Supplier self-registration – placing the onus back on the supplier to ensure their data is up-to-date, complete and accurate;
-Once-off Supplier registration – Suppliers will only be required to register once when they want to do business with the state. Standardised and electronic verification of supplier information will be enabled, leading to reduced fraud with paper copies and manual processes: oTax clearance status; oBusiness registration and business ownership; oBank account and bank account holder; oCitizen identity number; oGovernment employee verification; oRegister for tender defaulters and database of restricted suppliers; and oBBBEE (in future).
-Reduction in duplicate effort and costs reduction for both business and government;
-Significant reduction in the administrative burden for business, especially small and medium-sized enterprises;
-Significant reduction in the administrative burden for SCM practitioners including compliance audit effort and cost across the state;
-Single source of supplier information across all spheres of government;
-Reduction of audit queries on suppliers compliance information;
-Same information available to all organs of state; and
-Controlled access to information.