The Committee was concerned at the functionality and alignment of the roles of other state agencies in relation to that of the planned Chief Procurement Office (CPO). The Treasury pointed out that significant progress has been made in the process of setting up the CPO and that the new agency will make use of expertise and functionalities of other agencies such as the South African Revenue Services (SARS). For example, SARS is currently auditing 300 business entities and scrutinising over 700 entities.