State IT Agency (SITA) CEO Mavuso Msimang has revealed that the winners of the much anticipated and controversial seat management tender will be announced on 27 October.
The tender, worth over R2 billion, involves providing a range of products and support in the public sector.
The tender was reissued earlier this year amid pressure from local companies, which argued that it excluded certain black economic empowerment companies and small and medium enterprises.
The reissue was followed by the completion of both the RFT285 (for outright purchase of ICT equipment) and RFT285/1 (for leasing of the equipment).
Msimang attributed the delay in the tender process to the fact that SITA's procurement procedures were previously "seriously disorganised".
The closely-watched tender will offer the government the choice of an outright purchase or lease of IT requirements, and solutions on the maintenance, upgrading and disposal costs.
Msimang recently announced that SITA had completed its testing of the equipment on the offer for RFT285/1. He said this was the largest amount of equipment tested in the SITA R&D technology laboratory.
At the time of the earlier announcement, Msimang hinted that government departments might initially opt for the outright purchase option, but later on would probably opt for leasing the equipment.
"This will be motivated by the fact that the departments will soon realise the logistical and financial advantages that come with the leasing model," he said.
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