By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 15 Apr 2016
In a SENS statement released this afternoon by systems intergrator, Datacentrix, the company has said it will be opposing the application, over a R500 million tender, brought to the High Court of South Africa by rival Dimension Data.
The application regards a bid awarded by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ & CD) to Datacentrix for a court recording technology solution in January 2015.
Datacentrix, together with the DOJ & CD and 12 other ICT service providers were cited in the application. The application seeks to review and set aside the bid award granted on the grounds of alleged irregularities in the adjudication process.
Datacentrix says in 2006, Dimension Data was granted a three year contract by the DOJ & CD for the provision of the court recording technology solution. After expiry of the original contract in 2009, the tender was republished a number of times over the next five years but was never awarded, and accordingly the Dimension Data continued, and still continues to provide the services to DOJ & CD under extensions to its original contract.
In June 2014, another tender was published and adjudicated, and finally awarded to
Datacentrix in January 2015, says Datacentrix.
The company does not agree with the allegations and has advised its shareholders that it will be opposing the application.
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