Question NW1902 to the Minister of Social Development

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12 October 2017 - NW1902

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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.

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