Gay Mitchell
Ceist:115 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Government agencies are using supplier appraisal questionnaires (details supplied); and the views, if any, he has on this matter.
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115 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Government agencies are using supplier appraisal questionnaires (details supplied); and the views, if any, he has on this matter.
In Government Departments and offices questionnaires are sometimes used to seek basic information about firms, on such matters as size, previous work carried out and so on, in order to assist in examining their suitability to tender for contracts. I have no objection in principle to this procedure. Departments are encouraged to ensure that recently established firms, or firms which do not have previous experience of publicly funded contracts, are not excluded from invitation to tender without adequate grounds.