A supply chain management policy must state that the municipality or municipal entity may not consider a written quotation or bid unless the provider who submitted the quotation or bid—
| (a) | has furnished the municipality or municipal entity with that provider’s— |
| (ii) | identification number or company or other registration number; and |
| (iii) | tax reference number and VAT registration number, if any; |
| (b) | has authorised the municipality or municipal entity to obtain a tax clearance from the South African Revenue Services that the provider’s tax matters are in order; and |
| (i) | whether he or she is in the service of the state, or has been in the service of the state in the previous twelve months; |
| (ii) | if the provider is not a natural person, whether any of its directors, managers, principal shareholders or stakeholder is in the service of the state, or has been in the service of the state in the previous twelve months; or |
| (iii) | whether a spouse, child or parent of the provider or of a director, manager, shareholder or stakeholder referred to in subparagraph (ii) is in the service of the state, or has been in the service of the state in the previous twelve months. |
