National department / entity · 14 published awards, 2022Q4 to 2026Q1

Based on tenders published to the National Treasury eTenders portal. Municipalities and SOEs are not obliged to publish here: absence of data is not absence of procurement. Coverage for this buyer: 71% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (7 categories)

Services: Professional · 4 awards (28.6%)Services: Professional4 awardsProfessional, scientific and technical activities · 3 awards (21.4%)Professional, scientific and technical activities3 awardsConstruction of buildings · 2 awards (14.3%)Construction of buildings2 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 2 awards (14.3%)Administrative and support act…2 awardsFinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (7.1%)Financial service activities, except insu…1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (7.1%)Services: General1 awardsConstruction · 1 awards (7.1%)Construction1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Professional, scientific and technical activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 1 awards2023Q1: 5 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 3 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 0 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 0 awards2024Q4: 1 awards2025Q1: 3 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 1 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • RFQ: 10 (71%)
  • Open tender: 2 (14%)
  • RFP: 2 (14%)

Median advertised window: 7 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

14 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 7% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.07.

Largest winners by award count: PKF (VGA) ADVISORY SERVICES (1), Leon Van Der Walt (1), KINEX POWER PROJECTS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED (1).

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Categories at least two of these peers award that Amazwi - South African Museum of Literature hasn't published awards in: Supplies: General (2 peers), Rental and leasing activities (2 peers), Security and investigation activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.