Sponsorships

PURCO SA sponsorships

PURCO SA sponsors attendance for higher education Member Institutions. Sponsorships are not available for non-Members and suppliers.

Sponsored attendance at National Meeting. 

PURCO SA will sponsor one person to attend the National Meeting on the Tuesday immediately preceding the Conference. The sponsorship includes:

  • Attendance at the National Meeting on Tuesday 13 October
  • Attendance at the Annual Dinner on Tuesday night (13 October)

Sponsored attendance at the Conference.

PURCO SA will sponsor one person to attend the full 3-day Conference on a buy-one-get-one basis (so at least one other person from the Institution is required to attend and pay for the full event).

The sponsorship includes:

  • Attendance on all three days of the conference and exhibition (Wednesday to Friday 14-16 October)
  • Attendance at the Casual and Gala Dinner Functions (Wednesday and Thursday)

How Member Institutions can take advantage of the sponsorship

Register your staff as normal using the Online Registration Form.

  • Use a discount code to claim the sponsorship (see below).
  • You can use each discount code only once.
  • You can use the National Meeting and the Conference codes for one person, or use them for separate attendees.

Your discount codes

Full details and discount codes have been emailed to the Primary Contact and Head of Procurement recorded on the PURCO SA database for each Member Institution.

Travel and accommodation

To keep costs down and to give Members the freedom to maximise your travel contracts, travel and accommodation is not included. 

 

KEY FACTS

Date and Venue
Date: 13-16 October 2026 
(National Member Meeting on 13 October)
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre

Participants

Higher Education institutions:
65 Member institutions (universities, TVET colleges, and allied institutions).

Attendees:
600+

Exhibitors:
80+ exhibitors

Typical higher education delegates:
Heads of Procurement, Finance, ICT, and Facilities Management, and their Managers, Buyers, Decision makers and support staff. Vice Chancellors, DVCs, Registrars also attend.