{"content":[{"text":"Background","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.11551,"width":0.116048,"height":0.016675999999999996}},{"text":"Procurement is a key element of the Government’s Public Service Reform Agenda and is a \n very significant portion of overall spending. In this context, it is essential that the Public \n Service operates in a co-ordinated and efficient way and delivers sustainable savings to the \n taxpayer.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.14539,"width":0.757968,"height":0.090395}},{"text":"The OGP and its sector partners continues to put framework agreements and contracts in place \n through which public sector bodies including the Office of the Ombudsman can buy goods and \n services.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.265944,"width":0.758099,"height":0.06818799999999997}},{"text":"This document covers all areas of non-pay expenditure under the Ombudsman Vote including \n the Office of the Ombudsman, the Office of the Information Commissioner, the Office of the \n Commissioner for Environmental Information, the Secretariat to the Standards in Public Office \n Commission and the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments. It should be \n noted that the Office procurement procedures also apply to Referendum Commission \n expenditure.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.373164,"width":0.7581190000000001,"height":0.14201800000000003}},{"text":"Procurement Policy","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.568391,"width":0.19104500000000002,"height":0.016676000000000024}},{"text":"Procurement in the Office of the Ombudsman is carried out in accordance with national \n guidelines. These guidelines promote best practice and consistency of application of the \n public procurement rules in relation to the purchase of goods and services. \n https://ogp.gov.ie/public-procurement-guidelines-for-goods-and-services/ \n  The procurement policy for the purchase of goods and services in the Office has the \n following thresholds (excluding VAT): \n  €1,000 to €4,999 - should ideally be awarded on the basis of responses to \n specifications sent by letter, email, telephone or web to at least three suppliers. \n  €5,000 to €24,999 - should ideally be awarded on the basis of responses to \n specifications sent by letter or email to between 5 and 8 suppliers. \n  €25,000 - €139,000 - a formal tendering process on eTenders in accordance with \n the Public Procurement Guidelines should be used for the purchase of goods or \n services over that amount.","bbox":{"left":0.120984,"top":0.595964,"width":0.758109,"height":0.3150829999999999}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}