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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

National department / entity · 299 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: 90% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (35 categories)

Services: Professional · 51 awards (17.1%)Services: Professional51 awardsProfessional, scientific and technical activities · 51 awards (17.1%)Professional, scientific and technical act…51 awardsOther professional, scientific and technical activities · 31 awards (10.4%)Other professional, scientific a…31 awardsConstruction · 24 awards (8.0%)Construction24 awardsTelecommunications · 23 awards (7.7%)Telecommunications23 awardsSupplies: Electrical Equipment · 16 awards (5.4%)Supplies: Electric…16 awardsInformation and communication · 15 awards (5.0%)Information and c…15 awardsSupplies: General · 12 awards (4.0%)Supplies: Gen…12 awardsComputer programming, consultancy and related activities · 11 awards (3.7%)Computer programming…11 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 11 awards (3.7%)Supplies: Computer E…11 awardsManufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. · 9 awards (3.0%)Manufacture of machi…9 awardsRepair and installation of machinery and equipment · 5 awards (1.7%)Other personal service activities · 5 awards (1.7%)Other service activities · 4 awards (1.3%)Accommodation · 4 awards (1.3%)Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 3 awards (1.0%)Financial and insurance activities · 2 awards (0.7%)Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles · 2 awards (0.7%)Security and investigation activities · 2 awards (0.7%)Scientific research and development · 2 awards (0.7%)Food and beverage service activities · 2 awards (0.7%)Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products · 1 awards (0.3%)Supplies: Medical · 1 awards (0.3%)Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (0.3%)Transportation and storage · 1 awards (0.3%)Advertising and market research · 1 awards (0.3%)Office administrative, office support and other business support activities · 1 awards (0.3%)Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (0.3%)Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery · 1 awards (0.3%)Supplies: Perishable Provisions · 1 awards (0.3%)Manufacturing · 1 awards (0.3%)Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis · 1 awards (0.3%)Services: General · 1 awards (0.3%)Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products · 1 awards (0.3%)Specialised construction activities · 1 awards (0.3%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Professional, scientific and technical activities, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Telecommunications, Supplies: Electrical Equipment, Information and communication, Computer programming, consultancy and related activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 1 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 8 awards2023Q1: 10 awards2023Q2: 6 awards2023Q3: 21 awards2023Q4: 21 awards2024Q1: 19 awards2024Q2: 26 awards2024Q3: 24 awards2024Q4: 28 awards2025Q1: 36 awards2025Q2: 22 awards2025Q3: 30 awards2025Q4: 14 awards2026Q1: 13 awards2026Q2: 20 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
Professional, scientific and technical activitiesR22mR21m1.1×48
Services: ProfessionalR4mR9m0.4×44
Other professional, scientific and technical activitiesR30mR9m3.4×28
ConstructionR7mR45m0.2×23
TelecommunicationsR81mR56m1.5×22
Information and communicationR145mR25m5.8×13
Supplies: Electrical EquipmentR25mR4m5.5×12
Supplies: GeneralR35mR4m9.4×12

Method mix

  • RFP: 129 (43%)
  • RFQ: 128 (43%)
  • Limited / direct: 25 (8%)
  • Other: 17 (6%)

Median advertised window: 15 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

233 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 3% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.01.

Largest winners by award count: OPENSERVE (10), DIOPOINT (6), TECHNOSTAR ENGINEERING (6).

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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 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) hasn't published awards in: Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (4 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.