Public Procurement Guidelines – Competitive process

This document sets out steps to be followed in conducting an appropriate competitive process under EU and national rules. It is intended that further guidance will be provided on issues including disclosure of information, ethics, Remedies Directive and infringement proceedings, environmental considerations in procurement and new aspects of the revised EU procure ment Directives, such as framework contracts and eprocurement.

Originally published in 2004. This version was updated 2009.

Topics: contract, procurement, competitive, Key Principles, Expertise, Probity, Casual Purchases, Subsidised Contracts, Pilot Projects, Sole Suppliers, Conflicts of Interest, Statutory Provisions, Collusive Tendering, Criminal Convictions, Taxation Issues, Value-Added Tax (VAT), Professional Services Withholding Tax, Tax Clearance Certificates, Competitive Process, Low Value Requirements, Advertising, Direct Invitation, Evaluation, Award, Process, EU Public Procurement Procedures, Revision of Directives, Criteria, OJEU, Prior Information Notices (PINs), Buyer Profiles, Common Procurement Vocabulary, CPV, Thresholds, Estimation, value, Priority, Non – Priority, Open, Restricted, Competitive Dialogue, Negotiated, Time-limits, Clarification, Evaluation, Low, Notifying Tenderers, Framework Agreements, Utilities, Sector, WTO, Disclosure, Remedies Directive, Case Law, FOI, Report, Freedom of Information, Voluntary, Glossary, Frequently Asked Questions, brown book.

Year Published: 2009

Source: Department of Finance

Public Procurement Guidelines 2010 (0.3 MB)

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