Supplies, services and works required by the NSB are generally procured by the CSO in accordance with European procurement law and the Department of Finance Public Procurement Guidelines.
In accordance with public policy, all such CSO procurements are made following competitive tendering. Following the award of a contract, the criteria on which the selection was based are communicated to unsuccessful tenderers on request. For procurement above certain thresholds, the Office requires the approval of the Government Contracts Committee (GCC) if the contract is not being awarded to the lowest tender.
In the case of large contracts for supplies and services the CSO complies with the rules set out in European procurement law - in particular the EU Thresholds (exclusive of VAT) above which advertising of contracts in the Official Journal of the EU is obligatory.