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Commission for Conciliation Mediation & Arbitration

National department / entity · 51 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2026Q2

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: 73% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (15 categories)

Services: Professional · 22 awards (43.1%)Services: Professional22 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 5 awards (9.8%)Services: Functional (Includi…5 awardsRental and leasing activities · 4 awards (7.8%)Rental and leasing activities4 awardsAccommodation · 3 awards (5.9%)Accommodation3 awardsInformation and communication · 3 awards (5.9%)Information and c…3 awardsSupplies: Stationery/Printing · 2 awards (3.9%)Other professional, scientific and technical activities · 2 awards (3.9%)Security and investigation activities · 2 awards (3.9%)Security and investi…2 awardsSupplies: General · 2 awards (3.9%)Supplies: General2 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 1 awards (2.0%)Activities of head o…1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (2.0%)Education · 1 awards (2.0%)Administrative and support activities · 1 awards (2.0%)Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities · 1 awards (2.0%)Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (2.0%)Financial service ac…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Rental and leasing activities, Accommodation, Information and communication.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 3 awards2021Q4: 1 awards2022Q1: 2 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 3 awards2022Q4: 1 awards2023Q1: 1 awards2023Q2: 3 awards2023Q3: 1 awards2023Q4: 4 awards2024Q1: 0 awards2024Q2: 9 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 3 awards2025Q1: 3 awards2025Q2: 4 awards2025Q3: 3 awards2025Q4: 5 awards2026Q1: 3 awards2026Q2: 1 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: ProfessionalR2mR9m0.3×20

Method mix

  • RFP: 23 (45%)
  • RFQ: 20 (39%)
  • Open tender: 8 (16%)

Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

47 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 4% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: SIYEJABULA TRADING (2), MOTHOKOA SK HOLDINGS (2), TLOUMOGALE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTING (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 Commission for Conciliation Mediation & Arbitration hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (3 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (3 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (2 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (2 peers), Information service activities (2 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers), Repair and installation of machinery and equipment (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.