Question NW1141 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
14 July 2020 - NW1141
Mulder, Mr FJ to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether 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. I have been informed that all procurement to date at individual transaction level, was below R500 000 and guided by departmental delegations to various post levels. Regional and court level procurement started on 20 February 2020 and National Office centralised bulk procurement on 21 April 2020.
(a), (b) and (c) The total expenditure for bulk centralised procurement at national level amounted to R3, 073 million; and the total procurement at Regional Office level amounted to R9, 927 million.
The following is a list of commodities procured nationally and the relevant service provider after competitive procurement processes were followed, through quotations.
|
Service provider a) |
Value b) |
Commodity c) |
Quantity |
|
Okp Technologies |
R494 200.00 |
Gloves |
280 000 |
|
Fenpot Direct Cc |
R445 200.00 |
Face Masks - Durable/ Reusable |
30 000 |
|
Orca Autobody And Restoration |
R 378 320.65 |
Surgical Face Visor |
3 348 |
|
Betaclean Chemicals &Cleaning Services |
R 308 016.00 |
Hand Sanitizers Spray Bottles 1 litres |
6 696 1 litres |
|
Givy's Cuisine |
R488 000.00 |
Hand Sanitizers 5 litres |
1600 5 litres |
|
Kaprivi Generals (Pty) Ltd- |
R460 000.00 |
Hand Liquid Soap 5 Litres |
4000 5 litres |
|
Motsweding Medical Suppliers |
R499 750.00 |
Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer |
250 |
The following table summarises the expenditure at Regional Office level:
|
Free State |
R696 592 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
R893 269 |
|
Western Cape |
R1 506 986 |
|
Eastern Cape |
R986 233 |
|
Mpumalanga |
R943 575 |
|
Northern Cape |
R707 156 |
|
North West |
R1 010 144 |
|
Limpopo |
R1 818 870 |
|
Gauteng |
R1 364 545 |
|
Total |
R9 927 370 |
2. This procurement was in full compliance with departmental prescripts and delegations. A formal circular on emergency procurement was issued which guided procurement.
3. The reason for procurement at a specific service provider was guided by the outcome of a competitive process (minimum 3 quotations). In the case of emergency procurement, some commodities were procured through petty cash at local pharmacies or suppliers.