Former operators of NPS e-tenders website apologise for email

The former operators of the State’s National Procurement Service website e-tenders has had to apologise after it used the NPS database to email clients while criticising the new version of the website.

The NPS e-tenders portal, which advertises state contracts, is now operated by Swedish company EU Supply, but was run by Millstream Associates in Dublin from 2003 until earlier this year.

In emails sent on Tuesday Millstream contacted clients whose details are on the NPS database and criticised the revamped e-tenders website and advertising its new mytenders.ie site, telling recipients it will “offer you the same reliable source of information on business opportunities from the Irish public sector, as well as the transport, energy and water industries”.