COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, September 09, 2019
QUESTION NO. 7
QUESTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey
To ask the Chief Executive, what is the estimated level of trade currently undertaken through the tendering process for the procurement of goods and services? Can he outline how this process may be affected by Britain leaving the EU without a trade deal being in place and also, what are the implications for the operations of services by SDCC?
REPLY:
A range of goods, services and works are required to facilitate South Dublin County Council deliver the range of services provided in the County. The type of tendering process applicable is governed by EU regulations, national guidelines and local rules. The process applicable depends on the level of spend, as summarised below:
- Supplies & Services: above €221,000; Works: above €5,548,000
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- Advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union
- Advertised on www.etenders.gov.ie
- Drawdown from Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) or other Frameworks available to the Council
- Supplies & Services: €25,000 - €221,000; Works: €50,000 - €5,548,000
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- Advertised on www.etenders.gov.ie
- Advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (optional)
- Drawdown from Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) or other Frameworks available to the Council
- Supplies & Services: below €25,000; Works: below €50,000
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- Quotations sought as per local rules - electronic platforms used, where feasible.
- Suppliers invited to quote via QuickQuotes on www.etenders.gov.ie or Request for Quotations on www.supplygov.ie, as appropriate
- Drawdown from Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) or other Frameworks available to the Council
In 2018 the Council advertised 60 tender competitions at a national level only on www.etenders.gov.ie, while 13 competitions were advertised both on www.etenders.gov.ie and in the Official Journal of the European Union. In the first six months of 2019 the Council advertised 23 tenders nationally on www.etenders.gov.ie, and an additional 15 tenders were advertised on both www.etenders.gov.ie and in the Official Journal of the European Union. Mini-tenders were also run from Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) and other national/regional frameworks.
How the provision of goods, services and works will be affected by Britain leaving the EU without a trade deal being in place is very difficult to quantify. Information notes on Brexit and Public Procurement were issued to public bodies by the Office of Government Procurement in December 2018 and in June 2019. This and other government guidance on Brexit has been, and will continue to be, carefully considered and applied to limit in so far as possible any implications for the operation of services by South Dublin County Council.