Statistics South Africa
National department / entity · 13 published awards, 2021Q4 to 2025Q1
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: 77% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (3 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services), Services: Professional.
Awards per quarter
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.
| Category | This buyer | National | Ratio | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) | R143m | R23m | 6.3× | 8 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 13 (100%)
Median advertised window: 28 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
5 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 62% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.42.
Largest winners by award count: KUNENE SECURITY SERVICES (8), TRAVEL WITH FLAIR (2), Square One Consulting (1).
Names restate the published award record; nothing analytic is attached to any name, and concentration is a market-structure observation, not an accusation: small buyers and specialist categories concentrate naturally. Right of reply →
Buyers with similar baskets
Nearest procurement mixes by revealed specialisation (cosine similarity), regardless of sphere or size. Descriptive, not a comparison of performance.
- Northern Cape - Economic Development and Tourism
- Artscape
- Independent Police Investigative Directorate
- Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority
- Higher Education & Training
Categories at least two of these peers award that Statistics South Africa hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.