HPRA Procurement Policy
The HPRA are committed to achieving value for money in the procurement of supplies/ services and works essential to support its work in providing high quality services to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner.
Procurement by the HPRA takes place in the context of EU Directive 2014/24/EU and national regulations 2016 (SI No. 284 of 2016) and supported by
procurement guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement. Underpinning the public procurement rules are four basic principles. These are:
- Equal Treatment: The principle of Equal Treatment requires that all suppliers be treated equally and with the utmost fairness at every stage of a contract award procedure. This means that the selection of candidates to tender, the receipt of tenders and the treatment of tenders must be carried out in a scrupulously fair manner.
- Transparency: The principle of Transparency requires that information regarding forthcoming contracts and the rules to be applied should be readily available to all interested candidates. It requires that candidates be informed of the rules that will be applied in assessing their applications for tender lists and the criteria to be used in the evaluation of tenders.
- Proportionality: The principle of Proportionality requires that the demands placed upon suppliers should be both relevant and directly related to the contract being awarded.
- Mutual Recognition: The principle of Mutual Recognition requires that the standards, specifications and qualifications in use throughout the EU should receive equal recognition, on condition that the products or services are suitable for their intended purpose.
The medium of advertising National level and above contracts outside of utilising OGP frameworks is currently E-Tenders.