Free State - Free State Development Corporation
Provincial department · Free State · 5 published awards, 2022Q4 to 2025Q2
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: 40% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (2 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional.
Awards per quarter
Method mix
- RFP: 2 (40%)
- Open tender: 2 (40%)
- RFQ: 1 (20%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
5 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 20% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.20.
Largest winners by award count: MOTSE LEREKO (1), ALTRON TMT (1), BANANA IN ACTION (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.
Neighbours also buying
Categories several buyers in Free State awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.
- Services: General · 4 buyers e.g. ESKOM; Free State - Health; Free State - Public Works
- Construction · 2 buyers e.g. ESKOM; National Lotteries Commission
- Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 2 buyers e.g. Department of Rural Development & Land Reform; Road Accident Fund