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Competition Commission

National department / entity · 12 published awards, 2023Q1 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: 67% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (5 categories)

Services: Professional · 8 awards (66.7%)Services: Professional8 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 1 awards (8.3%)Activities of head o…1 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (8.3%)Supplies: Computer E…1 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (8.3%)Services: Functional (Including Cleaning …1 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (8.3%)Information and communication1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 2 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 1 awards2024Q1: 4 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 3 awards2024Q4: 1 awards2025Q1: 0 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 1 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: ProfessionalR51mR9m5.9×6

Method mix

  • Open tender: 10 (83%)
  • RFP: 1 (8%)
  • Limited / direct: 1 (8%)

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

Supplier concentration

10 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 17% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.11.

Largest winners by award count: WE RENDER (2), University of Johannesburg (2), Sage Computer Technologies (1).

Names restate the published award record; nothing analytic is attached to any name, and concentration is a market-structure observation, not an accusation: small buyers and specialist categories concentrate naturally. Right of reply →

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 Competition Commission hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers), Administrative and support activities (3 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Education (2 peers), Accommodation (2 peers), Legal and accounting activities (2 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (2 peers), Financial and insurance activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.