The services that my Department and its entities procure from any service provider, be it in the sphere of travel management and or accomodation, are services that are always awarded after a fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective bid process in line with Section 38 (1) (a) (iii) of the Public Finance Management Act. Such procurement processes are administered by the Department’s Bid Evaluation Committee in terms of the same Act.
All procurement procedures and processes are audited annually and the information pertaining to the audit opinion on these matters is reflected in the relevant annual reports which are readily available as public documents.
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