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Northern Cape - Office of the Premier

Provincial department · Northern Cape · 22 published awards, 2021Q1 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: 100% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (13 categories)

Information service activities · 4 awards (18.2%)Information service activities4 awardsOther service activities · 4 awards (18.2%)Other service activities4 awardsTelecommunications · 3 awards (13.6%)Telecommunications3 awardsServices: Professional · 2 awards (9.1%)Services: Professional2 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (4.5%)Information and communication1 awardsOffice administrative, office support and other business support activities · 1 awards (4.5%)Office administ…1 awardsAccommodation · 1 awards (4.5%)Accommodation1 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (4.5%)Services: Gene…1 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (4.5%)Supplies: Computer Equipmen…1 awardsOther personal service activities · 1 awards (4.5%)Other personal service acti…1 awardsHuman health activities · 1 awards (4.5%)Human health activities1 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 1 awards (4.5%)Security and inve…1 awardsFinancial and insurance activities · 1 awards (4.5%)Financial and ins…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Information service activities, Other service activities, Telecommunications.

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Other: 8 (36%)
  • RFQ: 7 (32%)
  • RFP: 4 (18%)
  • Limited / direct: 2 (9%)
  • Open tender: 1 (5%)

Median advertised window: 7 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

16 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 18% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.08.

Largest winners by award count: STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (4), BIDVEST OFFICE (2), INFOVERGE SOLUTIONS (2).

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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 Northern Cape - Office of the Premier hasn't published awards in: Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (2 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers), Legal and accounting activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Neighbours also buying

Categories several buyers in Northern Cape awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.

  • Services: General · 4 buyers (including this one) e.g. Francis Baard District Municipality; Airports Company of South Africa; Northern Cape - Agriculture and Land Reform
  • Supplies: General · 4 buyers e.g. Solplaatje Local Municipality; Francis Baard District Municipality; ESKOM
  • Services: Professional · 3 buyers (including this one) e.g. Solplaatje Local Municipality; Francis Baard District Municipality; Transnet SOC Ltd
  • Construction · 2 buyers e.g. Solplaatje Local Municipality; Water and Sanitation
  • Supplies: Electrical Equipment · 2 buyers e.g. Justice & Constitutional Development; Solplaatje Local Municipality