Question NW280 to the Minister of Finance
13 March 2019 - NW280
Mente, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Finance
What number of (a) tender briefings were held in 2018 by (i) the National Treasury and (ii) each of the entities reporting to him and (b) the specified briefings were compulsory?
Reply:
NATIONAL TREASURY
(a) 10 Non-compulsory briefing sessions were held in 2018.
(b) Nil
ASB
The Accounting Standards Board held no tender briefings in 2018, as none of the goods and services procured meet the requirements for issuing tenders.
CBDA
In the 2018/19 financial year the Co-operative Banks Development Agency (CBDA) did not have any tender briefings.
The only tender briefing held by the CBDA was in the 2017/18 financial year, with tender number: NT 013-1-2017 and it was a non-compulsory briefing session.
FAIS OMBUD
The Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers (FAIS Ombud) would like to confirm that o tender briefings were held for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.
FIC
(a) The FIC held 3 tender briefing sessions.
(b) All three (3) briefing sessions were compulsory
FSCA
(a) Eleven (11) briefing sessions were held.
(b) Seven (7) thereof were compulsory.
GEPF
(a) The GEPF held the following compulsory tender briefing meeting from 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018:
- Strategic Investment Advisory Service
- Legal Services
- External Auditors
(b) The tender briefings were compulsory
GPAA
The Government Pensions Administration Agency had eleven compulsory briefing sessions in 2018.
IRBA
- One tender briefing session was held in 2018;
- The session was compulsory.
LAND BANK
Land Bank had 17 compulsory briefing sessions in 2018
PFA
The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator had 3 tender briefings for 2018 and were all not compulsory for prospective bidders to attend. The tenders relate to the procurement of Information Technology Infrastructure and Public Relations consultancy services.
PIC
(a) The PIC had 15 tender briefing sessions in 2018:
- Open Tenders – 14 briefing sessions; and
- Closed Bids – 1 briefing session.
(b) All of the briefing sessions stated above were compulsory.
SARS
(a)(i) NT to respond
(ii) SARS issued 31 tenders for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.
(b) Out of the 31 tenders, 22 had tender briefings with 9 being compulsory and 13 being non-
compulsory.
SASRIA
Sasria SOC Ltd has not had any tender briefings during the period 01 April 2017 up to 31 March 2018.
TAX OMBUD
a) Only one (1) tender briefing was held in the year 2017/18 financial year and none in 2018/2019 financial year.
b) Yes, the tender briefing in 2017/2018 was compulsory.