The Payment Process

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The Payment Process

  1. Initiating a Payment:

    • After selecting a tender to purchase, click the Buy Now button on the tender details page.
    • You will be redirected to a page where you can review your purchase before proceeding to payment.

  2. Providing Billing Information:

    • If your organisation has not yet provided billing details, a popup will appear prompting you to enter a Billing Email for invoices. This email will be set as your organisation’s billing address.
    • If your organisation is VAT registered, you can also enter the VAT number. The VAT number will appear on your invoice.

  3. Warning: VAT Number:

    • If no VAT number is provided, a warning message will appear on the purchase page reminding you to add your VAT number if it is required for your invoice.
    • Click on the link to provide the VAT number before proceeding with the purchase.

  4. Confirming Your Purchase:

    • After confirming that the purchase details are correct and entering any missing information, proceed to the payment section.
    • Payments are processed through PayFast, our secure payment gateway.
      Click Continue to next step to be redirected to the PayFast website to complete your payment.

      Note: Free tenders will have a Register Now button instead of Buy Now.
       

  5. Finalising payment

    • After completing your payment on the Payfast website you will automatically be redirected back to the a confirmation page on the PURCO SA website.
    • The confirmation page will have more details about the tneder, as well as the tender documentation and a link to submit your bid.
    • The system will email you a PURCO SA Invoice, and you wil also receive an emailed confirmation from Payfast.