Question NW1902 to the Minister of Social Development
12 October 2017 - NW1902
Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016; if so, (i) who were the transaction advisors that were appointed for the tenders, (ii) for which tenders were they appointed, (iii) what was the pricing for the tenders in question and (iv) what amount were the transaction advisors paid?
Reply:
(a) No
(b)NDA- No
(a) Department/Entity |
(i) Name of transaction advisor |
(ii) Tenders |
(aaa) Pricing |
(iv Amount |
DSD |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
NDA |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
(bb) Yes, SASSA appointed transactional advisors (Tender 01/11/BS) during the preparatory phase for the procurement of a service provider for the distribution of social grants throughout the country. Some aspect of the procurement process were highly technical and required specific expertise in areas such as information and communication technology, legal, finance and human resources related matters. The information related to this matter is contained in the SASSA’s annual report for the financial year in question.