Motion or amendment: Improving Procurement Practices for Schools
Motion or amendment by Mr Danny Baker on .
- MLA
- Mr Danny Baker
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 4 February 2025
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Improving Procurement Practices for Schools
- Assembly identifier
- Document 426689
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Improving Procurement Practices for Schools
That this Assembly acknowledges the vital importance of ensuring schools have access to high-quality goods and services that meet their particular needs; notes that public procurement policy does not prohibit schools from directly procuring low cost goods and services in a timely manner; further notes the concerns raised by schools and school leaders regarding the inflexibility and complexity of the Education Authority's (EA) current application of procurement policies; recognises that overly rigid and bureaucratic procurement processes can hinder schools' ability to achieve best value for money, respond quickly to local needs, and access small and local suppliers of relevant goods and services; and calls on the Minister of Education to conduct a review of the EA's application of procurement policy for schools with a focus on reducing unnecessary administrative burdens, providing flexibility for school leaders to make purchasing decisions within clear and transparent guidelines, and establishing regular engagement with school leaders to identify and address ongoing challenges in procurement policy.
165 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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