Question NW3322 to the Minister of Transport

Reply:

Department

a) The Department did not award any tender or contract to the companies (names and details furnished) during the period from 1 January 2009 to 30 September 2018.

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

(b)(i) Vox Telecommunications: For the Provision of a budgeting, forecasting and reporting tool for ATNS

(ii)(aa) value - R 3, 829,135.40 VAT Exclusive.

(bb) Once off

(iii) Bid Adjudication Committee and contract was signed by Achmed Wadee (Chief Information Officer) in the year 2016.

(iv) Yes

Airports South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

(b)(i) Supplier and Services Provided

From the list provided, ACSA has only awarded contracts to Vox Telecommunication. The rest of the suppliers listed have not been awarded contracts over the period stipulated. Vox Telecommunications provided various IT Connectivity Services

(b)(ii)(aa) Total Value of Business Awarded

2008/2009	454 963,01
2009/2010	790 883,62
2010/2011	881 159,22
2011/2012	798 161,99
2012/2013	555 392,22
2013/2014	391 813,83
2014/2015	302 805,09
2015/2016	42 000,00
Grand Total	4 217 178,98

(b)(iii) Awards Approvals

The awards were approved in line with stipulated ACSA DLA’s for the periods covered.

(b)(iv) National Treasury Regulations

Yes, the process followed National Treasury procurement guidelines.

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

a) Not applicable (b), out of all the companies named, Vox Telecommunications is the only company that was awarded a contract by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) . The table below provide further details relating to the following portions of the Parliamentary Question: (i) services provided, (ii) (aa) the value of the contract, and (bb) duration of the contract, (iii) approval pertaining to the contract and (iv) whether the contract was done in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) information relating to tender(s) awarded after 01 January 2009 to specific companies as named in Parliamentary Question Number: 3322
Name of company	Services provided	Duration of the contact	Tender approval	Were National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines followed when awarding the tender?	Value of the contract
Vox Telecommunications (2011/000797/07)	Internet and Mail Hosting Solution	01 December 2016 until 30 November 2021 (Five years)	In line with SACAA procurement processes and policies, the Bid Adjudication Committee, Bid Evaluation Committee, Director of Civil Aviation (CEO), the Board’s Procurement Oversight Committee, and the Board respectively played their part in the approval process.	The SACAA confirms that the tender process complied with all National Treasury and organisational procedures and guidelines. The Tender was also vetted by Internal audit as per section 3.5 of the National Treasury Instruction Note on Enhancing Compliance Monitoring and Improving transparency and accountability in SCM on Auditing of bidding processes for bids in excess of R 10 million (all applicable taxes included).	R17 121 910.46 (Seventeen million one hundred and twenty-one thousand nine hundred and ten rand and forty six cents)
Total	R17 121 910.46

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA)

(b) The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency awarded a contract to Vox Telecommunications in 2014.

(i) The service that was provided by Vox Telecommunications to the C-BRTA was for a Right Fax solution

(ii) (aa) The value of the contract was R56 220.24 (bb) The duration of the contract was once off installation in 2014

(iii) The contract was approved by the Chief Financial Officer in line with the C-BRTA’s Supply Chain Management delegations (iv) Yes, the contract was in line with all the National Treasury and C-BRTA procurement guidelines.

Road Accident Fund (RAF)

(b) The Road Accident Fund awarded contracts and/or tenders to the following companies from 1 January 2009 up to 31 October 2018: Vox Telecommunication

(i) the service provided was,	(ii) (aa) value of the tender and/or contract was	(bb) duration	(iii) approved by	and (iv) the tender and/or contract was in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines
Right Fax	R2 878 090.00	3 years Date signed: 2013-03-14	ACEO	Yes
Right Fax	R 1 090 774.80	1 Year Date signed: 2016-09-08	ACEO	Yes
Fax solution	R9 593 996.15	5 years Date signed: 2017-11-20	ACEO	Yes

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

(b) The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) did not awarded a contract and/or tender to Vox Telecommunications from 1 January 2009 up to date.

(i) Not applicable

(ii) (aa) (bb) Not applicable

(iii) Not applicable

(iv) Not applicable

Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)

(b) The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) did not awarded a contract and/or tender to Vox Telecommunications from 1 January 2009 up to date.

(i) Not applicable

(ii) (aa) (bb) Not applicable

(iii) Not applicable

(iv) Not applicable

South African Road Agency Limited (SANRAL)

(b) The South African Road Agency Limited did not awarded a contract and/or tender to Vox Telecommunications from 1 January 2009 up to date.

(i) Not applicable

(ii) (aa) (bb) Not applicable

(iii) Not applicable

(iv) Not applicable

Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

b) The Ports Regulator did not award any contracts/tenders to any company as per the atatched list to the question from 1 January 2009 up to 09 November 2018. (i) N/A, (ii) N/A, (iii) N/A, (iv) N/A.

c) South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

The South African Maritime Safety Authority did not award any contracts/tenders to any company as per the atatched list to the question from 1 January 2009 up to 09 November 2018. (i) N/A, (ii) N/A, (iii) N/A, (iv) N/A.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR):

(b) Name of supplier	Contract / Tender	(i) Service Provided	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
			(aa)	(bb)
Vox Telecommunications (2011/000797/07)	Yes	Provision of maintenance, support and management of wide area network infrastructure	R4,184,661-84	36 months	CEO	Yes

Passenger Rail Agency of South Afrcia (PRASA):

(b) Name of supplier	Contract / Tender	(i) Service Provided	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
			(aa) Value	(bb) Duration
DCD Group (2006/037611/07)	Yes	Supply and delivery of composition brake blocks for the Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl train fleet Ad-hoc repairs, call out and technical support for Shosholoza Meyl in Gauteng region	R17,959,667 R22,000,000	1 August 2012 to 31 December 2014 1 April 2014 to 30 June 2019	Approved by PRASA Approved by PRASA (all work relating to ad-hoc suppliers was cancelled on 30 June 2016)	The ad-hoc contracts were found to be irregular by the Auditor General during the audit of the 2015/16 financial year as they were procured through a confinement process. The irregular expenditure has since been disclosed in the subsequent financial years ending March 2017 and 2018. PRASA is busy with and open tender process for this work.