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Targeted Enterprise Development, public private
partnership Development unit: August 2005 monthly report
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The department has
established a unit that deals specifically with the question of Targeted
Enterprise Development, Historically Disadvantaged Individuals and SMMEs
in its procurement activities. This is in line with Supply Chain
Management, which was enacted to, inter alia,
establish a system for the procurement of goods and services; give
effect to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (5/2000) and
to create and sustain conditions for the empowerment of small, medium
and micro enterprises. The department’s commitment to the vision and
principles of redressing the imbalances of the past is unwavering, hence
the establishment of this office. This office will equip the department
with the instruments to drive implementation to achieve its noble
objectives. It marks a pivotal milestone in the process to take forward
the vision of the department and crystalises significant effort by the
department to translate the spirit and intent of the legislation into
concrete action. The Province of KwaZulu-Natal has a population of 9.5
million people comprising of 84.9% Africans, 8.5% Asians, 5.1% Whites
and 1.5% Coloureds. The current poverty rate of the province is 54.3%.
Africans, especially from rural areas, constitutes 80% of those who are
poor. The Targeted Enterprise Development Unit (TED) was established
with the aim to redress the imbalances of the past through targeted
procurement thereby contributing towards achieving the broader
socio-economic objectives. The Unit started operating in May 2005 and is
located within the Finance Management Cluster of the KwaZulu Natal
Department of Health. This Unit is responsible for, inter alia
- Planning, developing and implementing procurement policies and
guidelines on targeted procurement at all times adhering to Public Finance Management
Act 1 of 1999;
- Analysing and evaluating SMME’s tender documents and make
appropriate recommendations;
- Monitor the award of tenders to ensure the promotion of SMME’s
and HDI’s;
- Reviewing the performance of successful tenders against agreed
upon norms and standards;
- Maintaining a BEE management information system and implement an
appropriate procurement procedure to develop and implement protocols
to advance HDI’s
Key Objectives of the unit
- Redressing the bias towards big business and already established
companies by ensuring that certain amount of government contracts
for specific kinds of goods and services are awarded to
co-operatives and Small, Medium, Micro, Enterprises (SMMEs), with
focus on historically disadvantaged individuals. This economic
empowerment will entail creation of more job opportunities thereby
contributing towards poverty alleviation and reducing the burden of
diseases.
- Engaging co-operatives to substantially improve their ability to
compete for business in an open SMME and broader market by affording
them basic business skills, for example costing for quotations and
tenders, and thereby becoming sustainable business ventures.
- Building manufacturing skills by affording co-operative business
opportunities within the Department and providing relevant business
support and training those involved in the co-operatives.
- Assist co-operatives and SMMEs in acquiring capital to finance
their businesses by forging partnerships with Financial Services
Institutions e.g. Ithala Development Finance Bank.
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