Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion
Ms Anne Stewart:
There would be multiple causes. To be realistic, we have often had bidders we have sat with multiple times to explain where they have gone wrong, but they make the same mistakes time and again. They forget to submit documents or they do not do the correct declarations. They may feel the way they have answered the questions is really good, but when we see the bids side by side there are deficits. We really try to help them understand that because, as I said, we are keen for more economic operators to bid, as that obviously offers greater competition. Outside of that, it is difficult if a bidder does not win. Mr. O'Brien may be able to add some more context to that.
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