Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if he will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in place to ensure this requirement is met. [51658/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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Officials in my Department are currently updating the Contract Award Notices for all contracts valued over €25,000 ex-VAT to ensure full compliance with Circular 05/2023. This will be completed shortly.

Separately, my Department publishes the details of all contracts awarded that are valued over €25,000 ex-VAT on a quarterly basis on my Department’s website. These details are available at: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-agriculture-food-and-the-marine/collections/contracts-awarded/

As regards the 13 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue as soon as possible.

Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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750. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place within his Department, and across contracting authorities under its aegis, to ensure that mini-competitions conducted under public procurement frameworks are run strictly in accordance with the published award criteria and the provisions of S.I. No. 284/2016; if he will report on the oversight mechanisms in place to guarantee fairness, competition and transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51659/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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It is my Department's policy in relation to any competitive process undertaken in accordance with Regulation 55 of S.I. No. 284/2016 and without the assistance of any external agencies (e.g. The Office of Government Procurement or the Education Procurement Service) that unsuccessful tenderers are provided with:

• The name of the successful tenderer;
• A scoring breakdown including their own scores and that of the successful tenderer;
• A justification of their own scores for qualitative award criteria outlining the associated strengths and weaknesses of their submission;
• The relative characteristics and advantages of the successful tenderers scores only relating to qualitative award criteria where the successful tenderer has been scored higher;
• The expiry date of standstill (where applicable).

Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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751. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if contracting authorities under the aegis operating frameworks are required under Regulation 55 of S.I. No. 284/2016 to provide unsuccessful tenderers with written debriefs, including scoring breakdowns, the name of the winning tenderer, and the relative advantages of the successful tender; and the way in which compliance with these obligations is being monitored. [51660/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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It is my Department's policy in relation to any competitive process undertaken in accordance with Regulation 55 of S.I. No. 284/2016 and without the assistance of any external agencies (e.g. The Office of Government Procurement or the Education Procurement Service) that unsuccessful tenderers are provided with:

• The name of the successful tenderer;
• A scoring breakdown including their own scores and that of the successful tenderer;
• A justification of their own scores for qualitative award criteria outlining the associated strengths and weaknesses of their submission;
• The relative characteristics and advantages of the successful tenderers scores only relating to qualitative award criteria where the successful tenderer has been scored higher;
• The expiry date of standstill (where applicable).