Office of Government Procurement An Overview

Eleanor Stokes

TCOB – Limerick

25 September 2018

What we do…

Enable

Sustainable

Procurement

Savings

Implementing

Policy

Initiatives

Openness

&

Transparency

Information

Assistance

Support

Procurement Policy, Strategy & Operations

Supplier Framework

Agreements &

Contracts

Continue to

Grow Capacity

& Capability

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Framework Information

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140 Frameworks

67% SME63% multi

Lots

Registration

To access public sector business opportunities, you need to register on etenders.gov.ie and keep your details up-to-date.

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Frameworks – Key Design Considerations

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Lotting Strategy

Selection & Award Criteria

Drawdown Mechanism

Managing the competition process

Defining requirements

Pricing

Forms of Lotting

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• Technical Lotting

• By Product Type

• Category/Sub-Category

• By Technical Expertise/Qualification

• Physical Lotting

• By Geographic Region/Area

• By Client Type

• By Service Capacity/Frequency

Marketplace Dependent:

Pre-Tender Market

Analysis Critical to

Tendering & Lotting

Strategy

Mini - Competition

Framework members awarded place on Framework

Contracting Authority confirms specification and submits document to OGP

OGP invites framework members to bid

Process managed on the eTenders system

Contracting Authority Awards contract based on award criteria

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