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Ireland : RENUA publishes public procurement policy
Publish Date : 07-Aug-2015
A policy on public procurement published by Renua calls for less centralisation, more social awareness and more use of technology.
Presenting the party's second major policy paper in a week, leader Lucinda Creighton said Renua sought to level the playing field in the area of public procurement, especially to allow small and medium businesses in the regions to benefit from contracts offered by the State.
The Government spends about EUR 13 billion annually on goods and services from private sector service providers.
Ms Creighton said due to centralisation and economies of scale, large corporations had an advantage over small and medium businesses, especially those in the regions.
She said, "Small business find it extremely difficult to benefit form any of the contracts that are available."
She said Renua has laid out a step-by-step plan that will no longer depend on the one-size- fits-all big government approach. It will involve following a model for regionalization already introduced successfully in Scotland.
She added, "We also want to see a move away from just relentless focus on the bottom line and introduce a social impact clause that will allow the providers to take into account and consideration environmental and social factors."
She also said the party would call for compulsory training in ethics for public procurement officers.
