The legal battle between Centre of Clinical Excellence (a subsidiary of Boitekanelo Group of Companies) and the University of Botswana (UB) over the cancellation of a three-year catering services tender at the Gaborone campus started before Lobatse high court judge Godfrey Nthomiwa on Thursday afternoon. Boitekanelo is suing UB for cancelling the P45 million tender it had won, claiming to what have discovered some irregularities in the adjudication process. An appointment letter dated February 25, 2016 from one Davies Tsele – Secretary UB Finance Committee – had notified Tiro Mampane, the Managing Director of Boitekanelo of the award. UB claims to have discovered some irregularities after Independence Tarven, trading as The Moghul, had successfully interdicted the award of the tender, citing glaring bias in favour of Centre of Clinical Excellence (Boitekanelo). Centre for Clinical Excellence was previously registered as Boitekanelo Catering Services, a subsidiary of Boitekanelo Group of Companies - the owners of Boitekanelo College. Boitekanelo is seeking an order compelling UB to prepare and deliver a written contract for its signature, arguing that the cancellation of the tender by UB is unlawful, without basis and is therefore invalid because they were never afforded a hearing before a decision adversely…