Tourism on Coronavirus Covid-19 expenditure and procurement of PPEs

In the interest of transparency, the Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko KubayiNgubane has today made public the expenditure incurred by our department and its entity, South African Tourism in the procurement of Protective Personal Equipment since the advent of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.   

The PPEs were provided to all employees in the department and SA Tourism as required by law. It also includes the services of deep cleaning of the buildings after closures or decommissioning of both Tourism House in Pretoria Sunnyside and Bojanala House in Sandton due to detected cases of infections among people that have been to the workplace. All the companies that the department used to source goods and services are registered on the Central Supplier Database.  

The expenditure for the period 01 March 2020 to 29 July 2020, can be accessed on the website www.tourism.gov.za  and is detailed as follows:  

Procurement of PPEs and associated services from service providers:

Department of Tourism

 Procurement of PPEs from service providers:  

Petty cash purchases – Desk shields, hand sanitisers, masks and thermal scanners

R25 114,40

Reason for purchases

Petty cash purchases between March and May 2020 while awaiting bulk order purchases. See Annexure 1 for details

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R49 691,50

Date of procurement

20 March 2020

PPE procured

500 x 250 ml Hand Sanitisers

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

Chapmar Industries

Company registration number

1989/034705/23

Value of Contract

R49 691,50

Reason for purchases

Personal sanitisers issued to staff before lockdown.

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R242 294,00

Date of procurement

20 May 2020

PPE procured

500 x 500ml Hand Sanitisers

50 x 25l Hand Sanitiser liquid refill 

60 x Surgical Face Masks (Disposable)

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

Tara Health

Company registration number

2019/237077/07

Value of Contract

R242 294,00

Reason for purchases

Sanitiser for Head Office use and masks for contract workers. (Sita and TRF)

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R49 162,50

Date of procurement

21 May 2020

PPE procured

30 x Foot press sanitisers 

150 x 500ml Hand sanitiser gel refill

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

ECM Technologies

Company registration number

2011/127959/07

Value of Contract

R49 162,50

Reason for purchases

Head office utilisation in communal areas (lifts & shared equipment). 

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R43 900,00

Date of procurement

21 May 2020

PPE procured

300 x 750ml Sanitiser spray

250 Dust Masks (Single use N95 for

Cleaning staff)

250 Mask 3 Ply Surgical for Security

100 x 6 Boxes Gloves

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

Lathi Holdings

Company registration number

2016/019955/07

Value of Contract

R43 900,00

Reason for purchases

PPE for essential staff. Surface based sanitiser s for employee work stations.

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R8 750,00

Date of procurement

21 May 2020

PPE procured

5 x Thermal Scanners 

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

Lathi Holdings

Company registration number

2016/012955/07

Value of Contract

R8 750,00

Reason for purchases

Usage at the entrances to the building 

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R25 000,00

Date of procurement

3 June 2020

PPE procured

1 000 x Textile Masks 

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

Alveda

Company registration number

2013/141116/07

Value of Contract

R25 000,00

Reason for purchases

2 per departmental official as per DPSA Circular 20 to replace disposable masks.

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R13 110,00

Date of procurement

3 June 2020

PPE procured

10 Foot Press Sanitiser

20 x 500ml Hand Sanitiser Gel Refill 

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

ECM Technologies

Company registration number

2011/127959/07

Value of Contract

R13 110,00

Reason for purchases

Additional purchase for Head Office utilisation to cover remaining communal areas.

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R24 500,00

Date of procurement

23 April 2020

PPE procured

1000 x Textile Masks

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

Seloro Media (PTY) LTD

Company registration number

2013/212185/07

Value of Contract

R24 500,00

Reason for purchases

2 per departmental official as per DPSA Circular 20 to replace disposable masks.

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R54 500,00

Date of procurement

21 April 2020

PPE procured

Decontamination of Head Office

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

Pest Control Experts

Company registration number

2014/001326/07

Value of Contract

R54 500,00

Reason for purchases

Decontamination of 12 floors after a positive COVID-19 case 

 SA Tourism   

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R42,000.00

Details of Goods & Services

 

Sanitise/Disinfect: Bojanala House Building, Balconies and Guardhouse – Week 1, 2 and 3.

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company appointed

Babirwa and Sons Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Company registration number

2015/226351/07

Date of appointment

21 April 2020

Value of Contract

R63,000.00

Reason for purchases

Disinfection of Bojanala House

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R29,500.00

Details of Goods & Services

FLIR     TG165     Infrared      Thermometer

Detector X 2

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company appointed

Group LMS

Company registration number

2017/034436/07

Date of appointment

08 June 2020

Value of Contract

R29,500.00

Reason for purchases

Usage at the entrances to the building

 

Amount Spent as at 29 July 2020

R11,900.00

Date of procurement

20 May 2020

PPE procured

350 Branded Reusable Cloth Masks

Procurement process followed

Request for Quotations (RFQ)

Company awarded

The Brokers Learning Centre

Company registration number

2015/097758/07

Value of Contract

R11,900.00

Reason for purchases

Masks for employees as per DPSA

Circular 20 to replace disposable masks

   

ANNEXURE 1

Petty Cash purchases

a) Name of Company

b) Amount

c) Goods/Service Acquired

Total Resource Corporation Africa

R1 480,00

Thermal Scanner

Queenswood Pharmacy

R1 950,00

Thermal Scanner

Clicks

R920,00

Hand Sanitisers and Masks

Builders Warehouse

R550,00

Sanitiser Dispensers

Servest Hygiene & Servest Interior Solutions

R1 782,50

Hand Sanitisers

Clicks

R474,60

Hygiene Wipes

Builders Warehouse

R427,90

Sanitiser Dispensers

Servest Hygiene & Servest Interior Solutions

R1 782,50

Hand Sanitisers

Waverley Pharmacy

R1 299,90

Thermal Scanner

Lynwood Road Pharmacy

R1 985,40

Hand Sanitisers and Masks

The Laser House

R1 875,00

Desk Shields

The Laser House

R1 875,00

Desk Shields

Lynwood Road Pharmacy

R1 990,60

Hand Sanitisers and Masks

Talking Heads Advertising (PTY) Ltd

R1 800,00

Marketing material for the Tourism Relief Fund

Lynwood Road Pharmacy

R1 997,50

Hand Sanitisers

Ackermans Pharmacy

R374,00

Face Masks

Mopani Pharmacy

R307,00

Hand Sanitisers and Masks

a) Name of Company

b) Amount

c) Goods/Service Acquired

Brooklyn Pharmacy

R245,00

Hand Sanitisers and Masks

Pick and Pay

R1 997,50

Hand Sanitisers

Total

R25 114.40

 

 The company registration number outlines the date of incorporation (age), the service providers were selected on a lowest quotation (price) basis and all the companies that we used are registered on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) and tax compliant as per the South African Revenue Services. 

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