Bid to revive cancelled school feeding tender shut down

Staff Reporter

The High Court has thrown out an application by Pamo Trading Enterprises (Pty) Ltd. This brings an end to its bid to revive a controversial government school feeding tender that had already been cancelled by procurement authorities, in a ruling that reinforces the strict limits of procurement law in Namibia.

The case stems from a long-running dispute over a government school feeding tender involving the supply of foodstuffs to government school hostels across the country.

The tender has been in and out of litigation for years, with earlier legal battles resulting in the original award being set aside after irregularities were challenged, forcing the Central Procurement Board of Namibia to revisit the process.

However, delays in finalising the re-evaluation of bids and the expiry of bid validity periods later created a legal deadlock that ultimately led to the cancellation of the entire process.