Question NW1150 to the Minister of Health
07 July 2020 - NW1150
Van Staden, Mr PA to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether, with reference to his reply to question 912 on 4 June 2020, his department purchased any goods and/or services below the amount of R500 000 connected to the Covid-19 pandemic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, 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?
Reply:
1. Yes, the following tables reflect the details in this regard.
|
No. |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|
1 |
Mobility Solutions |
R208,725-00 |
Procurement of 300 Infra-red Portable Thermometers for all ports of entry to mitigate Covid-19 risks. |
|
2 |
Unicore Holdings |
R353,527-83 |
Procurement of 350 Infrared Portable Thermometers for screening at exit points at Ports of Entry. |
|
3 |
Mabhelonke Enterprise (Pty) Ltd |
R233,000-00 |
Printing of 800 000 Travel Health Questionnaires for Covid-19 screening at the Ports of Entry. |
|
4 |
Vision Projects 2020 |
R230,000-00 |
Printing of 800 000 Health Questionnaires for Covid-19 screening at the Ports of Entry. |
|
5 |
Moetswadi Trading Projects |
R 35,000-00 |
Decontamination, cleaning and disinfection of 10 pool vehicles allocated to Port Health at OR Tambo International Airport. |
2. Yes.
(a) The deviations were due to health emergency as a result of Covid-19 pandemic outbreak;
(b) Details in each case;
|
No. |
Supplier Name |
Amount |
Description of goods or services |
|
1 |
Tammy Taylor |
R115,000-00 |
Procurement of 2000 cloth face masks for NDOH employees to ensure compliance to Covid-19 regulations. |
|
2 |
ExecuJet Aviation |
R142,760-99 |
Emergency procurement of a charter flight for 4 officials to travel from Lanseria to East London to conduct contact tracing, attend to epidemiological issues and PPE supply during the surge of Covid-19 in Eastern Cape. |
|
3 |
Libera Management |
R132,298.53 |
Procurement of various sizes of hand sanitizers for use at entrances, boardrooms and laboratories of the NDoH. |
|
4 |
Tammy Taylor |
R 46,000-00 |
Procurement 800 additional cloth face masks for NDOH employees to ensure compliance to Covid-19 regulations. |
|
5 |
Libera Management |
R 79,524.16 |
Emergency Cleaning Services at Forensic Chemistry Laboratory in Johannesburg due to Covid-19. |
3. The following table reflects the details in this regard
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No. |
Supplier Name |
Reasons that the goods and/ or services were from the specified companies |
|
1. |
Mobility Solutions |
Due to Lockdown, most of suppliers were not open for business, as a result there was a limited access to suppliers. The Central Supplier Database (CSD) was used to identify the suppliers to render the required services. |
|
2. |
Unicore Holdings |
|
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3. |
Mabhelonke Enterprise (Pty) Ltd |
|
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4. |
Vision Projects 2020 |
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5. |
Moetswadi Trading Projects |
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6. |
Tammy Taylor |
Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic most companies were not operating as a result of lockdown. This supplier was willing to provide the department with the quotation of cloth masks in preparation for return of employees as per requirements of Covid-19 regulations. |
|
7. |
ExecuJet Aviation |
Only this supplier was urgently available to execute the urgent task at the time. |
|
8. |
Libera Management |
Since this supplier is currently providing cleaning services In-house, they were requested to urgently procure the required items in line with Covid-19. |
|
9. |
Tammy Taylor |
Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic most companies were not operating as a result of lockdown. This supplier was willing to provide the department with the quotation of cloth masks in preparation for return of employees as per requirements of Covid-19 regulations. |
|
10. |
Libera Management |
The supplier was approached on an emergency basis to disinfect Forensic Chemistry Laboratory in Johannesburg due to the fact they are currently contracted to provide the cleaning services for NDoH. |
4. No there will be no statement.
END.