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Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa

National department / entity · 6 published awards, 2021Q4 to 2025Q3

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: 83% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (5 categories)

Other service activities · 2 awards (33.3%)Other service activities2 awardsTelecommunications · 1 awards (16.7%)Telecommunications1 awardsFinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding · 1 awards (16.7%)Financial service activities, e…1 awardsInformation and communication · 1 awards (16.7%)Information and communication1 awardsServices: Professional · 1 awards (16.7%)Services: Professional1 awards
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Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • RFQ: 5 (83%)
  • Other: 1 (17%)

Median advertised window: 8 days (national median 19).

Supplier concentration

6 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 17% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.17.

Largest winners by award count: SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (1), MGI RAS (1), PULSE MAG (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 Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa hasn't published awards in: Professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers), Rental and leasing activities (2 peers), Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.