Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority
National department / entity · 52 published awards, 2021Q2 to 2026Q2
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: 87% of its published awards carry a usable value; geography inferred from the name.
What it buys (8 categories)
Distinctive vs the national mix (RCA ≥ 1.5): Other service activities, Other personal service activities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other service activities | R2m | R8m | 0.2× | 30 |
| Services: Professional | R2m | R9m | 0.2× | 8 |
Method mix
- Limited / direct: 32 (62%)
- Open tender: 12 (23%)
- RFP: 4 (8%)
- RFQ: 4 (8%)
Median advertised window: 14 days (national median 19).
Supplier concentration
35 distinct winning firms. The largest takes 10% of awards; concentration index (HHI) 0.04.
Largest winners by award count: THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS-SOUTH AFRICA (5), LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR GUARDIANS OF GOVERNANCE (5), ALTRON TMT (2).
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.
- North West - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Free State - Agriculture and Rural Development
- Public Service & Administration
- Eastern Cape - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
- Eastern Cape - East London Industrial Development Zone Corporation
Categories at least two of these peers award that Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority hasn't published awards in: Information and communication (2 peers), Other professional, scientific and technical activities (2 peers). A gap can be a choice as easily as an omission.