Question NW478 to the Minister of Social Development

Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1) Whether, with reference to the SA Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) awarding of a bid (details furnished) to appoint a certain company (name and details furnished) as a service provider to conduct forensic investigations, the SASSA Bid Adjudication Committee recommended that the specified company be appointed as the preferred service provider; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the specified company was the highest scoring bidder in terms of the National Treasury’s Implementation Guide: Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2011; if not, (a) why was the specified company awarded the bid and (b) what are (i) the names of the companies that scored higher in this regard and (ii) their respective scores; if so, what was the specified company’s score; (3) whether all necessary approvals were obtained from the Auditor-General before the appointment of the specified company as the preferred bidder; if not, why not; if so, on what date was such approval obtained? NW532E