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Western Cape - Economic Development and Tourism

Provincial department · Western Cape · 6 published awards, 2023Q1 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: 33% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.

What it buys (3 categories)

Services: Professional · 4 awards (66.7%)Services: Professional4 awardsFood and beverage service activities · 1 awards (16.7%)Food and beverage se…1 awardsTravel agency, tour operator, reservation service and related activities · 1 awards (16.7%)Travel agency, tour …1 awards
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Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional.

Awards per quarter

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

Method mix

  • Open tender: 6 (100%)

Median advertised window: 29 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: Pamoja Asset Management (1), AFMAS SOLUTIONS (1), PRESTIGE CONFERENCES (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 Western Cape - Economic Development and Tourism hasn't published awards in: Services: General (3 peers), Services: Functional (Including Cleaning and Security Services) (3 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.

Neighbours also buying

Categories several buyers in Western Cape awarded during 2025Q4 and 2026Q1: where needs overlap, joint or transversal procurement can save real money.

  • Services: Professional · 17 buyers (including this one) e.g. Overstrand Municipality; Stellenbosch Municipality; Road Accident Fund
  • Supplies: General · 13 buyers e.g. Cape Winelands District Municipality; National Research Foundation; Swellendam Municipality
  • Construction · 11 buyers e.g. Stellenbosch Municipality; Swellendam Municipality; Laingsburg Municipality
  • Services: General · 10 buyers e.g. Cape Winelands District Municipality; Swellendam Municipality; Garden Route District Local Municipality
  • Other service activities · 10 buyers e.g. George Municipality; Swellendam Municipality; Overstrand Municipality