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ARMSCOR

National department / entity · 40 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2025Q3

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: 35% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (20 categories)

Services: General · 5 awards (12.5%)Services: General5 awardsSupplies: General · 5 awards (12.5%)Supplies: General5 awardsInformation and communication · 3 awards (7.5%)Information and communication3 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 3 awards (7.5%)Administrative and support …3 awardsConstruction of buildings · 3 awards (7.5%)Construction of buildings3 awardsInformation service activities · 3 awards (7.5%)Information service activit…3 awardsServices: Building · 3 awards (7.5%)Services: Building3 awardsSupplies: Electrical Equipment · 2 awards (5.0%)Supplies: Elect…2 awardsServices: Professional · 2 awards (5.0%)Services: Profe…2 awardsSupplies: Medical · 1 awards (2.5%)Supplies: Medical1 awardsOther manufacturing · 1 awards (2.5%)Other manufacturing1 awardsManufacture of electrical equipment · 1 awards (2.5%)Manufacture of elect…1 awardsSpecialised construction activities · 1 awards (2.5%)Specialised construc…1 awardsConstruction · 1 awards (2.5%)Human health activities · 1 awards (2.5%)Disposals: General · 1 awards (2.5%)Supplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (2.5%)Supplies: Compute…1 awardsCivil engineering · 1 awards (2.5%)Civil engineering1 awardsServices: Electrical · 1 awards (2.5%)Security and investigation activities · 1 awards (2.5%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Supplies: General, Information and communication, Administrative and support activities, Construction of buildings, Information service activities, Services: Building.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 3 awards2021Q4: 5 awards2022Q1: 2 awards2022Q2: 7 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 2 awards2023Q1: 2 awards2023Q2: 2 awards2023Q3: 4 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 1 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 3 awards2024Q4: 4 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 1 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 36 (90%)
  • RFP: 4 (10%)

Median advertised window: 22 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

37 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 5% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.

Largest winners by award count: ILT GROUP (2), GREENRO SOLUTIONS (2), ATI AFRICA CONSULTING ENGINEERS (2).

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Buyers with similar baskets

Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.

Categories at least two of these peers award that ARMSCOR hasn't published awards in: Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (4 peers), Other service activities (3 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (3 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (3 peers), Telecommunications (3 peers), Supplies: Stationery/Printing (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers), Accommodation (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.