I propose to take Questions Nos. 35 and 36 together.
My Department conducted one Covid-19 related procurement via a Negotiated Procedure without prior publication in 2021 in accordance with the derogation as provided for in Regulation 32(2)(c) of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations S.I 284/2014. Regulation 32(2)(c) states that the use of a negotiated procedure without prior publication may only be relied on in certain unforeseeable circumstances of extreme urgency. Details in respect of 2020 and 2021 are as follows;
Year
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Number of Covid-19 related procurements conducted through a Negotiated Procedure
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Description. Goods/Services
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Value of contract
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2020
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0
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Nil
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€0
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2021
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1
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Services. Covid-19 testing arrangements for hauliers travelling to France.
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€4,000,000 (ex-VAT)
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