Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2025
739. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors the outcomes of mini-competitions under framework agreements to ensure that no individual supplier is consistently awarded contracts to the exclusion of others, and if any analysis is conducted on whether frameworks are delivering the intended level of competition. [55007/25]
View answerIn line with Government policy, my Department prioritises the use of central arrangements (including frameworks) where suitable. My Department avails of frameworks put in place by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and the Education Procurement Service (EPS). My Department currently does not have any of its own frameworks with a mini-competition award mechanism in place.
As these frameworks are put in place by the OGP and/or the EPS, my Department does not have oversight relating to all contracts awarded.
Mini-competitions run under the frameworks on behalf of my Department are evaluated in accordance with the methodology set out in the tender document templates. This ensures that tender submissions are evaluated in a fair and consistent manner.
