Legal Aid South Africa
National department / entity · 15 published awards, 2022Q2 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: 93% 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): Accommodation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | R284m | R161m | 1.8× | 7 |
Method mix
- RFP: 9 (60%)
- Open tender: 6 (40%)
Median advertised window: 30 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
15 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 7% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.07.
Largest winners by award count: Van Der Merwe - Miller (1), MUBVUMELA CORPORATION (1), SHELF INVESTMENTS NO 134 (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.
- North West - Department of Public Works and Roads
- Waterberg District Municipality
- Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality
- Electoral Commission (IEC)
- The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Categories at least two of these peers award that Legal Aid South Africa hasn't published awards in: Supplies: General (2 peers), Services: Building (2 peers), Supplies: Stationery/Printing (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Security and investigation activities (2 peers), Advertising and market research (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.