Prison chiefs gave contracts worth €95m to one firm without tender

PRISON bosses were last night taken to task for awarding contracts worth around €95 million to one company without going to tender.

Prison chiefs gave contracts worth €95m to one firm without tender
Fri, 10 Dec, 2010 - 00:00
Colm Kelpie

Glenbeigh Construction was given 73 projects at 15 prisons between 2004 and2007.

The Dublin-based company was initially awarded a €2.37m contract after a public competition, but the Irish Prison Service (IPS) awarded the additional work without putting it out to tender.

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