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Market Theatre Foundation

National department / entity · 5 published awards, 2023Q3 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: 80% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (5 categories)

Computer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (20.0%)Computer programming, consultancy and related act…1 awardsFinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (20.0%)Financial service activities, except insurance an…1 awardsServices: Electrical · 1 awards (20.0%)Services: Electrical1 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 1 awards (20.0%)Activities of head offices; management consultanc…1 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (20.0%)Services: Functional (In…1 awards
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Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Open tender: 3 (60%)
  • RFQ: 1 (20%)
  • RFP: 1 (20%)

Median advertised window: 30 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

5 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 20% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.20.

Largest winners by award count: NUTRATEL TELECOM SOLUTION (1), RAMSA CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS (1), MJM ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION (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 Market Theatre Foundation hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (3 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Telecommunications (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.