Chambers Ireland criticises public sector tendering process

CIVIL servants spending millions of euro on Government supplies and services do not have the specialist purchasing skills to do the work, Chambers Ireland alleged last night.

Chambers Ireland has called for a complete overhaul of the procurement and tendering process with a view to helping more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) win tendered contracts.

Director of policy at Chambers Ireland Seán Murphy said: “International experience has indicated the importance of government contracts to SMEs, yet in Ireland we are not doing enough to help small businesses win Government tenders.”