Eastern Cape - Education
Provincial department · Eastern Cape · 20 published awards, 2021Q1 to 2024Q3
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: 50% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (9 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction, Information and communication, Supplies: Electrical Equipment.
Awards per quarter
Method mix
- Open tender: 18 (90%)
- Other: 1 (5%)
- RFP: 1 (5%)
Median advertised window: 26 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
17 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 10% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.07.
Largest winners by award count: NKGUBELA TECHNOLOGIES (2), INGQAYIZIVELE CAPITAL HOLDINGS (2), CHACHA TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS (2).
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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.
- Okhahlamba Local Municipality
- Road Traffic Management Corporation
- Limpopo - Health
- Housing Development Agency
- Electoral Commission (IEC)
Categories at least two of these peers award that Eastern Cape - Education hasn't published awards in: Services: General (5 peers), Services: Professional (3 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers), Administrative and support activities (3 peers), Accommodation (3 peers), Legal and accounting activities (3 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Other 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 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 (including this one) 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