Written answers

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Public Procurement Regulations

Photo of Seán KyneSeán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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441. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures in place to ensure the Office of Government Procurement has the use of local knowledge and experience, for example, but not limited to, the availability of an airport for aviation services, which are at times central to the successful tendering of often crucial public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32233/15]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Office of Government Procurement along with the other Sector Sourcing Organisations is implementing Government policy regarding the central coordination of procurement across multiple categories of expenditure. The Office of Government Procurement sourcing teams are currently engaged in over 160 active sourcing projects which vary significantly in terms of their scope, context, client requirements and objectives. Public Service Obligation contracts such as subsidised Aviation Services referred to, form a very small part of this work.

Before any sourcing activity takes place sourcing teams consider all key relevant factors such as customer requirements, technical specifications and innovations in the supply market, current issues and challenges, availability of potential alternatives in the supply market etc.  The OGP relies on nominated client representatives from the contracting authority / authorities to provide local knowledge and experience to feed into this analysis.

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