Medical Research Council of South Africa
National department / entity · 49 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2025Q3
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: 67% 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): Information service activities, Administrative and support activities, Services: Building, Supplies: Medical.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information service activities | R1.9bn | R22m | 85.8× | 5 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 29 (59%)
- RFP: 20 (41%)
Median advertised window: 27 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
41 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 6% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.
Largest winners by award count: IMVULA QUALITY PROTECTION (AFRICA) (3), COMFORT TECHNOLOGIES (2), Onza Construction (2).
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.
- Home Affairs
- National Lotteries Commission
- Northern Cape - Agriculture and Land Reform
- South African Post Office Limited
- Services Sector Education and Training Authority
Categories at least two of these peers award that Medical Research Council of South Africa hasn't published awards in: Other service activities (3 peers), Information and communication (3 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (3 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Office administrative, office support and other business support activities (2 peers), Printing and reproduction of recorded media (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.