Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

If one bidder rather than two, three or four is tendering for a public contract to provide a particular service or infrastructure, does that bidder have significantly more clout in terms of the power play in the tendering process than would otherwise be the case? As a skilled procurement officer and auditor, does Mr. Smyth agree with that statement? What are the repercussions in terms of the public good and so on?