Question to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology - NW1144

24 June 2020 - NW1144

Boshoff, Dr WJ to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

(1)With reference to his reply to question 927 on 2 June 2020, what (a) is the name of each company from which the specified goods and/or services were purchased, (b) is the amount of each transaction and (c) was the service and/or product that each company rendered; (2) whether there was any deviation from the standard supply chain management procedures in the specified transactions; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the relevant details in each case; (3) what were the reasons that the goods and/or services were purchased from the specified companies; (4) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Attached is the response in respect of PQ 1144.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION:

1.	(a) the name of the company from which the specified goods and/or service were purchased	(b) the amount of each transaction	(c) the service and/or product that each company rendered
	1	XL Nexus Travel	R42 500,00	Shuttle Services
	2	Dischem	R949,50	Surgical Gloves
	3	Dischem	R61,90	Sanitizer
	4	Lynnwood Road Pharmacy	R398,00	Surgical Gloves
	5	Lynnwood Road Pharmacy	R1 561,00	Face Masks
	6	Serene Pharmacy	R699,90	Surgical Gloves
	7	Serene Pharmacy	R629,80	Sanitizer
	8	Pharma Value Pharmacy	R2 638,68	Face Masks
	9	Barclay Square Pharmacy	R1 881,30	Sanitizer
	10	Masana Hygiene	R20 412,50	25 Sanitizer Dispensers
	11	Masana Hygiene	R20 829,38	Sanitizer refill for dispensers (3 Months)
	12	Maanda Nes Investment	R67 212,60	Once-Off spray deep cleaning of offices
	13	Us-pects Trading Enterprise	R40 500,00	Face Mask
	14	Us-pects Trading Enterprise	R8 450,00	Surgical Gloves
	15	Supra Healthcare	R4 312,50	Face Masks
	16	Supra Healthcare	R5 637,30	Surgical Gloves
	17	Maanda Nes Investment	R63 000,00	Once-Off Decontamination Spray
			R281 674,36

2(a) There was one deviation from normal supply chain management process for the appointment of Masana Hygiene to provide sanitiser dispensers and sanitiser refills for a period of three months at an amount of R41 241,88.

The deviation was sought and approved in accordance with the provisions of National Treasury Instruction No. 05 of 2020/21, which permits emergency procurement in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Covid-19 has been classified as a global threat to human life. Thus, eminent steps had to be taken to proactively minimise its spread in the Departmental premises. The immediate procurement of sanitisers enabled the Department to ensure that the risk of infection is minimised.

2(b)	The name of the company	The amount of each transaction	The service and/or product that each company rendered
	Masana Hygiene	R20 412,50	25 Sanitizer Dispensers
	Masana Hygiene	R20 829,38	Sanitizer refill for dispensers (3 Months)
		R41 241.88

3.	The name of the company from which the specified goods and/or service were purchased	reasons that the goods and/or services were purchased from the specified companies
	1	XL Nexus Travel	The Department has a contract for travel and accommodation with the company. Moreover, the contract was established through an open tender process.
	2	Dischem	Petty cash was used to procure from these companies. They are retailers and they were randomly selected for procurement based on the availability of stock.
	3	Dischem
	4	Lynnwood Road Pharmacy
	5	Lynnwood Road Pharmacy
	6	Serene Pharmacy
	7	Serene Pharmacy
	8	PharmaValue Pharmacy
	9	Barclay Square Pharmacy
	10	Masana Hygiene	The Department has a contract for cleaning and Hygiene services with the company. Thus, it was more cost-effective to utilise them.
	11	Masana Hygiene
	12	Maanda Nes Investment	An open and fair request for quotations process was followed to appoint these companies. These companies won the bids on the basis that they scored the highest number of points on the 80/20 preference point system and also complied with the bidding requirements.
	13	Uspects Trading Enterprise
	14	Uspects Trading Enterprise
	17	Maanda Nes Investment
	15	Supra Healthcare	An open and fair request for verbal quotations process was followed to appoint this company. The company won because it quoted the lowest price and complied with the bidding requirements.
	16	Supra Healthcare