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South African Social Security Agency

National department / entity · 196 published awards, 2021Q3 to 2026Q1

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: 46% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (17 categories)

Services: General · 126 awards (64.3%)Services: General126 awardsServices: Professional · 35 awards (17.9%)Services: Professional35 awardsInformation service activities · 9 awards (4.6%)Information servi…9 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 5 awards (2.6%)Services: Functio…5 awardsSupplies: General · 4 awards (2.0%)Supplies: Stationery/Printing · 3 awards (1.5%)Manufacture of furniture · 2 awards (1.0%)Security and investigation activities · 2 awards (1.0%)Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 2 awards (1.0%)Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 1 awards (0.5%)Supplies: Perishable Provisions · 1 awards (0.5%)Information and communication · 1 awards (0.5%)Other personal service activities · 1 awards (0.5%)Accommodation · 1 awards (0.5%)Legal and accounting activities · 1 awards (0.5%)Specialised construction activities · 1 awards (0.5%)Supplies: Computer Equipment · 1 awards (0.5%)
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: General, Information service activities.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 9 awards2021Q4: 15 awards2022Q1: 5 awards2022Q2: 5 awards2022Q3: 9 awards2022Q4: 13 awards2023Q1: 9 awards2023Q2: 2 awards2023Q3: 12 awards2023Q4: 30 awards2024Q1: 8 awards2024Q2: 6 awards2024Q3: 10 awards2024Q4: 32 awards2025Q1: 9 awards2025Q2: 8 awards2025Q3: 3 awards2025Q4: 8 awards2026Q1: 3 awards2026Q2: 0 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
Services: GeneralR190mR5m35.7×64
Services: ProfessionalR7mR9m0.8×19

Method mix

  • RFP: 157 (80%)
  • Open tender: 23 (12%)
  • RFQ: 8 (4%)
  • Limited / direct: 6 (3%)
  • Other: 1 (1%)
  • RFI: 1 (1%)

Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

170 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 2% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.01.

Largest winners by award count: METRO COMPUTER SERVICES (4), MEDILAC GROUP (3), DATACENTRIX (3).

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Buyers with similar baskets

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