Eastern Cape Liquor Board
Provincial department · Eastern Cape · 13 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2025Q4
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: 62% 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): Rental and leasing activities.
Awards per quarter
Method mix
- Open tender: 10 (77%)
- RFQ: 3 (23%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
13 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 8% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.08.
Largest winners by award count: SKG AFRICA (1), IRON MOUNTAIN SOUTH AFRICA (1), TG BUHLUNGU FAMILY TRUST (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.
- South African Human Rights Commission
- Public Protector South Africa
- Cape Winelands District Municipality
- Kwazulu Natal - Economic Development, Tourism and Environ Affairs
- South African Revenue Service
Categories at least two of these peers award that Eastern Cape Liquor Board hasn't published awards in: Construction (4 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (4 peers), Information and communication (4 peers), Administrative and support activities (4 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (4 peers), Supplies: General (3 peers), Other service activities (3 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (3 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 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