Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
1055. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if there is a fully open, transparent and advertised tender scheme for the provision of CO2 monitoring equipment in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40891/21]
View answerOn 14 June 2020 the Department of Education and Skills published a Request for Information (RFI) to identify PPE, Consumables and Equipment Suppliers to support the education sector. This procurement was managed as a negotiated procedure under Article 32 for the 2016 Procurement Regulations in order to secure supplies in time to reopen the sector’s schools and institutions.
The process identified a number of suppliers that are capable of providing the suite of products required by the Government’s Roadmap for the Full Return to School and this is considered the most favourable solution to meet the aggregated needs of the number and geographic spread of educational institutions – including schools – right across the State. That procurement process concluded in July 2020 with supply agreements signed and the award notice published.
CO2 monitors for distribution across schools in advance of (and during) the forthcoming academic year, including output performance specifications, quantities and delivery requirements, have been procured by the Department following a competitive process under the PPE, Consumables and Equipment Supplier Framework.
