The tribunal received complaints from the SAPS about the conduct of suppliers in relation to the procurement of personal protective equipment. It launched an investigation which found that BlueCollar had supplied the SAPS with hand sanitiser that had been marked up 123%.
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Two companies accused of overcharging SAPS for hand sanitisers
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Cape Town - The first of a three-day Covid-19 excessive-pricing case involving a SAPS tender for bulk hand sanitisers commenced at a Competition Tribunal hearing on Monday.
BlueCollar Occupational Health (Pty) Ltd is accused by the Competition Commission of charging the SAPS excessive prices for bulk hand sanitisers, and the co-accused in the matter, Ateltico Investments (Pty) Ltd, is said to have provided funding to BlueCollar for the procurement.
This comes after a tender was issued by SAPS for the procurement of the sanitisers during the period March 21 2020 to April15 2020.