Written answers

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

JobPath Data

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the original request for tenders for the JobPath scheme; the number of persons that were part of the process; if the tender was published on etenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53273/17]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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A public procurement process for the provision of the JobPath service was conducted in accordance with EU and Irish procurement rules. On 12 December 2013, my Department published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and a request for tenders (RFT) notice on both the Government etenders website(www.etenders.gov.ie)and on the website of the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

That information was also published and continues to be available on the Department’s own website(www.welfare.ie ). In addition, the Clarifications document (comprising queries and responses to issues raised by potential tenderers) was published and continues to be available on the Department’s website ().

The procurement process was overseen by a Board that was chaired at Assistant Secretary level and included an independent external member who was formerly a commissioner of a regulatory body. The Board was advised by the Attorney General’s Office and the Chief State Solicitor’s Office as well as the National Development Finance Agency. The outcome of the process and the recommendation to award contracts were reviewed with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the final decision to proceed to contract was made by Government.

All tenders were submitted on a confidential basis. My Department disclosed the names of the successful bidders in its contract award notice which was issued on 9 July 2015. Contracts were awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender based on the following criteria (i) cost, (ii) implementation of services, (iii) delivery of services and (iv) contract management and governance.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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