Jonathan O'Brien
Ceist:73. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46276/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 8 November 2018
Ceisteanna (73, 74, 75)
Jonathan O'Brien
Ceist:74. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts tendered to businesses of 50 employees and less in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [46277/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraJonathan O'Brien
Ceist:75. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018 disaggregated by the value of the contracts awarded. [46278/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 to 75, inclusive, together.
I refer to the Deputy’s PQ46276, 46277 and 46278 on the number of contracts tendered to businesses in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the contracts tendered to businesses of 50 employees and less and the number of contracts disaggregated by the value of the contracts awarded.
Tenders for goods and services for a value greater than €25,000 and for works at €50,000 are published on the e-tenders website and can be viewed at the following link: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/ . The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) also undertakes tenders for goods and services on our behalf. The Department does not collate information on contracts tendered to businesses with 50 employees and less.
The specific information sought in relation to Small and Medium Enterprises and tenders under the threshold values of €25,000 or €50,000 is not collated centrally by the Department and would involve a disproportionate administrative burden to do so.