Jonathan O'Brien
Question:200. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of procurement contracts tendered annually in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [40005/18]
View answerTuesday, 2 October 2018
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Public sector buyers advertise contracts for supplies and services with an estimated value of €25,000 (exclusive of VAT) and upwards and contracts for works and works related services with an estimated value of at €50,000 (exclusive of VAT) on eTenders, the Government webportal. Therefore, activity below these levels is not captured.
The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) will shortly be publishing the fourth Public Service Spend and Tendering Analysis Report for 2016. Since 2013, these reports have analysed the tendering activity of the public service for both above and below the threshold for publication to the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU). The data analysed comes from the national electronic procurement tendering platform - eTenders.
The table below includes tender notices for 2017 and 2018. Reports have yet to be prepared for these years and, therefore, a preliminary view of 2017 and 2018 tender publication activity is provided.
I understand that prior to 2013, only above OJEU threshold reports were prepared for the annual statistical report under Article 75 of the European Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC, a smaller number of tender notices are included for 2011 and 2012.
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Tender Notices Published |
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Year |
Volume |
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2011 |
1,130 |
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2012 |
937 |
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2013 |
5,826 |
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2014 |
5,440 |
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2015 |
4,999 |
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2016 |
5,073 |
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2017 |
5,828 |
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2018 |
4,622 |
The accuracy of the data is dependent on that entered on eTenders by public sector buyers. While the tendering process is facilitated through eTenders, the complete data on public contracts is held by the contracting authority concerned. Tenders cancelled after they are published may not always be recorded on eTenders and this should also be borne in mind in reviewing the volume of tender notices.
I would point out that the Public Service Spend and Tendering Analysis reports published by the OGP provide further data analysis and comparisons based on tender notices.
Question No. 201 answered with Question No. 199.