PPâs report clears Public Works in Tiso Blackstar building dispute By Se-Anne Rall Share DURBAN â The Department of Public Works has been partially cleared of wrongdoing relating to the awarding of a lease agreement/tender to Tiso Blackstar Group. In a report released by the Public Protector, it was established that despite the department not following the competitive bidding process, it did follow a negotiated procurement process. The PP was alerted to the matter in November 2018. The complainant claimed that the department flouted supply chain management processes as per the Public Finance Management Act. Tebogo Anthony Kaulela said Tiso Blackstar was not regarded as a historically disadvantaged enterprise nor owned by historically disadvantaged individuals; that the lease agreement in question related to the property Hillside House in Parktown, Johannesburg, and that the building housed the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.