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The Playhouse Company

National department / entity · 9 published awards, 2023Q4 to 2024Q4

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: 100% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (8 categories)

Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 2 awards (22.2%)Services: Functional (Including Cleaning …2 awardsRepair and installation of machinery and equipment · 1 awards (11.1%)Repair and installation of machinery and …1 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (11.1%)Services: Professional1 awardsSupplies: Electrical Equipment · 1 awards (11.1%)Supplies: Electrical Equipment1 awardsConstruction · 1 awards (11.1%)Construction1 awardsWater collection, treatment and supply · 1 awards (11.1%)Water collection, tr…1 awardsConstruction of buildings · 1 awards (11.1%)Construction of buil…1 awardsServices: Building · 1 awards (11.1%)Services: Building1 awards
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Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 0 awards2021Q3: 0 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 0 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 0 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 3 awards2024Q1: 2 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 1 awards2024Q4: 3 awards2025Q1: 0 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 0 awards2026Q1: 0 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • Open tender: 6 (67%)
  • RFQ: 3 (33%)

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

Supplier concentration

8 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 22% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.14.

Largest winners by award count: PRIME AFRICAN SECURITY (2), E Z TRADE 536 (1), Fire Check (1).

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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 The Playhouse Company hasn't published awards in: Services: General (5 peers), Supplies: General (4 peers), Civil engineering (3 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Information and communication (2 peers), Supplies: Stationery/Printing (2 peers), Information service activities (2 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.