Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited
National department / entity · 79 published awards, 2021Q4 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: 87% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (23 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Supplies: General, Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis, Information service activities.
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: Professional | R213m | R9m | 24.7× | 21 |
| Supplies: General | R366m | R4m | 99.6× | 18 |
| Construction | R15m | R45m | 0.3× | 5 |
| Services: General | R30m | R5m | 5.6× | 5 |
Method mix
- RFP: 66 (84%)
- Open tender: 8 (10%)
- RFQ: 3 (4%)
- Limited / direct: 2 (3%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
75 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 3% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.01.
Largest winners by award count: CAPIC SA (2), ZUTARI (2), ERNST AND YOUNG ADVISORY SERVICES (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.
- Alfred Duma Local Municipality
- Ugu Disctrict Munucipality
- Dube Tradeport
- Overberg Water
- Housing Development Agency
Categories at least two of these peers award that Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited hasn't published awards in: Legal and accounting activities (2 peers), Disposals: General (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.