Bid splitting: AG questions R6.8 million transport department livestreaming contracts
“The splitting of the requirements into separate RFQ’s resulted in the department avoiding the open competitive bidding process applicable to procurement above R1 million,” the audit states.
The auditor-general (AG) has raised questions about how the department of transport procured millions of rands in livestreaming and media services – with seven contracts each kept below the R1 million threshold that triggers an open competitive bidding process.
It also recommended recurring livestreaming services no longer be procured via separate RFQs and the department consolidate its annual requirement and use an open competitive bidding process where the estimated value exceeds R1 million.
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