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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)

Education · 24 awards (25.3%)Education24 awardsServices: Professional · 12 awards (12.6%)Services: Professional12 awardsInformation and communication · 9 awards (9.5%)Information and communication9 awardsServices: General · 8 awards (8.4%)Services: General8 awardsSupplies: Medical · 8 awards (8.4%)Supplies: Medical8 awardsRepair and installation of machinery and equipment · 6 awards (6.3%)Repair and installatio…6 awardsManufacture of chemicals and chemical products · 6 awards (6.3%)Manufacture of chemica…6 awardsOther service activities · 4 awards (4.2%)Other service activi…4 awardsElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning · 3 awards (3.2%)Electricity, gas, st…3 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 3 awards (3.2%)Food and beverage se…3 awardsHuman health activities · 3 awards (3.2%)Human health a…3 awardsSupplies: General · 2 awards (2.1%)Information service activities · 2 awards (2.1%)Information …2 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (1.1%)Scientific research and development · 1 awards (1.1%)Employment activities · 1 awards (1.1%)Employment activ…Services: Electrical · 1 awards (1.1%)Services: Electr…Construction · 1 awards (1.1%)
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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

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 1 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 1 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 1 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 0 awards2024Q4: 9 awards2025Q1: 18 awards2025Q2: 7 awards2025Q3: 16 awards2025Q4: 22 awards2026Q1: 12 awards2026Q2: 8 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
EducationR140kR2m0.1×24
Services: ProfessionalR3mR9m0.3×12
Information and communicationR22mR25m0.9×9
Supplies: MedicalR1mR87m0.0×8
Services: GeneralR725kR5m0.1×7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical productsR848kR837k1.0×6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipmentR3mR19m0.1×6

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).

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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 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.