Eastern Cape - Economic Development & Environmental Affairs
Provincial department · Eastern Cape · 16 published awards, 2023Q1 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: 81% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (6 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Professional, scientific and technical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) | R45m | R23m | 2.0× | 6 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 11 (69%)
- RFQ: 4 (25%)
- RFP: 1 (6%)
Median advertised window: 31 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
11 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 31% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.15.
Largest winners by award count: LIKUNGA PROTECTION AND SECURITY SERVICES (5), LIKHANYE CONSULTING ENGINEERS (2), KEELO TRADING AND PROJECTS (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.
- Social Housing Regulatory Authority
- Film and Publication Board
- National Credit Regulator
- SA Bureau of Standards
- Small Enterprise Development Agency
Categories at least two of these peers award that Eastern Cape - Economic Development & Environmental Affairs hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (4 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Advertising and market research (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