Eastern Cape - Eastern Cape Development Corporation

Provincial department · Eastern Cape · 20 published awards, 2023Q2 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: 95% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (14 categories)

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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Other service activities.

Awards per quarter

Method mix

Open tender: 13 (65%)
RFQ: 7 (35%)

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

Supplier concentration

19 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 10% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.06.

Largest winners by award count: SECOND EDITION INVESTMENTS (2), MARSH (1), IN2ASSETS LEGAL (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 Eastern Cape - Eastern Cape Development Corporation hasn't published awards in: Supplies: General (3 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (3 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (3 peers), Services to buildings and landscape activities (3 peers), Advertising and market research (3 peers), Education (2 peers), Food and beverage service activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Neighbours also buying

Categories several buyers in Eastern Cape awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.

Services: General · 8 buyers (including this one) e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Eastern Cape - Social Development and Special Programmes; Transnet SOC Ltd
Services: Professional · 6 buyers (including this one) e.g. Eastern Cape - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Public Works; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Other service activities · 6 buyers (including this one) e.g. King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality; Eastern Cape - Human Settlements; Eastern Cape - AIDC Development Centre Eastern Cape SOC Ltd
Construction · 5 buyers e.g. THE MVULA TRUST; Eastern Cape - Roads and Public Works; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Supplies: General · 5 buyers e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; Justice & Constitutional Development