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Public Protector South Africa

National department / entity · 22 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: 36% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (12 categories)

Services: General · 5 awards (22.7%)Services: General5 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 4 awards (18.2%)Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Secur…4 awardsServices: Professional · 3 awards (13.6%)Services: Professional3 awardsLegal and accounting activities · 2 awards (9.1%)Legal and accounting activities2 awardsSupplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (4.5%)Supplies: Computer Equipment1 awardsConstruction · 1 awards (4.5%)Construction1 awardsTelecommunications · 1 awards (4.5%)Telecommunic…1 awardsManufacture of furniture · 1 awards (4.5%)Manufacture …1 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (4.5%)Information and communication1 awardsProgramming and broadcasting activities · 1 awards (4.5%)Programming and broadcasting …1 awardsScientific research and development · 1 awards (4.5%)Scientific research and devel…1 awardsManufacture of coke and refined petroleum products · 1 awards (4.5%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: General, Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services).

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • RFP: 10 (45%)
  • Open tender: 8 (36%)
  • Limited / direct: 3 (14%)
  • RFQ: 1 (5%)

Median advertised window: 29 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

21 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 9% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.05.

Largest winners by award count: MAHLATJI MMETJI CLEANING AND SECURITY (2), Shared Service Investment (Pty) Ltd under the new name (AIH Human Capital (Pty) Ltd (1), Zwiito Cleaning (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 Public Protector South Africa hasn't published awards in: Rental and leasing activities (4 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (4 peers), Supplies: General (3 peers), Other service activities (3 peers), Services: Electrical (3 peers), Supplies: Stationery/Printing (3 peers), Administrative and support activities (3 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (3 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.