The Department has a legal obligation to compile data on public procurement for the European Commission. This includes data from the public bodies it sponsors.
Specific data are required for each contract or framework awarded in the last calendar year where the estimated value is above the threshold of the procurement regulations.
The data required includes:
The nationality of the supplier
The category i.e. supply, works or service
The commodity coding allocated
The procurement procedure adopted
The estimated total value
Whether a contract or framework.