A Special Tribunal declares a R25.8 million Covid-19-related contract concluded by a municipality in Ngaka Modiri Molema district unlawful for bypassing normal procurement procedures. The tribunal finds that the contract was awarded without following required bidding processes, which it describes as necessary to ensure proper procurement. As a result, the tribunal overturns the agreement and treats it as invalid due to procedural irregularities. The decision focuses on the procurement route taken to secure Covid-19 services or supplies, rather than on the contract’s purpose. According to the report, the tribunal links the unlawful award to abandonment of proper procurement processes, including the lack of competitive bidding. The municipality’s contracting approach is therefore ruled inconsistent with applicable rules governing how public contracts should be tendered. The tribunal’s ruling affects the validity of the specific R25.8 million contract and signals that Covid-19 procurement is still subject to procurement requirements, even during emergency periods.