Procurement in Tusla

Procurement strategy, policy and practice have a key impact on the outcomes achieved by the Agency. Our vision for procurement is to provide a strategically focused support in the delivery of innovative, sustainable, safe and quality services in line with the functions of the Agency as outlined in the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013.

Tusla is committed to achieving value for money in procuring all goods and services.

Compliance Framework:

Tusla procures goods, services and works in compliance with European and National public procurement legislation (EU Directive 2014/24 / S.I. No. 284/2016), government Circulars, the National Public Procurement Policy Framework and the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (2016). These obligations are underpinned internally by Tusla Financial Regulations (TFR), specifically TFR-01 (Purchase to Pay) which is supported by procurement standard operating procedures governing purchasing, the Corporate Procurement Plan 2025 - 2027 and internal approvals processes.

Centralised procurement arrangements:

The Agency actively leverages the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) significant government central purchasing frameworks to optimise cost efficiency which assists with ensuring regulatory compliance. For highly complex and high-risk purchasing requirements, Tusla undertakes its own bespoke tendering processes directly through its National Procurement Unit.

HSE shared arrangements:

Tusla leverages the Health Service Executive (HSE) centralised purchasing arrangements where appropriate for healthcare related goods and services. In addition, Estates-related and facility tendering are managed by the HSE under a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tusla and the HSE.

Vendor Management oversight:

As part of its commitment to enhanced financial governance, Tusla maintains an internal Third Party Vendor Management Oversight function. While not a statutory obligation, this program provides an additional layer of due diligence and structural assurance to ensure continuous alignment with government guidance, legislative rules and the provision of safe children and family services.

Procurement policies (regulations) and procedures and reports:

When contracts are awarded by the Agency they are published. details of current tender competitions over €25,000 are available on www.etenders.gov.ie

By selecting ‘Notice Search’ and entering the search term ‘Tusla’ and the category to which the procurement relates, all current and past contracts are available to view.

All competitions are advertised on eTenders which bidders can tender for. Once the process concludes, Tusla then places a notification on eTenders, stating that the tendering process is over, and eTenders publishes information about the awarding of the contract/framework agreement.

Overarching Rules and Regulations

Procurement by Tusla takes place in accordance with internal policies (Tusla Financial Regulations (TFRs) and National Financial Regulations (NFRs)) which govern the Agency’s purchasing requirements. Tusla has a Procurement Supporting Procedure in place to ensure compliance and governance with procurement EU Legislation and OGP Guidelines prescribed by the Office of Government Procurement when purchasing goods and services.

When procuring for goods or services, staff must always adhere to the rules and regulations detailed in relevant TFRs/NFRs:

Supplier information and updates on our finance/procurement systems are published online.

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