(1) The Minister may issue directions for the procurement of goods, services and works by direct public procurement on the following grounds —
(a) where only one supplier has the exclusive right to manufacture the goods, carry out the works, or perform the services to be procured, and no suitable alternative is available;
(b) where additional deliveries of goods by the original supplier which are intended either as partial replacement or extension for existing goods, services, or installations and where a change of supplier would compel the procuring entity to procure equipment or services not meeting requirements of inter-changeability with already existing equipment or service;
(c) where additional works, which were not included in the initial public procurement contract have, through unforeseeable circumstances, become necessary and the separation of the additional works from the initial public procurement contract would be difficult for technical or economic reasons;
(d) (Deleted by Act 13 of 2020)
(e) (Deleted by Act 13 of 2020)
(f) (Deleted by Act 13 of 2020)
(g) where continuity of the procurement requirement is essential to meet the objectives of the public procurement; or
(h) (Deleted by Act 13 of 2020)
(Amended by Act 13 of 2020)
(2) Where direct public procurement under subsection (1) is used, the procuring entity may request a proposal or request a sealed quotation from one supplier.