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Procurement Minister Emer Higgins TD: ‘Making public procurement more open and transparent’
Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment, Emer Higgins TD, speaks with eolas Magazine about the…
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Lessons from the Court of Appeal decision in Killaree Lighting Services Limited v Mayo County Council
Avoiding legal challenges is a central concern for any contracting authority conducting a procurement competition. Ensuring that such processes are…
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Towards a national strategy for public procurement
Public procurement accounts for a large share of the State’s spending, billions of euros each year are spent on goods,…
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Ireland’s material consumption ‘well above the EU average’
Buying Greener: Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan 2024-27, published in April 2024, states that “Ireland’s material consumption is…
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Procurement flexibility: A missed opportunity in the public sector
There is a considerable mismatch between the demands of the procurement function and the resourcing allocated in many public sector…
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‘Limited digitalisation’ in Ireland’s public procurement
Ireland must establish a national digital procurement strategy if it is to enhance the digitalisation of its public procurement models,…
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All change? How to modify a public contract without risk
Public procurement in Ireland is governed by a complex framework that demands a careful balancing act between compliance and flexibility,…
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Review of EU Public Procurement Directive underway
On 29 October 2024, the European Commission confirmed that it is conducting an evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives. This…
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Cracking down on bid-rigging
Anti-competitive conduct can cause very significant harm to Ireland’s economy, businesses and consumers, writes Úna Butler, Commission Member of the…
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Cloud services procurement: 2025 policy update
In May 2025, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) issued a revised version of its Cloud Services Procurement Guidance Note,…
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