TENDER : DBE 173 - Appointment of a service provider to support the Department of Basic Education

Q: What is the purpose of TENDER : DBE 173?

To appoint a service provider to support the Department of Basic Education in assessing Implementing Agents’ procurement processes, improving the completeness of irregular expenditure disclosed for infrastructure projects.

Q: Which specialists are included in the DBE ToR team?

The ToR includes an accounting specialist, accounting assistant, infrastructure procurement specialist, and infrastructure procurement assistant.

Q: What does the document report about ASIDI and SAFE?

It summarizes overall status for ASIDI and SAFE by sub-programme, province, and implementing agent, showing the number of schools across planning, tender, construction stages, and practical completion.

Oct 19, 2026

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Appointment of a service provider to support the Department of Basic Education to assess procurement processes of Implementing Agents, aiming to improve completeness of irregular expenditure disclosed as related to infrastructure projects. The briefing defines key abbreviations and the ToR team of specialists, covering accounting and infrastructure procurement roles. It provides background, including annual project volume and audit outcome, then summarizes ASIDI and SAFE portfolios by sub-programme, province, and implementing agent, including school progress stages and tabulated counts.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

AccessFree to download

Tender overview

Abbreviations

DBE requirements per ToR team of specialists

Background to DBE requirement terms of reference

DBE project portfolio

ASIDI overall status per sub-programme

ASIDI overall status per province

ASIDI overall status per implementing agent

SAFE overall status per province

SAFE overall status per implementing agent

Department of Basic Education 1 October 2021 TENDER : DBE 173 Appointment of a service provider to support the Department of Basic Education to assess procurement processes of Implementing Agents in order to improve on the completeness of irregular expenditure disclosed as related to infrastructure projects. 1. Abbreviations • DBE = Department of Basic Education • ASIDI = Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Development Initiative • SAFE = Sanitation Appropriate For Education • SCM = Supply Chain Management • PSP = Professional Service Provider 2. DBE Requirements per ToR Team of Specialists Accounting specialist Accounting assistant Infrastructure procurement specialist Infrastructure procurement assistant 3. Background to DBE Requirement Terms of Reference • Item 1.1 : DBE implements more than 1 500 projects per year • Item 1.3 : DBE achieved an Unqualified Audit in 2020/21 • Item 4.1 c) : Implementing Agents include the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) 4. DBE project portfolio 1. Programmes a) ASIDI b) SAFE c) COVID-19 emergency water supply (approx. 3 000 schools) d) COVID-19 emergency sanitation (approx. 1 500 schools) e) Donors & partners 2. Service providers include Implementing Agents, PSPsand Contractors 5. ASIDI : Overall status per sub-programme 27-Sep-21 SUMMARY | Implementing
Agent | Description | Number of schools per stage of progress | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | Total schools
allocated | Planning &
design | Tender | Construction
<25% | Construction
25-50% | Construction
51-75% | Construction 76-
76-99% | Practical
Completion | | Summary | | 3005 | 30 | 68 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 2786 | | Inappropriate
Structures | Total | 341 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 285 | | Water Supply | Total | 1259 | 5 | 58 | 34 | | | 11 | 1151 | | Sanitation | Total | 1032 | | 9 | 36 | 8 | | 2 | 977 | | Electricity
Supply | Total | 373 | | | | | | | 373 | 6. ASIDI : Overall status per Province 27-Sep-21 SUMMARY | Province | Number of schools per stage of progress | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Total schools
allocated | Planning &
design | Tender | Construction
<25% | Construction
25-50% | Construction
51-75% | Construction
76-99% | Practical
Completion | | Summary | 3005 | 30 | 68 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 2786 | | EC | 1284 | 30 | 58 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1082 | | FS | 149 | | | | | | 3 | 146 | | GP | 16 | | | | | | | 16 | | KZN | 449 | | | | | | | 449 | | LP | 887 | | 10 | 2 | | | 1 | 874 | | MP | 129 | | | | | | | 129 | | NW | 17 | | | | | | 1 | 16 | | NC | 19 | | | | | | | 19 | | WC | 55 | | | | | | | 55 | 7. ASIDI : Overall status per Implementing 27-Sep-21 Agent SUMMARY | Implementing
Agent | Description | Number of schools per stage of progress | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | Total schools
allocated | Planning &
design | Tender | Construction
<25% | Construction
25-50% | Construction
51-75% | Construction 76-
76-99% | Practical
Completion | | Summary | | 3005 | 30 | 68 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 2786 | | Adopt A School | Total | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | CDC | Total | 123 | | | | | | 1 | 122 | | DBE | Total | 34 | | | | | | | 34 | | DBSA | Total | 209 | 23 | | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 144 | | EC PED | Total | 16 | | | | | | | 16 | | ESKOM | Total | 312 | | | | | | | 312 | | FS PED | Total | 120 | | | | | | 1 | 119 | | GDE | Total | 16 | | | | | | | 16 | | IDT | Total | 543 | 4 | 62 | | 1 | | 3 | 473 | | KZN PED | Total | 47 | | | | | | | 47 | | Mhlatuze Water | Total | 98 | | | | | | | 98 | | NC PED | Total | 18 | | | | | | | 18 | | NDPW | Total | | | | | | | | | | NW PED | Total | | | | | | |

FAQs

What is the purpose of TENDER : DBE 173?

To appoint a service provider to support the Department of Basic Education in assessing Implementing Agents’ procurement processes, improving the completeness of irregular expenditure disclosed for infrastructure projects.

Which specialists are included in the DBE ToR team?

The ToR includes an accounting specialist, accounting assistant, infrastructure procurement specialist, and infrastructure procurement assistant.

What does the document report about ASIDI and SAFE?

It summarizes overall status for ASIDI and SAFE by sub-programme, province, and implementing agent, showing the number of schools across planning, tender, construction stages, and practical completion.

Oct 19, 2026

Uploaded by Kyle