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Huge medical tender still under review


The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) says a medical supplies tender that has caused a huge public outcry is still being reviewed.

The CPBN’s head of administration, Amon Ngavetene, on Friday said the tender award is not yet finalised.

Ngavetene said this at a media briefing called after a public outcry about a reported tender award worth N$650 million to one bidder.

Ngavetene said the tender is under review because of some incorrect allocations.

According to Ngavetene, the error was on items such as surgical gloves, for which tender bids for 30 million gloves instead of three million gloves had been invited.

“The CPBN is in the process of rectifying any computation errors and errors in stated quantities. A revised notice for selection of procurement award will be issued in this regard,” he said.

This would result in a reduction of current recommended amounts.

The CPBN is awaiting reconsideration from bidders and the public after issuing a notice for aggrieved bidders to ask for a reconsideration of the current decision.

That process ended on Friday (20 January) at 17h00.

Ngavetene also explained that condoms to be supplied to the government by tender bidders were not costed per unit but per box containing 144 condoms.

He further explained that businessman Shapwa Kanyama’s company Amnics Trading, recorded as the most favoured tenderer with a bid worth N$650 million, has been in existence since 2012.

“The company in question, according to the documentation in CPBN’s possession, was converted from a close corporation,” he said.

According to Ngavetene, some bidders will be awarded supply contracts despite being more expensive, on the basis of being local manufacturers.

This, he said, is in accordance with the Public Procurement Act, which allows local entities to be given an advantage.





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