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Banking Sector Education and Training Authority

National department / entity · 55 published awards, 2021Q2 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: 44% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (18 categories)

Services: Professional · 19 awards (34.5%)Services: Professional19 awardsInformation and communication · 10 awards (18.2%)Information and communication10 awardsOffice administrative, office support and other business support activities · 5 awards (9.1%)Office administrative, o…5 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 4 awards (7.3%)Services: Functiona…4 awardsServices: General · 3 awards (5.5%)Services: Gene…3 awardsEducation · 2 awards (3.6%)Education2 awardsPostal and courier activities · 1 awards (1.8%)Postal and couri…1 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 1 awards (1.8%)Security and inv…1 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (1.8%)Supplies: Comput…1 awardsInsurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security · 1 awards (1.8%)Insurance, reins…1 awardsPrinting and reproduction of recorded media · 1 awards (1.8%)Printing and rep…1 awardsRepair and installation of machinery and equipment · 1 awards (1.8%)Repair and insta…1 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 1 awards (1.8%)Other service activities · 1 awards (1.8%)Manufacture of furniture · 1 awards (1.8%)Professional, scientific and technical activities · 1 awards (1.8%)Professional, sc…1 awardsOther professional, scientific and technical activities · 1 awards (1.8%)Other profession…1 awardsLegal and accounting activities · 1 awards (1.8%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Information and communication, Office administrative, office support and other business support activities, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services).

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 6 awards2021Q3: 3 awards2021Q4: 2 awards2022Q1: 5 awards2022Q2: 1 awards2022Q3: 4 awards2022Q4: 5 awards2023Q1: 5 awards2023Q2: 5 awards2023Q3: 2 awards2023Q4: 2 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 4 awards2025Q1: 1 awards2025Q2: 1 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 2 awards2026Q1: 3 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Typical award value vs the national median

Bounded medians over awards with usable values only; small samples are excluded. A ratio above 1 means this buyer's typical award in the category is larger than the national typical award, which can reflect scope, project size or pricing.

CategoryThis buyerNationalRation
Services: ProfessionalR7mR9m0.8×11

Method mix

  • Open tender: 24 (44%)
  • RFQ: 15 (27%)
  • Other: 10 (18%)
  • RFP: 5 (9%)
  • RFI: 1 (2%)

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

Supplier concentration

50 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 5% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: MASITHUTHUKE HOLDINGS (3), THE INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS IN SOUTH AFRICA (2), SONKE SKILLS SOLUTIONS (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 Banking Sector Education and Training Authority hasn't published awards in: Construction (3 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (3 peers), Information service activities (3 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Services: Building (2 peers), Administrative and support activities (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.