Does Department of Basic Education pay suppliers on time?

Basic Education procures learner support material, school furniture, nutrition and infrastructure for public schools.

Will they pay? · indicator
64/100
Moderate payment risk

Mostly pays, but delays happen. Build a 30-60 day payment lag into cash flow.

Buyer type: National dept — Entity-level base rate
Estimated base rate for National dept buyers — no live payment or audit record matched to this buyer. No live record matched — treat as an entity-type estimate.

Indicator (beta). Municipalities: latest Auditor-General opinion (Treasury Municipal Money, live). National & provincial departments: National Treasury 30-day supplier-payment performance (Q3 2024/25). State-owned entities: latest AGSA PFMA audit outcome (FY2023-24). Not a credit rating.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Department of Basic Education pay suppliers on time?+

Mostly pays, but delays happen. Build a 30-60 day payment lag into cash flow. Estimated base rate for National dept buyers — no live payment or audit record matched to this buyer.

What is Department of Basic Education's payment-risk score?+

64/100 (Moderate risk). This is an indicator built from public audit and payment data — Indicator (beta). Municipalities: latest Auditor-General opinion (Treasury Municipal Money, live). National & provincial departments: National Treasury 30-day supplier-payment performance (Q3 2024/25). State-owned entities: latest AGSA PFMA audit outcome (FY2023-24). Not a credit rating.

How do I win a Department of Basic Education tender?+

Register on the Central Supplier Database, make sure your B-BBEE, tax and sector documents are current, and submit every returnable. Bidcheck checks each Department of Basic Education tender against your profile and flags what's missing before you submit.

Where does the Department of Basic Education payment data come from?+

Indicator (beta). Municipalities: latest Auditor-General opinion (Treasury Municipal Money, live). National & provincial departments: National Treasury 30-day supplier-payment performance (Q3 2024/25). State-owned entities: latest AGSA PFMA audit outcome (FY2023-24). Not a credit rating.

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