(1) The Public Procurement Office may, if requested by the relevant treasury, a procuring institution, a member of the public or on its own initiative, investigate any alleged non-compliance with this Act, other than an alleged commission of an offence, referred to in section 60, if it has reasonable cause to suspect that non-compliance has occurred.
(2) The Public Procurement Office must, if an investigation in terms of subsection (1) indicates—
(a) non-compliance with this Act—
(i) instruct the procuring institution to take steps to stop or prevent the non-compliance; and
(ii) direct that appropriate action be taken against the official responsible for the non-compliance; and
(b) an alleged commission of an offence, referred to in section 60, refer the matter to the relevant law enforcement body.
(3) Where a procuring institution is required to act in terms of subsection (2), the procuring institution must, as required by the Public Procurement Office, report on the progress made.