Culture Arts, Tourism, Hospitality And Sport Sector Education And Training Authority (CATHSSETA)
National department / entity · 34 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: 62% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (12 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Scientific research and development.
Awards per quarter
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.
| Category | This buyer | National | Ratio | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services: Professional | R32m | R9m | 3.8× | 11 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 27 (79%)
- RFP: 6 (18%)
- RFQ: 1 (3%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
32 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 6% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.
Largest winners by award count: SANKOFA INSURANCE BROKERS (2), NTIT CONSULTING (2), OKS INVESTMENT 2009 (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.
- NATIONAL METROLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA
- Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD)
- National Research Foundation
- Agricultural Research Council
- National Gambling Board of South Africa
Categories at least two of these peers award that Culture Arts, Tourism, Hospitality And Sport Sector Education And Training Authority (CATHSSETA) hasn't published awards in: Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (4 peers), Services: Building (3 peers), Construction (2 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Civil engineering (2 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.