Guidance on various aspects of public procurement, including guidelines on national and EU public procurement procedures. Click on one of the items below.
The purpose of these guidelines is to promote best practice and consistency of application of the public procurement rules in relation to the purchase of goods and services.
Capital Works Management Framework can be found on the Construction Procurement website under the following link:
The Thresholds (exclusive of VAT) above which advertising of contracts in the Official Journal of the EU is obligatory,
The guidance outlines the procedures for establishing frameworks, types of frameworks (single supplier, multiple suppliers) and procedure for award of contracts based on frameworks.
Procedures for the approval of certain contracts in the central government sector.
Template for recording the approval of certain contracts in the central government sector.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 10/14: Facilitating SME Participation in Public Procurement & Guidance for Public Contracting Authorities.
8. Circular 10/14 & Guidance on measures to facilitate participation of SMEs in public procurement
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has produced guidance and accompanying criteria to support the inclusion of sustainable and green practices into public sector procurement procedures (Green Public Procurement – GPP). The OGP, in collaboration with the EPA and Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, has developed an online search tool, GPP Criteria Search, available at GPPCriteria.gov.ie, to facilitate rapidly finding, selecting, and downloading the GPP criteria relevant to specific procurement projects.