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Tourism

National department / entity · 21 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: 14% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (9 categories)

Services: Professional · 8 awards (38.1%)Services: Professional8 awardsServices: General · 4 awards (19.0%)Services: General4 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 2 awards (9.5%)Travel agency, tour operat…2 awardsHuman health activities · 2 awards (9.5%)Human health activities2 awardsComputer programming, consultancy and related activities · 1 awards (4.8%)Computer programming,…1 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 1 awards (4.8%)Food and beverage ser…1 awardsWater collection, treatment and supply · 1 awards (4.8%)Water collectio…1 awardsInformation service activities · 1 awards (4.8%)Information ser…1 awardsServices: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) · 1 awards (4.8%)Services: Functional (Including…1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional, Services: General.

Awards per quarter

2021Q1: 0 awards2021Q2: 4 awards2021Q3: 2 awards2021Q4: 0 awards2022Q1: 0 awards2022Q2: 1 awards2022Q3: 0 awards2022Q4: 11 awards2023Q1: 0 awards2023Q2: 0 awards2023Q3: 0 awards2023Q4: 0 awards2024Q1: 1 awards2024Q2: 0 awards2024Q3: 0 awards2024Q4: 0 awards2025Q1: 0 awards2025Q2: 0 awards2025Q3: 0 awards2025Q4: 1 awards2026Q1: 1 awards2026Q2: 0 awards202120222023202420252026

Method mix

  • RFP: 10 (48%)
  • Open tender: 6 (29%)
  • RFQ: 4 (19%)
  • Other: 1 (5%)

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

Supplier concentration

19 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 10% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.06.

Largest winners by award count: ORNICO GROUP (PTY) LTD (2), NETWORX FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT (2), HAIDEE SWANEPOEL (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 Tourism hasn't published awards in: Information and communication (3 peers), Other service activities (2 peers), Supplies: Computer Equipment (2 peers), Construction of buildings (2 peers), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (2 peers), Security and investigation activities (2 peers), Specialised construction activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.