Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said the South African Post Office (Sapo) was not ready to take over the South African grant system.
Dlamini was addressing the media at a press briefing at the Regent Hotel in East London this morning.
She said Sassa required from Sapo as a potential service provider
Provision of an integrated payment system
Banking Services
Card Body production; and
Provision of cash payment services The evaluation of Sapo's ability to perform the required services was conducted by the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
“The outcome of the adjudication process revealed that Sapo can only provide one of the four services namely; the provision of an integrated payment system,” said Dlamini.
On the requirement to provide card body production and distribution, the bid evaluation process discovered that Sapo can only produce 2.4 million cards per annum as opposed to the minimum requirement of 4.2 million cards per annum.
Dlamini said that Sassa would roll out another procurement process.
“Sassa will initiate another procurement process starting on 3 November 2017 in order to secure the three services which Sapo is not capable of providing,” she said.
Minister rules out Post Office for grants payouts
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini said the South African Post Office (Sapo) was not ready to take over the South African grant system.
Dlamini was addressing the media at a press briefing at the Regent Hotel in East London this morning.
She said Sassa required from Sapo as a potential service provider
The evaluation of Sapo's ability to perform the required services was conducted by the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
“The outcome of the adjudication process revealed that Sapo can only provide one of the four services namely; the provision of an integrated payment system,” said Dlamini.
On the requirement to provide card body production and distribution, the bid evaluation process discovered that Sapo can only produce 2.4 million cards per annum as opposed to the minimum requirement of 4.2 million cards per annum.
Dlamini said that Sassa would roll out another procurement process.
“Sassa will initiate another procurement process starting on 3 November 2017 in order to secure the three services which Sapo is not capable of providing,” she said.
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