Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 February 2021
85. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average time for publishing contract award notices for contracts above €25,000 excluding VAT in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [10773/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe data analysed for calculating the average time for publishing contract award notices greater than €25,000 by Irish contracting authorities comes solely from the national eTenders platform. While the tendering process is facilitated through this platform, the complete data on public contracts is held by the contracting authority concerned. The accuracy of data is dependent on that entered by public sector buyers.
It is normal to have a significant period of time between the publication of a tender notice on eTenders and a contract award notice due to the steps required to complete a procurement process. In addition to the average, the median (middle value) is also provided as it is a better measure of the typical duration for the publication of award notices than the average as a low number of complex procurement contracts skew the average time.
The table below provides the average and median days between the tender notice publication and the tender award publication for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021.
|
Year |
Volume of Awards >€25,000 |
Average Days |
Median Days |
|
2019 |
2542 |
255 |
171 |
|
2020 |
2518 |
248 |
173 |
|
2021 |
469 |
248 |
185 |
