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Public Authorities and Utility Undertakings (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Alice-Mary Higgins · Independent
- Introduced
- 27 Mar 2019
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Implements EU directives on public procurement by setting contract award criteria beyond lowest price, including social considerations and quality.
- Allows public bodies to depart from best price-quality ratio under defined procedures and requires human rights protections for state contractors.
- Mandates government guidelines on social considerations in contracts and annual reporting to parliament on procurement matters.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage25th Seanad27 Mar 2019
- Second Stage25th Seanad27 Mar 2019
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