Policy/Legislation

Regulations made by the Minister for Finance under SI 329 of 2006 implementing EU public procurement Directive 2004/18/EC and other minor provisions. A brief explanatory note and a table correlating the Regulations and equivalent Directive Articles (not part of the Instrument) are included at the end of the document.
This version is PDF.

1a. Public Sector Procurement Regulations 2006 (PDF)

Regulations made by the Minister for Finance under SI 329 of 2006 implementing EU public procurement Directive 2004/18/EC and other minor provisions. A brief explanatory note and a table correlating the Regulations and equivalent Directive Articles (not part of the Instrument) are included at the end of the document.

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1b. Public Sector Procurement Regulations 2006 (HTML-webpage version)

Regulations made by the Minister for Finance under SI 50 of 2007 implementing EU public Procurement Directive 2004/17/EC and amending Directive 2005/51/EC. A brief explanatory note and a table correlating the Regulations and equivalent Directive Articles (not part of the Instrument) are included at the end of the document.

2. European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2007 (Word)

National Public Procurement Policy Framework for driving the four strands of the procurement reform agenda - i.e., aggregating public sector demand, building procurement capacity/capability in the public sector, developing procurement training and education and incremental development of eProcurement systems. Note that this version of the document is available in hardcopy, on request, from eproc@finance.gov.ie.

3a. National Public Procurement Policy Framework (PDF Version)

National Public Procurement Policy Framework for driving the four strands of the procurement reform agenda - i.e., aggregating public sector demand, building procurement capacity/capability in the public sector, developing procurement training and education and incremental development of eProcurement systems. NOTE: this version differs from the PDF version in terms of presentation and layout. The framework has been published in print form but we were unable to obtain a copy of this version in HTML format. However, while the principle content is the same the diagrams in the original can not be seen in this version.

3b. National Public Procurement Policy Framework (HTML-Web Page version)

This document attempts to outline factors that impact on the SME sector in accessing public procurement opportunities, particularly in the light of a new national public procurement policy framework, to identify possible obstacles and, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, to consider possible ways of appropriately encouraging / facilitating that sector's participation. PDF VERSION

4a. Improving SME Access to Public Procurement

This document attempts to outline factors that impact on the SME sector in accessing public procurement opportunities, particularly in the light of a new national public procurement policy framework, to identify possible obstacles and, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, to consider possible ways of appropriately encouraging / facilitating that sector's participation. WORD VERSION

4b. Improving SME Access to Public Procurement

This document attempts to outline factors that impact on the SME sector in accessing public procurement opportunities, particularly in the light of a new national public procurement policy framework, to identify possible obstacles and, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, to consider possible ways of appropriately encouraging / facilitating that sector's participation. HTML VERSION

4c. Improving SME Access to Public Procurement

Strategy for the Implementation of eProcurement in the Irish Public Sector published 19th October 2001 in PDF format.

5. eProcurement Strategy (PDF)

Summary for the eProcurement strategy document posted above in PDF format.

6a. eProcurement Strategy: Executive Summary (PDF)

Summary for the eProcurement strategy document posted above in HTML format.

6b. eProcurement Strategy: Executive Summary (HTML- Web page version)

Link from SIMAP attached, where the remedies directive can be found

7. Remedies Directive

SI 130 of 2010 Made by the Minister for Finance on 25 March 2010.
Covering Public Sector Remedies in a PDF format.

8. Public Procurement Remedies Regulations transposing Directive 2007/66/EC

SI 131 of 2010 Made by the Minister for Finance on 25 March 2010.
Covering Utilities Sector remedies in a PDF format.

9.Public Procurement Remedies Regulations transposing Directive 2007/66/EC