National Public Procurement Policy Unit
- Published on: 23 December 2021
- Last updated on: 5 March 2025
- Resources
- Public Procurement in Ireland
- Legislative and Administrative Framework
- Strategic Public Procurement
The National Public Procurement Policy Unit is responsible for shaping and delivering Ireland’s commitment to national and EU public procurement priorities, namely a future for public procurement that is transparent and socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. Below are specific sections for different aspects of procurement.
These sections are for the information of public bodies.
Resources
This section includes resources for public procurement practitioners in Ireland.
The templates, which are designed for above EU threshold tenders, are to be used by Contracting Authorities (Government Departments and State Bodies) for low to medium risk goods and services.
The Office of Government Procurement regularly publishes information notes as part of Strand 5 of the National Public Procurement Framework.
This reference outlines the possible approaches that can be taken for Sustainable Public Procurement.
Public Procurement in Ireland
This section outlines national policy on public procurement in Ireland.
Those interested in the direction of public procurement please respond to our survey before 20 May.
Legislative and Administrative Framework
The procurement related legislation from directives to statutory instruments, and administrative measures can be found below.
Strategic Public Procurement
Information in regards to considerations that can be incorporated into public procurement plans. The below covers preliminary market consultations, sustainable public procurement, green public procurement, innovation procurement, social considerations, small medium enterprises (SMEs) and the SME Advisory Group.
Guide to Innovation Procurement
