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Mining Qualifications Authority

National department / entity · 7 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: 29% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (7 categories)

Information and communication · 1 awards (14.3%)Information and communication1 awardsPrinting and reproduction of recorded media · 1 awards (14.3%)Printing and reproduction of record…1 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 1 awards (14.3%)Administrative and support activiti…1 awardsActivities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities. · 1 awards (14.3%)Activities auxiliary to financial s…1 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (14.3%)Services: Professional1 awardsAccommodation · 1 awards (14.3%)Accommodation1 awardsConstruction of buildings · 1 awards (14.3%)Construction of buildings1 awards
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Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • RFP: 7 (100%)

Median advertised window: 31 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

7 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 14% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.14.

Largest winners by award count: BRILLIANT TELECOMMUNICATIONS (1), KASHAN ADVERTISING (1), MNB CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (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 Mining Qualifications Authority hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers), Construction (2 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Security and investigation activities (2 peers), Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.