The company that was awarded a R428m tender to supply oxygen systems to 60 hospitals did not have the required license and fraudulently used one belonging to another company.
This was revealed by the report on investigations by PwC into the R800m tender awarded by the Independent Development Trust IDT, an agency of the department of public works and infrastructure.
Releasing the report on Tuesday, minister Dean Macpherson said Bulkeng Pty Ltd was awarded R428m of the R800m tender, though it did not have the license needed for the procurement of the contract.
He said Bulkeng had also increased their bid over their allowable grading threshold of R200m.
The company, Macpherson said, had submitted a South African Health Products Regulatory Authority Sahpra license belonging to Atlas Copco Industrial SA Pty Ltd, without the knowledge or consent of Atlas Copco.