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Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (merSETA)

National department / entity · 11 published awards, 2021Q3 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: 64% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (7 categories)

Financial and insurance activities · 3 awards (27.3%)Financial and insurance activities3 awardsRental and leasing activities · 2 awards (18.2%)Rental and leasing activities2 awardsServices: Professional · 2 awards (18.2%)Services: Professional2 awardsEducation · 1 awards (9.1%)Education1 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Food and beverage service activities1 awardsOther service activities · 1 awards (9.1%)Other service activiti…1 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (9.1%)Information and commun…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Financial and insurance activities.

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • RFP: 6 (55%)
  • Open tender: 4 (36%)
  • RFQ: 1 (9%)

Median advertised window: 23 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

10 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 18% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.11.

Largest winners by award count: Westwood Insurance Brokers (2), SKG AFRICA (1), Elrost (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.

Categories at least two of these peers award that Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA (merSETA) hasn't published awards in: Services: General (4 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (3 peers), Services: Building (3 peers), Information service activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.