Independent Development Trust
National department / entity · 38 published awards, 2021Q4 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: 61% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (4 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction, Construction of buildings, Services: Building.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction of buildings | R1.2bn | R37m | 33.0× | 11 |
| Construction | R4m | R45m | 0.1× | 8 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 25 (66%)
- RFQ: 8 (21%)
- RFP: 5 (13%)
Median advertised window: 22 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
35 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 8% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.
Largest winners by award count: KHONZI TRADING AND PROJECTS (3), RGZ PROJECTS (2), RIVER QUEEN TRADING 458 (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.
- THE MVULA TRUST
- North West - Department of Local Government and Human Settlements
- Limpopo - Public Works
- Development Bank of Southern Africa
- Mpumalanga - Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs
Categories at least two of these peers award that Independent Development Trust hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (4 peers), Services: General (4 peers), Civil engineering (3 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.