Question NW2811 to the Minister of Police
07 January 2022 - NW2811
Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police
What is the (a) nature and (b) value of the contract between the SA Police Service (SAPS) and the Government Printing Works (GPW);
Reply:
NW3331E
REPLY:
(1)(a) The nature of the contract is the supply, printing and distribution of pńnted firearm licence and related cards.
(1)(b) The value of the contract, Wa9 R62 314 716,78. The contract was signed, on 10 November 2017 and expired, on 9 November 2020. It was extended, on 9
November 2020 to 9 May 2021 and further extended, until 9 November 2021.
Currently, there Is no valid contract in place. Approval was granted for the Government Printing Works (GPW) to continue printing firearm licence cards, on a once-off quotation basis, until 30 November 2021. An application, for an additional three month extension period, has been submitted and is awaiting approval. A contract will be in place, once the internal processes have been finalised.
(2) There have been no known contractual disputes between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the GPW, in the 2018/2020 financial year, which negatively affected the printing of licences. The GPW is printing firearm licence cards, on behalf of the SAPS.
(3)(a)(b) The number of firearm licences, which were printed. in each month, since the 2019/2020 financial year, is reflected in the table below.
Month |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/Z022 (1 April 2021 to 7 December 2021] |
|
April |
23 107 |
The GPW was closed, due to COVID-19. 29 170 |
7 468 |
|
May |
12 723 |
24 124 |
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June July |
13 030 14 334 |
35 830 8 852 |
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August |
17 616 |
12 652 |
26 962 |
|
September |
11 959 |
11 557 |
13 340 |
|
October |
13 557 |
8 826 |
20 246 6 403 ” |
|
November |
13 596 |
10 187 " |
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|
8 369 |
15 579 |
29 196 |
|
January |
13 382 _ |
_ 4 464 |
|
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February |
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March |
18 825 |
17 677 |
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Total |
171 393 |
132 230 |
172 421 |
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MINISTER F POLICE
GENERALBHEKI CELE
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE