A supply chain management policy must specify—
| (a) | that goods or services above a transaction value of— |
| (i) | R300 000 (VAT included), in the case of a local municipality; |
| (ii) | R200 000 (VAT included), in the case of a district municipality; and |
| (iii) | R750 000 (VAT included), in the case of a metropolitan municipality, may be procured by the municipality or municipal entity only through a competitive bidding process, subject to regulation 11(2); and |
| (b) | that no requirement for goods or services above an estimated transaction value of— |
| (i) | R300 000 (VAT included), in the case of a local municipality; |
| (ii) | R200 000 (VAT included), in the case of a district municipality; and |
| (iii) | R750 000 (VAT included), in the case of a metropolitan municipality, may deliberately be split into parts or items of lesser value merely for the sake of procuring the goods or services otherwise than through a competitive bidding process. |
[Regulation 19 substituted by section 6 of Notice No. 4198, GG49863, dated 14 December 2023]
