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Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and training Authority (MICT SETA)

National department / entity · 24 published awards, 2021Q3 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: 50% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (8 categories)

Services: Professional · 12 awards (50.0%)Services: Professional12 awardsInformation and communication · 6 awards (25.0%)Information and communication6 awardsAccommodation · 1 awards (4.2%)Telecommunications · 1 awards (4.2%)Telecommunications1 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (4.2%)Supplies: Computer Equip…1 awardsActivities of head offices; management consultancy activities · 1 awards (4.2%)Activities of head offic…1 awardsEducation · 1 awards (4.2%)Education1 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 1 awards (4.2%)Administrati…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Information and communication.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 3 awards2021Q4: 1 awards2022Q1: 1 awards2022Q2: 1 awards2022Q3: 1 awards2022Q4: 1 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 2 awards2023Q4: 1 awards2024Q1: 1 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 1 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 2 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 1 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 2 awards202120222023202420252026

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.

CategoryThis buyerNationalRation
Information and communicationR162mR25m6.4×6
Services: ProfessionalR1mR9m0.1×6

Method mix

  • Open tender: 19 (79%)
  • RFQ: 3 (13%)
  • Limited / direct: 2 (8%)

Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

23 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 8% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.05.

Largest winners by award count: BROADSMART (2), Sthathu Funding (Pty) Ltd (1), Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd (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 Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and training Authority (MICT SETA) hasn't published awards in: Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers), Services: General (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.