The Cycle-to-Work scheme was launched by the Government in 2009 to encourage the use of bicycles to travel to and from work. The scheme allows for a civil or public service employer to incur the expense of providing an officer with a bicycle and bicycle safety equipment up to a limit of €1,000, without the officer being liable for benefit-in-kind taxation. The tax exemption can only be availed of once in any five year period. The scheme is managed by the Department of Finance. The NPS manages the supplier listing only. Officers wishing to use the scheme should contact their Personnel Officers.
Confidentiality
All information relating to contracts is strictly confidential and may be released only to authorised personnel. You must not disclose to any company or person or otherwise make use of any confidential information relating to the affairs of any company dealing with the National Procurement Service, which has been made available to you by virtue of your registration on this website.
You are referred to Paragraph 5.0 on Confidentiality of Information in the Ethics in Public Procurement document (NPPPU, June 2005) which is available in the publications section of this website.