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National Research Foundation

National department / entity · 112 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2026Q2

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: 59% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (32 categories)

Scientific research and development · 15 awards (13.4%)Scientific research and development15 awardsServices: Professional · 15 awards (13.4%)Services: Professional15 awardsSupplies: General · 14 awards (12.5%)Supplies: General14 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 6 awards (5.4%)Supplies: Computer Equipm…6 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 5 awards (4.5%)Services: Functional (Inc…5 awardsInformation and communication · 4 awards (3.6%)Information and communica…4 awardsInformation service activities · 4 awards (3.6%)Information service activ…4 awardsRepair and installation of machinery and equipment · 4 awards (3.6%)Repair and installation o…4 awardsServices: Building · 4 awards (3.6%)Services: Build…4 awardsServices: General · 3 awards (2.7%)Supplies: Electrical Equipment · 3 awards (2.7%)Construction of buildings · 3 awards (2.7%)Professional, scientific and technical activities · 3 awards (2.7%)Professional, s…3 awardsOther service activities · 3 awards (2.7%)Other service a…3 awardsTelecommunications · 2 awards (1.8%)Telecommunicati…2 awardsEducation · 2 awards (1.8%)Education2 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 2 awards (1.8%)Services: Electrical · 2 awards (1.8%)Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. · 2 awards (1.8%)Construction · 2 awards (1.8%)Manufacturing · 2 awards (1.8%)Manufacturin…2 awardsElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 2 awards (1.8%)Electricity,…2 awardsActivities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities. · 1 awards (0.9%)Activities a…Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment · 1 awards (0.9%)Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis · 1 awards (0.9%)Civil engineering · 1 awards (0.9%)Supplies: Stationery/Printing · 1 awards (0.9%)Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities · 1 awards (0.9%)Computer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (0.9%)Supplies: Clothing/Textiles/Footwear · 1 awards (0.9%)Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities · 1 awards (0.9%)Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles · 1 awards (0.9%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Scientific research and development, Supplies: General, Supplies: Computer Equipment, Information and communication, Information service activities, Repair and installation of machinery and equipment.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 1 awards2021Q3: 6 awards2021Q4: 2 awards2022Q1: 6 awards2022Q2: 6 awards2022Q3: 6 awards2022Q4: 3 awards2023Q1: 13 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 4 awards2023Q4: 6 awards2024Q1: 3 awards2024Q2: 2 awards2024Q3: 8 awards2024Q4: 7 awards2025Q1: 4 awards2025Q2: 5 awards2025Q3: 11 awards2025Q4: 12 awards2026Q1: 4 awards2026Q2: 2 awards202120222023202420252026

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.

CategoryThis buyerNationalRation
Scientific research and developmentR22mR22m1.0×12
Supplies: GeneralR340mR4m92.5×9
Services: ProfessionalR39mR9m4.5×8

Method mix

  • Open tender: 84 (75%)
  • RFP: 14 (13%)
  • RFQ: 11 (10%)
  • Other: 2 (2%)
  • Limited / direct: 1 (1%)

Median advertised window: 24 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

93 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 4% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.01.

Largest winners by award count: DATACENTRIX (5), SEA TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (5), AXIM NUCLEAR AND ONCOLOGY (3).

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.

Categories at least two of these peers award that National Research Foundation hasn't published awards in: Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (3 peers), Legal and accounting activities (2 peers), Financial and insurance activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.