I have been advised by the Department follows:-
(1) (a) The Department appointed Fidelity Security Group (Pty) Ltd.
(b) The service provider was appointed on 28 October 2016.The contract started on 1 December 2016.
(c) (i)The duration of the contract is two years.
(ii)The contract cost is R11 817 326.44 (VAT inclusive)
(2) (a) The material terms of the successful bid was that the service provider met all the requirement of the department regarding evaluation criteria stipulated in the bid documentation. The following were material terms for the successful bidder:
(b) On the closing date, 70 bids were received by the Department.
(c) Normal government Supply Chain Management (SCM) bid evaluation and adjudication processes were followed.
(3) Imvula Quality Protection (Africa) (Pty) Ltd did not score the highest in the bid evaluation and adjudication processes.