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Eastern Cape - Safety and Liaison

Provincial department · Eastern Cape · 11 published awards, 2023Q2 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: 100% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (9 categories)

Services: General · 3 awards (27.3%)Services: General3 awardsSupplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 1 awards (9.1%)Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear1 awardsPrinting and reproduction of recorded media · 1 awards (9.1%)Printing and reproduction of reco…1 awardsSupplies: General · 1 awards (9.1%)Supplies: General1 awardsOther professional, scientific and technical activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Other professional, scientific an…1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Travel agency, tour op…1 awardsHuman health and social work activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Human health and socia…1 awardsOther personal service activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Other personal service activities1 awardsManufacture of furniture · 1 awards (9.1%)Manufacture of furniture1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: General.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 2 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 1 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • RFQ: 6 (55%)
  • Open tender: 5 (45%)

Median advertised window: 7 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

10 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 18% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.11.

Largest winners by award count: FOBITECH (2), BAVIKA RAMJEE (1), GEM PRINT (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 - Safety and Liaison hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (5 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Services: Building (2 peers), Supplies: Stationery/Printing (2 peers), Security and investigation 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 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 (including this one) e.g. Ingquza Hill Local Municipality; Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa; Justice & Constitutional Development