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Community Schemes Ombud Service

National department / entity · 33 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2025Q4

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: 36% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (17 categories)

Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 4 awards (12.1%)Activities of head offices; managemen…4 awardsServices: General · 3 awards (9.1%)Services: General3 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 3 awards (9.1%)Services: Functional (Including Clean…3 awardsInformation and communication · 3 awards (9.1%)Information and communication3 awardsServices: Professional · 3 awards (9.1%)Services: Professional3 awardsLegal and accounting activities · 3 awards (9.1%)Legal and accounting activities3 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 2 awards (6.1%)Supplies: Compute…2 awardsEducation · 2 awards (6.1%)Education2 awardsRental and leasing activities · 2 awards (6.1%)Rental and leasin…2 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (3.0%)Travel agency, tour…1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (3.0%)Other service activ…1 awardsHuman health activities · 1 awards (3.0%)Human health activi…1 awardsAccommodation · 1 awards (3.0%)Manufacture of furniture · 1 awards (3.0%)Security and investigation activities · 1 awards (3.0%)Computer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (3.0%)Computer program…1 awardsFinancial and insurance activities · 1 awards (3.0%)Financial and in…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Information and communication, Legal and accounting activities.

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Open tender: 17 (52%)
  • RFP: 12 (36%)
  • RFQ: 4 (12%)

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

Supplier concentration

31 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 6% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.

Largest winners by award count: Galeboe Professional Services CC (2), DELTA BUILT ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANTS (2), Cherry Picked Solutions (Pty) Ltd (1).

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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 Community Schemes Ombud Service hasn't published awards in: Administrative and support activities (3 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.