Single-Tender Action
As Gaeilge: Gníomh Aon-Tairisceana
Also known as: STA, Direct Award, Sole-Source Award, Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication
Last reviewed April 2026
A direct award to a single supplier without a competition, allowed only in narrowly defined circumstances and subject to audit scrutiny.
An Irish term for procurement awarded without a competitive process, also known as direct award or sole-source award. Permitted under Regulation 32 of S.I. 284/2016 only in exceptional circumstances such as extreme urgency caused by unforeseeable events, where only one supplier can deliver for technical reasons or exclusive rights, or where a previous open competition received no suitable tenders. Public bodies must record the rationale on a Single Tender Action form. The Comptroller and Auditor General regularly flags non-compliant single-tender awards in annual reports.
Recent tenders mentioning Single-Tender Action
Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry (NMR) System
Unknown · 100k-500k
Family Room Fit Out and Refurbishment Works for ICU North at Beaumont Hospital
Unknown · 100k-500k
Dunmore Community School, Dunmore, Co Galway (RN: 91414Q) - Central Wood Dust Extraction Upgrade Works
Unknown · 25k-100k
9794 Supply of and delivery of a construction grout for bridge works
Unknown · 500k-1M
Call for Tender for the Refurb of a Science Room under the Climate Action and Summer Works programme at Newpark Comprehensive School,Newtown Park Ave,Newtown,Blackrock Co Dublin
Unknown · 100k-500k
Replacement of a High-Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) System
Unknown · 1M-5M
Related terms
Negotiated Procedure
A flexible EU procedure where the authority negotiates terms with shortlisted bidders — only allowed in defined circumstances.
Public Spending Code
Ireland's rules for ensuring value for money in public expenditure, published by DPENDR.
Office of Government Procurement (OGP)
Ireland's central purchasing body, established 2014 — manages national frameworks and sets procurement policy.