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Correctional Services

National department / entity · 40 published awards, 2021Q3 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: 23% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (16 categories)

Supplies: General · 9 awards (22.5%)Supplies: General9 awardsServices: General · 7 awards (17.5%)Services: General7 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 6 awards (15.0%)Administrative and support activities6 awardsMining and quarrying · 3 awards (7.5%)Mining and quarrying3 awardsComputer programming, consultancy and related activities · 3 awards (7.5%)Computer programming, consultancy and…3 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 2 awards (5.0%)Services: Function…2 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 1 awards (2.5%)Other service activities · 1 awards (2.5%)Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery · 1 awards (2.5%)Waste collec…1 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (2.5%)Supplies: Co…1 awardsManufacturing · 1 awards (2.5%)Manufacturin…1 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 1 awards (2.5%)Activities of …1 awardsSupplies: Perishable Provisions · 1 awards (2.5%)Supplies: Peri…1 awardsManufacture of furniture · 1 awards (2.5%)Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (2.5%)Agricultural Products and Services · 1 awards (2.5%)Agricultural Products …1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Supplies: General, Services: General, Administrative and support activities, Mining and quarrying, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 6 awards2021Q4: 10 awards2022Q1: 1 awards2022Q2: 1 awards2022Q3: 6 awards2022Q4: 4 awards2023Q1: 2 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 1 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 2 awards2024Q4: 1 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 1 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 23 (58%)
  • RFP: 10 (25%)
  • Other: 4 (10%)
  • RFQ: 3 (8%)

Median advertised window: 26 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

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

Largest winners by award count: EAGLE ENERGY AND MINERALS (2), MOTHEO CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING FREE STATE (2), VIVID TECHNOLOGIES (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 Correctional Services hasn't published awards in: Construction (5 peers), Services: Professional (4 peers), Civil engineering (4 peers), Services: Building (4 peers), Construction of buildings (3 peers), Services: Electrical (3 peers), Repair and installation of machinery and equipment (3 peers), Information and communication (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.