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)
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
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.
- Social Housing Regulatory Authority
- KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission
- Gauteng - Agriculture and Rural Development
- DEPARTMENTOF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
- Commission for Conciliation Mediation & Arbitration
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.