Ms Anne Stewart:

There is a very strict process with regard to abnormally low tenders. When we are going through tender analysis and data, if we suspect that a tender looks suspiciously low for the service or goods being purchased, we investigate it further. Sometimes it is justified because it could be related to the economic manufacturing of the product or service, or there could be other reasons. It could be down to the operating models that particular suppliers use. Sometimes there are valid reasons for it even though it appears low. However, those cases are heavily investigated because we know that this is a huge challenge. I can only comment on the OGP tenders because, as I mentioned earlier, we do not run all of the tenders throughout the State.