The Competition Commission has referred the first two Covid-19 related public procurement cases to the Competition Tribunal.The Competition Tribunal will hear the first two cases relating to irregular procurement processes of personal protective equipment in the public sector.The first case is against BlueCollar Occupational Health Ltd from Gauteng and KZN-based Ateltico Investments Ltd.
“BlueCollar was appointed and subsequently approached Ateltico for funding. BlueCollar and Ateltico entered into a memorandum of understanding in terms of which they agreed to share the profits earned from the transaction.containers of hand sanitisers at the price of R3,550 per 25The commission found the price to be excessive and was concerned that the funding arrangement between the parties contributed to the mark-up.
“The commission is further participating in the fusion centre, which brings together all the relevant law enforcement agencies looking into the PPE procurement,” it said. “The commission will further engage National Treasury on how best to deal with awarded contracts and cases where the goods have already been supplied and services rendered at what appears to be excessive prices.
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