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South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited

National department / entity · 58 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: 88% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (6 categories)

Administrative and support activities · 27 awards (46.6%)Administrative and support activities27 awardsOther service activities · 27 awards (46.6%)Other service activities27 awardsServices: General · 1 awards (1.7%)Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (1.7%)Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (1.7%)Repair and installation of machinery and equipment · 1 awards (1.7%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Administrative and support activities, Other service activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 1 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 3 awards2023Q1: 1 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 2 awards2023Q4: 4 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 5 awards2024Q3: 8 awards2024Q4: 9 awards2025Q1: 6 awards2025Q2: 2 awards2025Q3: 7 awards2025Q4: 3 awards2026Q1: 2 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
Other service activitiesR61mR8m7.6×26
Administrative and support activitiesR24mR3m7.5×21

Method mix

  • RFQ: 24 (41%)
  • RFP: 23 (40%)
  • Limited / direct: 9 (16%)
  • Other: 2 (3%)

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

Supplier concentration

48 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 5% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: 2BLN (3), DZINGE PRODUCTIONS (3), MODISE PROTECTION SERVICES (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 South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited hasn't published awards in: Services: Professional (5 peers), Construction (4 peers), Professional, scientific and technical activities (4 peers), Security and investigation activities (4 peers), Construction of buildings (3 peers), Civil engineering (3 peers), Services: Electrical (2 peers), Services: Civil (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.