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Waterford City & County Council purchases goods, services and contracts across a wide range of areas.

eTenders


For purchases where the value of Goods and Services is above €25,000, and where the value of works is above €50,000, Waterford City & County Council announces competitions for bids on the eTenders platform.

Intending suppliers can register, pick specific categories of interest, and receive notifications about relevant tenders.

We directly invite suppliers for quotations for contracts below €25,000 for goods/services, and below €50,000 for works, using the “quick quote” facility on the same website.

To express an interest in quotation opportunities with Waterford City & County Council please:

  • Register as a supplier on the eTenders platform and
  • Fill out the form here so we can add you to our interested companies list

Please note that registering an interest here does not guarantee any quotation opportunities but it does make Council buyers aware that your company is interested in quoting.

Supply.gov


Supply Gov is the Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) portal for procurement of Plant Hire and Minor Building Works, Civil works and associated material supplies.

The procurement of these is managed using quotations and framework competitions through the portal.

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Office of Government Procurement


Office of Government Procurement logoA significant number of larger procurement activities are handled at national level by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and at regional level by the Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC). Contracts that are awarded through these procurement centres are advertised nationally.

Once a contract is in place and Waterford City & County Council are one of the contracting entities, procurement from these contracts will be through the relevant framework or mini-competition process. In these cases, we cannot add additional companies to these frameworks once the initial procurement procedure has been completed. It is therefore extremely important that you become aware of any national frameworks/contracts in your particular area of interest.

Refer to the eTenders website for more.

Publications


Circular Fin 07/2012 requires that Purchase Orders greater than €20,000 are Published Quarterly on individual Local Authority websites. This requirement excludes any Purchase Orders where publication would be precluded under Freedom of Information.

Purchase Orders > €20,000

Circular 10/2014 instructs that Waterford City and County Council publish all Contract Award Notices over €25,000 on the e-Tenders website and on our own website, on completion of the award.

Contracts > €25,000

Local Procurement (less than €25,000 Goods/Services)

Purchases <€1,000 are, where possible, to be carried out using a Low Value Purchase Card, with necessary supporting documentation to be maintained on file.

€1,000 to €5,000 (where aggregated purchases do not have potential to exceed €25,000): A minimum of three quotations shall be requested with necessary supporting documentation to be maintained on file.

>€5,000 to €25,000 (where aggregated purchases do not have potential to exceed €25,000): A minimum of five quotations shall be requested with necessary supporting documentation to be maintained on file.

Tax Clearance


To apply for a public sector contract
If you receive payments from a public sector contract of more than €10,000, Value-Added Tax (VAT) inclusive, during the year you will need a Tax Clearance Certificate. This limit is set by the Department of Finance circular on the granting of contracts.

If the contract is for a construction project, you will also need an RCT rate of 0% or 20%. This will be checked when the contract is due to be paid. Tax clearance is required even if there is no formal contract in place to supply goods or services.


Relevant Contracts Tax (RCT)
RCT is a withholding tax that applies to certain payments by principal contractors to subcontractors in the construction, forestry and meat-processing industries.

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