Question NW15 to the Minister of Small Business Development
13 March 2017 - NW15
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Small Business Development
With reference to President Jacob G Zuma’s undertaking in his State of the Nation Address delivered on 12 February 2015, that the Government will set aside 30% of appropriate categories of state procurement for purchasing from Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs), co-operatives, as well as township and rural enterprises, what percentage of the total procurement of (a) her department and (b) every entity reporting to her went to (i) SMMEs and (ii) co-operatives from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?”
Reply:
For purposes of the response, the payments to SMMEs and co-operatives cannot be separated as these are recorded together.
Information below covers the period from 01 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.
(a) The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD)
The total procurement on goods and services in respect of the 30% set aside target is as follows:
|
No |
Description |
LOGIS transactions |
BAS transactions |
Total |
% |
|
(i) and (ii) |
SMME’s and Cooperatives |
R11 715 235.01 |
10,332,498.72 |
22,047,733.73 |
69.34% |
|
(iii) |
Non-SMME’s |
R18 450.00 |
9,728,481.73 |
9,746,931.73 |
30.66% |
|
Total procurement |
11,733,685.01 |
20,060,980.45 |
31,794,665.46 |
100.00% |
In addition the R3.5 million spent on capital assets was procured through the SMME’s.
(b) Entities reporting to the DSBD
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) total procurement on goods and services in respect of the 30% set aside target is as follows:
|
No |
Description |
Total |
% |
|
(i) and (ii) |
SMME’s and Co-operatives |
R255m |
56% |
|
(iii) |
Non-SMME’s |
R200m |
44% |
|
Total procurement |
R455m |
100% |
The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)
The R 126,016,582 total procurement on goods and services in respect of the 30% set aside target is as follows:
|
No |
Description |
Total |
% |
|
(i) and (ii) |
SMME’s and Co- operatives |
R 88, 211,607.40 |
70% |
|
(iii) |
Non-SMME’s |
R 37, 804,974.60 |
30% |
|
Total procurement |
R 126,016,582 |