Pitfalls in Tenders for the Procurement of Kits Together with Devices Supplied Against Kits

19 December 2023

Tenders for “the procurement of kits together with the temporary supply of devices against kits” are generally held by provincial health directorates and universities. Tenders of this kind may be defined as “the delivery of kits to the contracting authority in accordance with the work programme, and the maintenance in working order, at the authority's facilities for the duration of the contract, of the devices in which the kits delivered are used”. In such procurements we observe that some authorities make unilateral arrangements contrary to the procurement legislation.