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DEPARTMENTOF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

National department / entity · 13 published awards, 2021Q1 to 2025Q3

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 (4 categories)

Professional, scientific and technical activities · 5 awards (38.5%)Professional, scientific and technical activities5 awardsServices: General · 4 awards (30.8%)Services: General4 awardsServices: Professional · 2 awards (15.4%)Services: Professional2 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 2 awards (15.4%)Services: Functional (Including Cleani…2 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Professional, scientific and technical activities, Services: General.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 1 awards2021Q2: 5 awards2021Q3: 1 awards2021Q4: 1 awards2022Q1: 1 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 1 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 0 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 0 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 2 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Limited / direct: 5 (38%)
  • RFP: 4 (31%)
  • Open tender: 3 (23%)
  • RFQ: 1 (8%)

Median advertised window: 23 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

12 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 15% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.09.

Largest winners by award count: BMI TECHKNOWLEDGE GROUP (2), ICAS EMPLOYEE AND ORGANISATION ENHANCEMENT SERVICES SOUTHERN AFRICA (1), LIMTECH BUSINESS CONSULTANTS (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 DEPARTMENTOF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES hasn't published awards in: Construction (3 peers), Construction of buildings (3 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Other service activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.