1. 1 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Role of the Department in the management of service providers

2. 2 INDEX 1.Purpose 2.Applicable Prescripts 3.Implementation of Prescripts 4.Supply Chain Management (SCM) 5. Supplier Database

3. 3 Purpose This is to give the portfolio committee an overview of what the Department is doing in managing service providers

4. 4 Applicable prescripts Section 217 of the constitution PFMA Treasury Regulations Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEEA)

5. 5 Implementation of Prescripts As required by the Treasury Regulation 16A4 the department has a Supply Chain Management (SCM) unit within the office of the Chief Financial Officer. The unit is at Directorate level and is only servicing the National Department and therefore is charged for implementing the SCM system in the National Department.

6. 6 Supply Chain Management (SCM) The SCM unit is responsible for: –Procurement –Logistics –Transport services As part of procurement the unit manages the supplier database.

7. 7 Database is managed on a stand alone system called iqual. This software is used also by other departments The database is updated quarterly through an invitation to service providers which is published on the government Tender bulletin. Supplier Database

8. 8 Service providers collect the prescribed forms at the department’s offices, complete them and submit them to the department. The department after perusing the forms captures the supplier details on the system. The system rotates requests for quotations (RFQ) between suppliers and prints RFQ in respect of each supplier.

9. 9 Supplier Database This database is used in respect of all transactions below R500 000.00. When procuring from service providers the department checks with National Treasury to ensure that a service provider is not black listed.

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