Whether, in the exercise designed to effect cost savings and cost-effective service delivery, she has taken any steps to ensure that her department adheres to the strict application of the procurement process; if not, why not; if so, what (a) guidelines were formulated over and above the norm, (b) mechanisms were put in place to ensure effective and consistent monitoring and (c) measures were taken to ensure that no procurements were made through tenders without following the full process?