BEE Level 1 Accredited

Deviations from Open Competitive Bidding (1 Day)

Manage Procurement Deviations within the PFMA

Deviations from open competitive bidding methods are allowed within the PFMA as long as they have been approved
19 – 19 Mar 2026
1 day
Online

Why Choose this course

The National Treasury SCM Instruction Note 3 of 2021/2022 marked a significant departure in the requirements for PFMA organisations when deviating from a competitive bidding process.

Amongst many requirements, the instruction now requires an institution to include at a minimum the following in their SCM Policy:
  • a plan to curtail reliance on procurement by “other means”
  • circumstances under which each procurement by “other means” may be utilised
  • processes to be followed in respect of identifying prospective suppliers for, and recording and approval of, procurement by “other means” and
  • assessment of all instances that gave rise to procurement by “other means”

This 1-day workshop explores the legislative background preceding this instruction including various legal cases and proposes a framework for making sound and rational requests to the relevant treasury.

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What does this course cover?

  • The legislative background preceding this instruction including various legal cases and proposing and discussing various circumstances for procurement by “other means”

Is this course for me?

Career roles we recommend this course for

  • Provincial Government
  • Metros and Municipalities
  • Constitutional entities
  • Public entities (Schedule 2 and 3)

Your course facilitator

Commerce Edge

Commerce Edge

Commerce Edge has been a leading provider of World Class Procurement and Supply Chain training since 2001. We have trained hundreds of public and private sector organisations and over 10,000 individuals on various aspects of World Class Procurement, Logistics, Operations and Planning in the context of the wider Supply Chain.

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