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Access to public procurement (Ireland)

Indicator2022EU average
Single bidder21%37%
No calls for bids1%7%
Publication rate (value advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily, in % of GDP)3.3%5.84%
Cooperative procurement (proportion of procedures with more than one buyer)16%7%
Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid)15%56%
Decision speed (days)108  87  
SME contractors67%56%
SME bids74%66%
Procedures divided into lots14%30%
Missing calls for bids3%1%
Missing seller registration numbers33%46%
Missing buyer registration numbers69%39%

Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators except the publication rate. 

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