Eastern Cape - Social Development and Special Programmes
Provincial department · Eastern Cape · 12 published awards, 2023Q2 to 2026Q1
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: 83% 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: General.
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: General | R411m | R5m | 77.3× | 6 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 10 (83%)
- Limited / direct: 2 (17%)
Median advertised window: 23 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
7 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 42% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.24.
Largest winners by award count: M MPETSHENI GENERAL TRADING (5), MSEETO PROJECTS (2), NOMGWENYA SECURITY AND TRADING (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.
- North West - Department of Health
- Gauteng - Infrastructure Development
- Northern Cape - Roads and Public works
- North West - Department of Public Works and Roads
- Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality
Categories at least two of these peers award that Eastern Cape - Social Development and Special Programmes hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (5 peers), Construction (3 peers), Services: Building (3 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 (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