Question NW1508 to the Minister of Tourism
12 June 2017 - NW1508
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her procured any services from and/or made any payments to (i) a certain company (name furnished) or (ii) any other public relations firms; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) was the total cost, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of such costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of such payments?
Reply:
(b) DEPARTMENT
(i) Certain company- (Bell Pottinger)
(aa) The Department has never procured the services of the certain company ( Bell Pottinger)
(bb) – (ff) Not applicable
(ii) Any other Public Relations Firms
(aa) The Department has never procured the services of any Public Relations Firm
(bb) - (ff) Not applicable
(c) SA TOURISM
(i) Certain company- Bell Pottinger LLP
(aa) Services Procured
Bell Pottinger LLP was appointed by the SA Tourism UK Office for a period of 3 years effective 1 January 2014 following an open tender process in the UK. The services were for Public Relations including Digital PR and Online Communications to complement and align to existing media buying, events and social media services in order to complete a 360°consumer and trade engagement.
The UK tender has recently been reissued and a new service provider will be in market from 01 July 2017.
(bb) Total Cost : R 8 611 281
(cc) Detail breakdown of such cost: Refer to Annexure A
(dd) Total amount paid : R 9 600 858
(Variance between procurement amounts and amounts paid are due to foreign currency rate fluctuations where the foreign currency exchange rate was higher at payment date)
(ee) Purpose of Payments
Payments were made for work agreed and delivered in good order as per the scope of work contracted for under question b (i) (aa)
(ff) Detailed breakdown of payments: Refer to Annexure A
(ii) Any other Public Relations Firms
(aa) Services Procured:
The PR agencies were appointed by the SA Tourism Offices following open tender processes. The services were for Public Relations including Digital PR and Online Communications to complement and align to existing media buying, events and social media services in order to complete a 360°consumer and trade engagement.
(bb) Total Cost: R 38 472 101
(cc) Detail breakdown of such cost: Refer to Annexure A
(dd) Total amount paid: R 40 678 690
(Variance between procurement amounts and amounts paid are due to foreign currency rate fluctuations where the foreign currency exchange rate was higher at payment date)
(ee) Purpose of Payments: Payments were made for work agreed and delivered in good order as per the scope of work contracted for under question b (ii) (aa)
(ff) Detailed breakdown of payments: Refer to Annexure
ANNEXURE A
PR Agencies utilised by SA Tourism between April 2016 and May 2017
|
Supplier Name |
Operating Unit |
Cur |
Procured |
Paid |
|
Bell Pottinger LLP Total |
London |
ZAR |
8 611 281 |
9 600 858 |
|
Grebstad Hicks Communications (Shanghai) Limited Total |
Beijing |
ZAR |
1 705 052 |
1 705 052 |
|
HEREBAN Total |
Paris |
ZAR |
2 181 458 |
2 618 064 |
|
Kleber PR Network GMBH Total |
Frankfurt |
ZAR |
1 923 864 |
1 754 276 |
|
KPRN network GmbH Total |
Frankfurt |
ZAR |
7 651 195 |
8 190 219 |
|
MELTWATER SOUTH AFRICA Total |
Head Office |
ZAR |
300 000 |
300 000 |
|
Newell Public Relations (Beijing) Ltd Total |
Beijing |
ZAR |
657 480 |
1 772 429 |
|
Professional Public Relations Pty Limited Total |
Sydney |
ZAR |
5 080 368 |
4 692 445 |
|
Simply Communicatie BV t/a Simply PR Total |
Amsterdam |
ZAR |
1 431 531 |
1 441 898 |
|
The Hallway Group Pty Ltd Total |
Sydney |
ZAR |
1 601 703 |
1 483 951 |
|
W!T Total |
New York |
ZAR |
4 060 222 |
4 103 136 |
|
Weber Shandwick [CMGRP (I) Pvt. Ltd.] Total |
Mumbai |
ZAR |
1 212 889 |
961 303 |
|
White Knight Total |
Japan |
ZAR |
2 055 058 |
2 055 058 |
|
TOTAL |
|
ZAR |
38 472 101 |
40 678 690 |