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Human Sciences Research Council

National department / entity · 49 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2026Q2

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: 45% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (9 categories)

Other service activities · 36 awards (73.5%)Other service activities36 awardsServices: General · 4 awards (8.2%)Services: General4 awardsLibraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities · 2 awards (4.1%)Information and communication · 2 awards (4.1%)Information and …2 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (2.0%)Human health and social work activities · 1 awards (2.0%)Manufacture of furniture · 1 awards (2.0%)Manufacture of furnit…1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (2.0%)Travel agency, tour o…1 awardsPublishing activities · 1 awards (2.0%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Other service activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 2 awards2021Q3: 3 awards2021Q4: 1 awards2022Q1: 5 awards2022Q2: 5 awards2022Q3: 2 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 6 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 2 awards2023Q4: 1 awards2024Q1: 5 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 2 awards2024Q4: 2 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 1 awards2025Q3: 2 awards2025Q4: 4 awards2026Q1: 1 awards2026Q2: 2 awards202120222023202420252026

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.

CategoryThis buyerNationalRation
Other service activitiesR27mR8m3.4×17

Method mix

  • Open tender: 40 (82%)
  • RFP: 7 (14%)
  • RFQ: 1 (2%)
  • Limited / direct: 1 (2%)

Median advertised window: 22 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

45 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 4% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC (2), HASHTOPIC (2), DMS FIRE AND SECURITY SYSTEMS (2).

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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 Human Sciences Research Council hasn't published awards in: Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers), Construction of buildings (2 peers), Services: Building (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers), Advertising and market research (2 peers), Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities. (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.