Question NW260 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
12 March 2019 - NW260
Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
What number of (a) tender briefings were held in 2018 by (i) her department and (ii) each of the entities reporting to her and (b) the specified briefings were compulsory?
Reply:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
1) Tender briefings held in 2018 are as follows:
(a) Simons’ Town Procurement Service Centre – 60 tender briefings.
(b) Central Procurement Service Centre – 69 tender briefings.
2) All briefings were compulsory.
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS
The Department of Military Veterans had no tender briefings held in 2018.
OFFICE OF THE MILITARY OMBUD
The office of the Military Ombud did not hold any tender briefings in 2018.
ARMSCOR
Armscor held 10 tender briefings in 2018. One (1) was a published tender bid with a compulsory bidders briefing and nine (9) bids were published with non-compulsory bidders’ briefings.
DFSC
The DFSC did not hold any tenders briefings in 2018.
CASTLE CONTROL BOARD
The Castle Control Board (CCB) did not hold any tenders briefings in 2018