What began as a tentative pilot project to test the ‘open tendering’ concept in the South African public sector is now likely to become a permanent fixture, as the Gauteng provincial government (GPG) considers tabling legislation making the Open Tender System a necessary condition for procuring goods and services. In an effort to tighten up public procurement, improve transparency and eliminate potential corruption gaps, the Open Tender System breaks the mould of the traditional behind-closed-doors decision-making process of the selection of bidders for projects, goods and services in South Africa’s richest province.
Source: www.engineeringnews.co.za
Gauteng aims to hard-wire open tendering after pilot yields positive results
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