Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-05-18
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I would be very happy to engage with the Minister of State in respect of any clarification of the definition of "contracting authority". At the moment, the contracting authority is intended to be the State, regional assemblies, local authorities, bodies governed by public laws and associations formed by those bodies. Overall, €17 billion per year is spent on public procurement contracts by that range of bodies. I wish to indicate our willingness to engage with the Minister of State in respect of the formal definition of "contracting authority" to ensure it is compatible with other legislation.

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Sitting date: 2022-05-18