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NPS Electricity and Natural Gas Contracts Report for 2011

Savings in excess of €21 million have been achieved by the National Procurement Service (NPS) when purchasing electricity and natural gas for the public service in 2011.

The focus of energy procurement reform in 2011...

Brian Hayes TD, Minster of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), today announced the launch of the Framework for the Supply of Managed Print Services. The Framework is expected to generate savings of up to €22 million annually over the next two to four years.

Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) today launched a pilot project on e-Invoicing across a number of Government Departments and other public sector bodies. The project will be overseen by the National Procurement Service (NPS) of the...

Nine staff members from the Office of Public Works (OPW) recently graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology with Certificates in Public Procurement. The course was undertaken by six staff members from the National Procurement Service (NPS) along with OPW colleagues from the Furniture...

We are delighted to invite you to our National Procurement Day's Conference due to take place on February 16th 2012. This event aims to address the issues faced by businesses in winning tenders in Ireland, the UK and across Europe. This event is part of the 'Are tenders on your...

Regulation (EU) No 1251/2011, revising the Euro thresholds for the next two years, was adopted on 30 November, and published on Friday in OJ L319. The thresholds will apply from 1 January 2012.

Summary of the new...

Procurement Leader- Vincent Campbell, National Procurement Service.

Paul Davis, President of the IIPMM, presents the award for Procurement
Leader to Vincent Campbell, Head of the National Procurement Service at the
Office of Public Works.

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Seven staff members of the National Procurement Service (NPS) recently graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology with Diplomas in Public Procurement.  The course was undertaken during the academic year 2010/11 and covered four modules which included law, supply chain management,...

CMOD in the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform has launched a procurement framework for Software Asset Management (SAM) services to assist organisations with their software licensing and support and maintenance requirements. The framework can be used by all non-commercial public...

The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) and Achilles Procurement Services, specialists in public procurement, offer two courses - the Certificate in Public Procurement and a Diploma in Public Procurement. The IPA is a recognised college of University College Dublin (UCD) and the...