Guidelines
Green Tenders: An Action Plan on Green Public Procurement
Green Tenders, an Action Plan on Green Public Procurement, is the first such Action Plan to be introduced in Ireland. Its overall objective is to assist public authorities to successfully plan and implement green public procurement (GPP) by highlighting existing best-practice and outlining...
Year Published: 2012
Facilitating SME participation in Public Procurement
This information leaflet outlines the measures contained in Department of Finance Circular 10/10, to remove obstacles to SMEs in tendering for public sector contracts. It is a summary of Circlar 10/10, for both buyers and suppliers. It provides guidance to public contracting authorities on...
Year Published: 2012
Top Tendering Tips for Public Sector contracts
Suppliers Quick Guide to Tendering
Year Published: 2012
The purpose of this new guidance is to restate existing policy and measures and to introduce some new or revised measures relevant to facilitating SME participation in public procurement markets; the aim is to have contracting authorities structure and run their competitive processes for public...
Year Published: 2010
Public Procurement Guidelines – Competitive process
This document sets out steps to be followed in conducting an appropriate competitive process under EU and national rules. It is intended that further guidance will be provided on issues including disclosure of information, ethics, Remedies Directive and infringement proceedings, environmental...
Year Published: 2009
This document is designed by the NPPPU to provide a basic checklist covering the steps in a normal procurement cycle, from identifying and specifying a need to awarding a contract. It is particularly useful for anyone who is new to procurement or buys infrequently. You can 'tick off' each...
Year Published: 2009
Buying Innovation - the 10 Step Guide to SMART Procurement and SME Access to Public Contracts
Public procurement is a major instrument by which Government can encourage and stimulate innovation in the Irish economy. There are opportunities to tailor our procurement practices towards promoting innovation in the enterprise sector while at the same time delivering better and more...
Year Published: 2009
Supply Market Analysis - Guidance Note
Effective and efficient procurement policies, procedures and practices in contracting authorities can have a significant impact on obtaining value for money in the purchase of goods and services by the State. This guidance note was developed by the National Public Procurement Policy...
Year Published: 2007
Guidance on Framework Agreements
The purpose of this document published by the NPPPU is to provide guidance to public purchasers on the operation of framework agreements as provided for under current public procurement Directives and national regulations which implement those Directives. It outlines the procedures for...
Year Published: 2007
Guidelines for the Engagement of Consultants and other External Support by the Civil Service
The purpose of these guidelines is to help Government Departments, Offices and Agencies to engage external support, whether consultants, contractors or external service providers, through a competitive procedure; to comply with national and EU public procurement policy and legislation; to...
Year Published: 2006
