Question NW282 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
13 March 2017 - NW282
Shinn, Ms MR to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(1) (a) Which company was appointed to provide physical security services to his department in terms of bid DTPS/01/2016/17A, (b) on what date was the specified appointment made and (c) what is the (i) duration and (ii) cost of the contract; (2) (a) what are the material terms of the successful bid, (b) how many firms submitted bids and (c) what bid evaluation and adjudication process was followed to determine the winning bidder; (3) what were the specific grounds for not awarding the tender to a certain company (name furnished)?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department follows:-
(1) (a) The Department appointed Fidelity Security Group (Pty) Ltd.
(b) The service provider was appointed on 28 October 2016.The contract started on 1 December 2016.
(c) (i)The duration of the contract is two years.
(ii)The contract cost is R11 817 326.44 (VAT inclusive)
(2) (a) The material terms of the successful bid was that the service provider met all the requirement of the department regarding evaluation criteria stipulated in the bid documentation. The following were material terms for the successful bidder:
- Experience in providing physical security services,
- Proof of registration with Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA),
- Financial capability and
- Detailed Project Execution Plan.
(b) On the closing date, 70 bids were received by the Department.
(c) Normal government Supply Chain Management (SCM) bid evaluation and adjudication processes were followed.
(3) Imvula Quality Protection (Africa) (Pty) Ltd did not score the highest in the bid evaluation and adjudication processes.