Procurement

What is Procurement?

Public procurement is the acquisition, whether under formal contract or not, of works, supplies and services by public bodies. It ranges from the purchase of routine supplies or services to formal tendering and contracts for large infrastructural projects by a wide and diverse range of contracting authorities.

Procurement in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Each department is responsible for ensuring their sourcing requirements are met, while operating to best procurement practice and compliance with relevant legislative, regulatory and policy requirements.

Our plan (see below) sets out the strategic, organisational and operational objectives, which are necessary in achieving a more focused value for money approach to procurement. The Plan contains a series of actions in areas such as procurement governance, processes, planning, monitoring, organisational capacity and stakeholder management.

We are bound by EU Directives, Legislation and Government Policy in our procurement function. Contract value thresholds determine which particular procedures are followed. Further information and current thresholds can be found on the EU public procurement website.

The EU Directives impose legal obligations on public bodies to use objective tendering procedures. Contracts with estimated values above the thresholds set out in the Directives must be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). Directive 2014/24/EU applies to the procurement procedures of public sector bodies including local authorities.

In accordance with Government policy, all contracts above €25,000 (excluding VAT) for supplies and services above €50,000 (excluding VAT) for works must be advertised as part of a formal tendering process.