Question NW3699 to the Minister of Communications
12 December 2017 - NW3699
Van Damme, Ms PT to ask the Minister of Communications
Whether the Government Communication and Information System makes use of advertising procurement agencies; if so, what are the details of the (a) name of each agency, (b) contract amount in each case and (c) agency used for community media advertising?NW4130
Reply:
Yes, a panel of advertising procurement agencies was selected and constituted through a transparent tender process.
a) All awarded tenders and successful bidders are listed on the GCIS website at https://www.gcis.gov.za/content/about-us/procurement/awarded-bids
b) There was no stipulated contract amount for the panel of service providers tenders as the community print campaigns that GCIS implements are dependent on departmental requests. No reliable demand forecasts are available to plan a contract value.
c) All the agencies are listed on the GCIS website as per (a) above.
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Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane MP,
Minister
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