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Contract Notice (eTenders)
08-08-2016 16:30
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Contract Award Notice (eTenders) 23-08-2016 17:00
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Request for tenders for the provision of a representative
sample of 99 members of the public and substitutes for
the Citizens' Assembly
Awarded supplier
RED C Research
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Legal rules and implementation

From 18 April 2016, new rules have changed the way EU
countries and public authorities spend a large part of the
1.9 trillion paid for public procurement every year in
Europe. This date was the transposition deadline for three
directives on public procurement and concessions adopted
two years ago. In other words, it was the date by which EU
countries must have put in place national legislation
conforming to the directives.
The new rules will make it easier and cheaper for small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to bid for public contracts, will
ensure the best value for money for public purchases and will
respect the EUs principles of transparency and competition. To
encourage progress towards particular public policy objectives, the
new rules also allow for environmental and social considerations, as
well as innovation aspects to be taken into account when awarding
public contracts.
But the success of the new legislation also depends on its effective
enforcement in EU countries and the readiness of the 250 000
public buyers in the EU to capitalise on the benefits of the digital
revolution, cut red tape, and make procurement processes more
efficient and business-friendly for the benefit of citizens.

Company administrators
Contact, via email, one of the below administrators of the
company and the administrator will be able to create an
account for you on the portal.
Administrators / Controllers
Email
una.ogorman@taoiseach.gov.ie
edna.jordan@taoiseach.gov.ie
denise.carney@taoiseach.gov.ie
sean.hurley@taoiseach.gov.ie
liam.murray@taoiseach.gov.ie
sinead.niccoitir@taoiseach.gov.ie
doiminic.debuitlear@taoiseach.gov.ie

nason.fallon@taoiseach.gov.ie
geraldine.butler@taoiseach.gov.ie
sinead.sullivan@taoiseach.gov.ie
no.assigned.owner@eu-supply.com
gaye.malone@taoiseach.gov.ie
joseph.goode@taoiseach.gov.ie
stephen.ryan@taoiseach.gov.ie
mary.murphy@taoiseach.gov.ie
niall.mcguirk@taoiseach.gov.ie
fiona.curran@taoiseach.gov.ie
sharon.finegan@taoiseach.gov.ie
rachael.o'donoghue@taoiseach.gov.ie

Current legal framework, rules, thresholds

and guidelines

By 18 April 2016, EU countries had to transpose the following three

directives into national law:
Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement
Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the
water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts (More
information)
These new rules simplify public procurement procedures and make
them more flexible. This will benefit public purchasers and
businesses, particularly SMEs. Specifically:
Simpler procedures for contracting authorities will open up the EU's
public procurement market, prevent "buy national" policies and
promote the free movement of goods and services. As a result,
contracting authorities will obtain better value for money.
The new rules, including a new electronic self-declaration for
bidders (ESPD), pave the way for the digitalisation of public
procurement, which will considerably increase the efficiency of the
public procurement system. For instance, only the winning company
needs to submit all the documentation proving that it qualifies for a

contract. This will drastically reduce the volume of documents

needed for selecting companies.
Through the limiting of turnover requirements and the option of
dividing tenders into lots, SMEs will gaineasier access to public
procurement.
Public procurement is becoming a policy strategy instrument. Under
the new rules, public procurement procedures will also help public
purchasers to implement environmental policies, as well as those
governing social integration and innovation.

EU public procurement reform: Less bureaucracy,

higher efficiency
Overview of the new EU procurement and concession rules
introduced on 18 April 2016 (287 KB)

Thresholds
EU law sets minimum harmonised rules for tenders whose monetary
value exceeds a certain amount and which are presumed to be of
cross-border interest. The European rules ensure that the award of
contracts of higher value for the provision of public goods and
services must be fair, equitable, transparent and non-discriminatory.
For tenders of lower value however, national rules apply, which
nevertheless must respect general principles of EU law.
Current thresholds

Public procurement reform: All you want to

know in simple language
Factsheets explaining public procurement reform in plain language
Tools for simplifying procedures and facilitating cross-border
tendering

Contracting authorities and entities

The current list of contracting authorities and entities with regards
to the 2004 Directives can be found in the Annexes to Commission
Decision 2008/963/EC.

Standard forms
You can fill in forms online at SIMAP. Standard forms are covered by
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1986.
Guidance for national authorities responsible for public procurement
systems (e.g. the legislator, training bodies) and providers of
eNotification solutions (i.e. TED eSenders) is also available.

EU guidelines for contracts not covered by

the above directives, either fully or in part
EU guidelines for contracts not covered by the above directives,
either fully or in part, can be found in this Commission

interpretative communication from 2006. This communication

applies to:
low-value contracts below the Directives thresholds that still have
cross-border interest;
contracts above EUR 207 000 for which the Directives only provide
limited rules (e.g. health and legal services).
It interprets existing case-law from the European Court of Justice
and suggests best practice to comply with internal market
requirements. This includes the minimum transparency and nondiscrimination provisions required when awarding low-value
contracts.

Explanatory notes
These notes were drafted on the basis of the former Directives
https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?
PID=101920&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE&PS=2&PP=ctm/Supplier/PublicT
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from 1 January 2016 The EU Commission has revised the Public
Procurement Directives thresholds resulting in an increase in the
thresholds for advertising in the Official Journal of the EU.
Thresholds_2016_-_2017
http://etenders.gov.ie/Media/Default/SiteContent/LegislationGuides/T
hresholds_2016_-_2017.pdf
Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the
water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?
uri=CELEX:02014L0025-20160101&from=EN
Green paper on the modernisation of EU public procurement policy Towards a more efficient European Procurement Market (2011)
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?
uri=CELEX:52011DC0015&from=EN
Commission interpretative communication from 2006 on contracts
not covered by the 2004 Public Procurement Directive
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?
uri=CELEX:52006XC0801(01)&from=EN
DIRECTIVE 2014/23/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL of 26 February 2014 Amended by- 2014L0023 EN
01.01.2016 001.001 1 on the award of concession contracts
(Text with EEA relevance)
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?
uri=CELEX:02014L0023-20160101&from=EN
The new rules, including a new electronic self-declaration for bidders
(ESPD), pave the way for the digitalisation of public procurement,
which will considerably increase the efficiency of the public
procurement system.

establishing the standard form for the European Single Procurement Document
(Text with EEA relevance)

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?
uri=CELEX:32016R0007&from=EN

http://www.simap.europa.eu/.