A contract held by Idemia Smart Identity to supply machines for printing South Africaâs biometric driverâs licenses is in limbo.
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A French multinational firm has defended its selection for a big South African driving licence printing machine tender. This is despite a newly shared Auditor General report that found evidence of brazen disregard for procurement processes in the deal.
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The Auditor-Generalâs audit of the Driving Licence Card Accountâs supply chain management processes revealed irregularities in the tender evaluation.
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Dodgy driving licence deal: Creecy turns to court as AG flags irregular tender | Business
The Auditor General found the selection of a French multinational firm for a more than R480 million driver’s licence printing machine tender was irregular. The Department of Transport is planning to make a high court application to find a way forward.
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The Auditor-General (AG) says the contract did not follow required procurement processes, nor did it comply with the Public Finance Management Act and Driving Licence Card Account policies.