DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Attached is the response in respect of PQ 1144.
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION:
1. |
(a) the name of the company from which the specified goods and/or service were purchased |
(b) the amount of each transaction |
(c) the service and/or product that each company rendered |
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1 |
XL Nexus Travel |
R42 500,00 |
Shuttle Services |
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2 |
Dischem |
R949,50 |
Surgical Gloves |
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3 |
Dischem |
R61,90 |
Sanitizer |
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4 |
Lynnwood Road Pharmacy |
R398,00 |
Surgical Gloves |
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5 |
Lynnwood Road Pharmacy |
R1 561,00 |
Face Masks |
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6 |
Serene Pharmacy |
R699,90 |
Surgical Gloves |
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7 |
Serene Pharmacy |
R629,80 |
Sanitizer |
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8 |
Pharma Value Pharmacy |
R2 638,68 |
Face Masks |
|
9 |
Barclay Square Pharmacy |
R1 881,30 |
Sanitizer |
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10 |
Masana Hygiene |
R20 412,50 |
25 Sanitizer Dispensers |
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11 |
Masana Hygiene |
R20 829,38 |
Sanitizer refill for dispensers (3 Months) |
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12 |
Maanda Nes Investment |
R67 212,60 |
Once-Off spray deep cleaning of offices |
|
13 |
Us-pects Trading Enterprise |
R40 500,00 |
Face Mask |
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14 |
Us-pects Trading Enterprise |
R8 450,00 |
Surgical Gloves |
|
15 |
Supra Healthcare |
R4 312,50 |
Face Masks |
|
16 |
Supra Healthcare |
R5 637,30 |
Surgical Gloves |
|
17 |
Maanda Nes Investment |
R63 000,00 |
Once-Off Decontamination Spray |
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R281 674,36 |
2(a) There was one deviation from normal supply chain management process for the appointment of Masana Hygiene to provide sanitiser dispensers and sanitiser refills for a period of three months at an amount of R41 241,88.
The deviation was sought and approved in accordance with the provisions of National Treasury Instruction No. 05 of 2020/21, which permits emergency procurement in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Covid-19 has been classified as a global threat to human life. Thus, eminent steps had to be taken to proactively minimise its spread in the Departmental premises. The immediate procurement of sanitisers enabled the Department to ensure that the risk of infection is minimised.
2(b) |
The name of the company |
The amount of each transaction |
The service and/or product that each company rendered |
Masana Hygiene |
R20 412,50 |
25 Sanitizer Dispensers |
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Masana Hygiene |
R20 829,38 |
Sanitizer refill for dispensers (3 Months) |
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R41 241.88 |
3. |
The name of the company from which the specified goods and/or service were purchased |
reasons that the goods and/or services were purchased from the specified companies |
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1 |
XL Nexus Travel |
The Department has a contract for travel and accommodation with the company. Moreover, the contract was established through an open tender process. |
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2 |
Dischem |
Petty cash was used to procure from these companies. They are retailers and they were randomly selected for procurement based on the availability of stock. |
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3 |
Dischem |
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4 |
Lynnwood Road Pharmacy |
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5 |
Lynnwood Road Pharmacy |
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6 |
Serene Pharmacy |
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7 |
Serene Pharmacy |
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8 |
PharmaValue Pharmacy |
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9 |
Barclay Square Pharmacy |
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10 |
Masana Hygiene |
The Department has a contract for cleaning and Hygiene services with the company. Thus, it was more cost-effective to utilise them. |
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11 |
Masana Hygiene |
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12 |
Maanda Nes Investment |
An open and fair request for quotations process was followed to appoint these companies. These companies won the bids on the basis that they scored the highest number of points on the 80/20 preference point system and also complied with the bidding requirements. |
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13 |
Uspects Trading Enterprise |
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14 |
Uspects Trading Enterprise |
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17 |
Maanda Nes Investment |
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15 |
Supra Healthcare |
An open and fair request for verbal quotations process was followed to appoint this company. The company won because it quoted the lowest price and complied with the bidding requirements. |
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16 |
Supra Healthcare |
4. The Minister’s office will advise if the Minister has to make a statement in this regard.