NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 724
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 07 AUGUST 2009
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 7)
Mr L W Greyling (ID) to ask the Minister of Health:
Whether his department has issued a new tender document for the procurement
of female condoms; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will it be issued?
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REPLY:
The female condom tender is a transversal term contract and as such is
managed by National Treasury: Contracts Management on behalf of the
National Department of Health. This involves the development of the tender
document including advertising, adjudication and awarding of the contract.
The role of the Department of Health is to provide guidance to National
Treasury in terms of the specifications and quantities required (estimates)
for the commodity in question. The Department of Health also oversees the
operational aspects in respect to liaising with suppliers and providing
logistics for the sustained supply of the commodity to the provinces.
To ensure continued availability and supply of female condoms in the
country, the new tender was advertised on 08 May 2009 and closed on 08 June
2009. Bids were received from prospective bidders. According to the latest
information from National Treasury: Contracts Management, the tender
process is at the evaluation stage and is expected to be completed by end
of September 2009.
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