Financial Intelligence Centre
National department / entity · 21 published awards, 2023Q1 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: 71% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (8 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Information and communication.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information and communication | R153m | R25m | 6.1× | 6 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 21 (100%)
Median advertised window: 22 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
19 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 10% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.06.
Largest winners by award count: FIRST TECHNOLOGY (2), DATA SCIENCES CORPORATION (2), THE TALENTHUB INTERNATIONAL (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.
- National Consumer Commission
- Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and training Authority (MICT SETA)
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- National Credit Regulator
- Quality Council for Trades and Occupations
Categories at least two of these peers award that Financial Intelligence Centre hasn't published awards in: Services: General (2 peers), Accommodation (2 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.