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National Arts Council of South Africa

National department / entity · 27 published awards, 2021Q4 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: 70% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (12 categories)

Professional, scientific and technical activities · 9 awards (33.3%)Professional, scientific and technical activities9 awardsOther professional, scientific and technical activities · 5 awards (18.5%)Other professional, scientific and technical activities5 awardsOther service activities · 3 awards (11.1%)Other service activities3 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 2 awards (7.4%)Supplies: Computer …2 awardsWater collection, treatment and supply · 1 awards (3.7%)Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 1 awards (3.7%)Electricity, gas, steam a…1 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 1 awards (3.7%)Administrative and suppor…1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (3.7%)Services: General1 awardsComputer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (3.7%)Employment activities · 1 awards (3.7%)Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities · 1 awards (3.7%)Human health activities · 1 awards (3.7%)Human health activities1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Professional, scientific and technical activities, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Other service activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 1 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 1 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 2 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 2 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 3 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 5 awards2025Q2: 5 awards2025Q3: 1 awards2025Q4: 1 awards2026Q1: 2 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • RFQ: 23 (85%)
  • RFP: 3 (11%)
  • Open tender: 1 (4%)

Median advertised window: 10 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

25 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 11% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.05.

Largest winners by award count: OTIS (3), ARMS-AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (1), Ebus-Tech Consulting (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 National Arts Council of South Africa hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (5 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (4 peers), Supplies: General (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.