Health

Question by: 
Hon Nobulumko Nkondlo
Answered by: 
Hon Nomafrench Mbombo
Question Number: 
14
Question Body: 

(a) What are the details of the (i) irregular expenditure and (ii) fruitless and wasteful expenditure that has been incurred by her Department in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020 and (cc) 2021, (b) how much was incurred as the result of not adhering to (i) National Treasury and (ii) Provincial Treasury instructions over the same period of time and (c) what are the (i) details of these instructions and (ii) reasons for not adhering to them?

Answer Body: 

See below response.

Sum of Irregular amount (already expensed)

Column Labels

 

 

 

       

Row Labels

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

Grand Total

b(i) NTR

b(ii)PTI

c(i) Details of instruction

c(ii) Reasons for not adhering

Additional charges not covered by contract

12 150

36 662

 

48 812

 

PTI 7.3

To approve the expansion/extension of a contract with original value below R500 000.

Misintrepretation of delegations

Award made to wrong bidder

1 348 192

1 023 567

46 474

2 418 233

 

PTI 7.3

To approve the expansion/extension of a contract with original value below R500 000.

Misintrepretation of applicable policies

Contract Expanded without approval

4 346

9 379

7 341

21 066

 

PTI 7.3

To approve the expansion/extension of a contract with original value below R500 000.

Misintrepretation of delegations

Contract extended without approval

296 269

1 403 988

363 862

2 064 120

 

PTI 7.3

To approve the expansion/extension of a contract with original value below R500 000.

Misintrepretation of delegations

Emergency delegation incorrectly applied

80 482

 

253 038

333 520

NTR 16A6.1

PTI 4.6.1-4.6.4, PTI 5.2.1.3(g), PTI 5.2.1.6

To award a bid for the emergency procurement of goods, services and works when it is impractical to utilize the ePS

Misintrepretation of delegations

Incorrect bidding process followed < R 500 000

3 125 562

626 559

9 500

3 761 621

NTR 16 A 6.1

PTI 5.3.1

Procurement of goods and services, either by way of quotations or through a bidding
process, must be within the threshold values as determined by the National Treasury

Misintrepretation of applicable policies

Incorrect delegatee making award

376 188

67 577

 

443 765

PFMA S44 (1)(a)

 

The accounting officer for a department, trading entity or constitutional institution may—
(a) in writing delegate any of the powers entrusted or delegated to the accounting officer in terms of this Act, to an official in that department, trading entity or constitutional institution

Misintrepretation of delegations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insufficient proof for not using IPS

50 755

 

 

50 755

NTR 16A6.1

PTIs 4.6.1 -4.6.4, PTI 5.2.1.1, 5.3.1 (b) & 5.3.1 ©

To award a bid for the procurement of supplies and services, the hiring or letting of anything or the acquisition or granting of any right for or on behalf of the Department by using the Electronic Procurement Solution (ePS).

Misintrepretation of delegations

Invalid/No quotations attached

104 605

64 091

 

168 696

NTR 16A6.1,

PTI 5.5.2(a)&(b

To award a bid for the procurement of supplies and services, the hiring or letting of anything or the acquisition or granting of any right for or on behalf of the Department by means of informal quotations

Misintrepretation of delegations

Item purchased not on contract

20 473

79 218

63 574

163 265

 

PTI 7.3

To approve the expansion/extension of a contract with original value below R500 000.

Misintrepretation of delegations

Items on contract procured via IPS without valid reasons

68 810

97 163

 

165 972

PTI 7.2

 

To approve the procurement outside of the contract in instances where the contractor is unable to deliver and will be held responsible for the difference in price.

Lack of oversight when procuring goods

Less than 3 quotations obtained (no reason provided)

1 350

5 997

 

7 347

NTR 16A6.1,

PTI 5.5.2(a)&(b

To award a bid for the procurement of supplies and services, the hiring or letting of anything or the acquisition or granting of any right for or on behalf of the Department by means of informal quotations

Misintrepretation of delegations

Local content not applied

857 283

139 414

 

996 696

PPR 2011 andPPPFA 5/2000

 

To make provision for the in the case of designated sectors, bids must be advertised with a biddging condition that only locally produced or manufatured goods with a stipulated minimum threshold for local production and content will be considered

Misintrepretation of local content requirements

Local content policy applied incorrectly

 

6 798

 

6 798

PPR 2011 andPPPFA 5/2000

 

To make provision for the in the case of designated sectors, bids must be advertised with a biddging condition that only locally produced or manufatured goods with a stipulated minimum threshold for local production and content will be considered

Misintrepretation of local content requirements

No declaration of interest

171 701

138 680

3 607 165

3 917 546

PFMA section 50 3a

PTI 2019 3.8

Disclose to the accounting authority any direct or indirect personal or private business interest that that member or any spuse partner or close family member may have in any matter before the accounting authority

Department unable to determine conflict of interest at time of award

No formal bidding process followed > R 500 000

13 834

15 613

719 063

748 510

NTR 16A6.1,

PTI 5.4.1(b) & 5.5.2 (a) & (b)

To award a bid for the procurement of supplies and services, the hiring or letting of anything or the acquisition or granting of any right for or on behalf of the Department by using the Electronic Procurement Solution (ePS).

Misintrepretation of delegations

No proof to substantiate Sole Supplier

72 232

2 520

 

74 752

NTR 16A 6.4

PTI 5.5.4

To approve that selective bidding instead of open/ competitive bidding can be applied for bids below R500 000.

Lack of oversight when making awards

No valid tax clearance certificate/ CSD Tax Status

1 321 822

2 316 881

950 598

4 589 301

NTI SCM 4A of 2016/17

PTC 28/2017

To approve the utilisation of a supplier not duly registered on the Western Cape Supplier Evidence Bank

Purchases from large pharmaceutical companies who are sole suppliers of critical items.  Department has no control over their tax status

Pass overs not properly documented

17 271

 

 

17 271

NTR 16A6.1,

PTI 5.4.1(b) & 5.5.2 (a) & (b)

To award a bid for the procurement of supplies and services, the hiring or letting of anything or the acquisition or granting of any right for or on behalf of the Department by using the Electronic Procurement Solution (ePS).

Misintrepretation of delegations

Petty Cash Purchase above R2000.00

 

 

1 181 983

1 181 983

NTR 16A6.1,

PTI 5.5.1

To approve the utilisation of petty cash for the purchase of supplies and services, the hiring or letting of anything or the acquisition or granting of any right for or on behalf of the Department.

This was in response to the pandemic and could not have been avoided

Quantity on invoice more than approved order

 

3 842

 

3 842

 

PTI 7.3

To approve the expansion/extension of a contract with original value below R500 000.

Lack of oversight when placing orders and managing commitments

Supplier not registered on relevent database

4 936 303

79 351

16 202 060

21 217 715

NTI SCM 4A of 2016/17

PTC 28/2017

To approve the utilisation of a supplier not duly registered on the Western Cape Supplier Evidence Bank

Purchases from large pharmaceutical companies who are sole suppliers of critical items.  Companies refusing to register

Used invalid contract (incl purchase outside valid contract/item not on contract).

7 864

354 750

 

362 614

 

PTI 7.3

To approve the expansion/extension of a contract with original value below R500 000.

Lack of oversight when placing orders

Grand Total

12 887 492

6 472 051

23 404 659

42 764 202

 

 

 

 

 

Date: 
Friday, April 22, 2022
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