(1) (a) On which tender procurement provisions did his department rely when it provided for four days including for the mandatory briefing session for bidders to make submissions with regard to a certain tender (details furnished) and (b) what is the reason for the short time given to tenderers to respond; (2) (a) how many tenders were received, (b) to whom was the tender awarded and (c) was it awarded to the highest bidder; (3) whether cognisance was taken of previous employees who may have been advantaged by insider knowledge who bid for the tender; if so, how?