Eastern Cape - Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council
Provincial department · Eastern Cape · 11 published awards, 2023Q3 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: 100% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (5 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities, Administrative and support activities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities | R5m | R4m | 1.3× | 5 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 6 (55%)
- RFQ: 5 (45%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
11 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 9% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.09.
Largest winners by award count: A2A Kopano (1), MAPHEQ FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (1), INTELLIGENT AFRICA MARKETING AND TRAINING (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.
- Transport
- Competition Commission
- Community Schemes Ombud Service
- National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI)
- Eastern Cape - Transport
Categories at least two of these peers award that Eastern Cape - Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (4 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (4 peers), Services: General (3 peers), Other service activities (3 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (3 peers), Information and communication (3 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related 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 e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Eastern Cape - Social Development and Special Programmes; Transnet SOC Ltd
- Services: Professional · 6 buyers e.g. Eastern Cape - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Public Works; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
- Other service activities · 6 buyers 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