The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
National department / entity · 12 published awards, 2021Q2 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: 25% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (10 categories)
Awards per quarter
Method mix
- Open tender: 8 (67%)
- RFP: 3 (25%)
- RFQ: 1 (8%)
Median advertised window: 21 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
10 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 17% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.11.
Largest winners by award count: MGIBA TECHNOLOGIES (2), MUBVUMELA CORPORATION (2), Makhongele Projects (Pty) Ltd (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.
- National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa
- Construction Industry Development Board
- Khai-Ma Local Municipality
- Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency
- National Agricultural Marketing Council
Categories at least two of these peers award that The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) hasn't published awards in: Construction (2 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (2 peers), Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.