National Energy Regulator of South Africa
National department / entity · 53 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2025Q4
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: 36% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (13 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services: Professional | R12m | R9m | 1.4× | 8 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 40 (75%)
- RFP: 13 (25%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
44 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 8% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.03.
Largest winners by award count: LUNGISWA ENERGY (4), ACACIA ECONOMICS (2), Deloitte & Touche (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.