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South African National Biodiversity Institute

National department / entity · 63 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: 73% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (31 categories)

Construction · 11 awards (17.5%)Construction11 awardsServices: Electrical · 5 awards (7.9%)Services: Electrical5 awardsServices: General · 4 awards (6.3%)Services: General4 awardsConstruction of buildings · 4 awards (6.3%)Construction of buildings4 awardsAdministrative and support activities · 4 awards (6.3%)Administrative and suppor…4 awardsSecurity and investigation activities · 3 awards (4.8%)Security and investigatio…3 awardsServices: Civil · 2 awards (3.2%)Services: Civil2 awardsOther service activities · 2 awards (3.2%)Information and communication · 2 awards (3.2%)Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 2 awards (3.2%)Information service activities · 2 awards (3.2%)Services: Building · 2 awards (3.2%)Repair and installation of machinery and equipment · 2 awards (3.2%)Repair and instal…2 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (1.6%)Services: Functio…1 awardsOther manufacturing · 1 awards (1.6%)Other manufacturi…Financial and insurance activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Financial and ins…1 awardsHuman health and social work activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Human health and …Services: Professional · 1 awards (1.6%)Professional, scientific and technical activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Arts, entertainment and recreation · 1 awards (1.6%)Food and beverage service activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Creative, arts and entertainment activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Travel agency…1 awardsComputer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Computer prog…1 awardsAdvertising and market research · 1 awards (1.6%)Advertising a…1 awardsCivil engineering · 1 awards (1.6%)Agricultural Products and Services · 1 awards (1.6%)Warehousing and support activities for transportation · 1 awards (1.6%)Rental and leasing activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Rental and leasing…Office administrative, office support and other business support activities · 1 awards (1.6%)Office administrat…Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities. · 1 awards (1.6%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Construction, Services: Electrical, Construction of buildings, Administrative and support activities, Security and investigation activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 3 awards2021Q3: 3 awards2021Q4: 2 awards2022Q1: 5 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 4 awards2022Q4: 1 awards2023Q1: 3 awards2023Q2: 1 awards2023Q3: 4 awards2023Q4: 5 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 1 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 2 awards2025Q2: 2 awards2025Q3: 3 awards2025Q4: 7 awards2026Q1: 7 awards2026Q2: 7 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
ConstructionR11mR45m0.2×7
Services: ElectricalR70mR15m4.6×5

Method mix

  • Open tender: 41 (65%)
  • Limited / direct: 16 (25%)
  • RFP: 4 (6%)
  • Other: 2 (3%)

Median advertised window: 22 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

56 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 3% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.02.

Largest winners by award count: Astraia Technologies (2), KKL IT Solutions and Projects (2), MASSTON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (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 National Biodiversity Institute hasn't published awards in: Supplies: General (2 peers), Education (2 peers), Manufacture of furniture (2 peers), Accommodation (2 peers), Legal and accounting activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.