Second Stage Defeated 34th Dáil 32/2021
Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Alice-Mary Higgins
- Introduced
- 8 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 16 Mar 2026
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- Implements EU public procurement directive to set contract award criteria, emphasizing quality-price balance and social considerations in government contracts.
- Requires human rights protections apply to public contracts above a set spending threshold and mandates annual reporting to parliament.
- Provides guidelines on social factors in procurement and establishes process to justify departures from best value-for-money approach.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad8 Mar 2021
- Second Stage 26th Seanad8 Mar 2021
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad26 Mar 2021
- Report Stage 26th Seanad18 May 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad13 Dec 2022
- Second Stage 34th Dáil12 Feb 2026