Western Cape - Office of the Premier
Provincial department · Western Cape · 14 published awards, 2023Q2 to 2025Q4
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: 86% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (3 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Services: Professional.
Awards per quarter
Typical award value vs the national median
Bounded medians over awards with usable values only; small samples are excluded. A ratio above 1 means this buyer's typical award in the category is larger than the national typical award, which can reflect scope, project size or pricing.
| Category | This buyer | National | Ratio | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services: Professional | R4m | R9m | 0.5× | 10 |
Method mix
- Open tender: 13 (93%)
- RFP: 1 (7%)
Median advertised window: 22 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
14 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 7% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.07.
Largest winners by award count: ARC SAKHILE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS (1), LYRA SOUTHERN AFRICA (1), NEWSCLIP MEDIA MONITORING (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.
- Human Settlements
- Northern Cape - Economic Development and Tourism
- Artscape
- Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority
- Higher Education & Training
Categories at least two of these peers award that Western Cape - Office of the Premier 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