Technology Innovation Agency
National department / entity · 95 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: 99% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (18 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Education, Information and communication, Supplies: Medical, Repair and installation of machinery and equipment, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | R140k | R2m | 0.1× | 24 |
| Services: Professional | R3m | R9m | 0.3× | 12 |
| Information and communication | R22m | R25m | 0.9× | 9 |
| Supplies: Medical | R1m | R87m | 0.0× | 8 |
| Services: General | R725k | R5m | 0.1× | 7 |
| Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | R848k | R837k | 1.0× | 6 |
| Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | R3m | R19m | 0.1× | 6 |
Method mix
- RFQ: 81 (85%)
- RFP: 10 (11%)
- Open tender: 4 (4%)
Median advertised window: 7 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
80 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 3% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.01.
Largest winners by award count: UNITED SCIENTIFIC SA (3), PANGOLIN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS (3), PRIDE SKY TRADING PROJECTS (3).
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.
- Umgeni Water
- Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development
- The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
- Limpopo - Agriculture
- Special Investigation Unit
Categories at least two of these peers award that Technology Innovation Agency hasn't published awards in: Civil engineering (2 peers), Supplies: Electrical Equipment (2 peers), Administrative and support activities (2 peers), Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (2 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Services: Civil (2 peers), Office administrative, office support and other business support activities (2 peers), Financial and insurance activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.