Two Chapters added to ‘Infrastructure Guidelines’
Two technical chapters were added to the ‘Infrastructure Guidelines’ on 8 March. These chapters provide updated values for Shadow Price of Carbon Valuations for the estimated damage costs of non-greenhouse gas pollutants (NOX, SO2, [...]
Policy Making in Northern Ireland in 2024
With the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive and the Assembly, the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) can now engage more fully in the development and implementation of public policies. It will be helped [...]
New Guidelines for Public Investment Management in Ireland
New Guidelines for Public Investment Management in Ireland New guidelines for public investment management came into effect on the 1st of January 2024. The are simply called ‘Infrastructure Guidelines’ and they largely replace the [...]
The importance of Neurodiversity.
What is Neurodiversity Neurodiversity is a concept that recognises the natural variation in human neurological and cognitive functioning. It is the idea that there is a natural diversity in the ways that individuals process [...]
Green Public Procurement in Ireland
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a report which found that only 24% of Government Department contracts in 2021 had used environmental criteria. This is despite a large number of EU and Irish initiatives to [...]
Ahead of our 2023 Public Procurement Conference, The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, our esteemed sponsors, have compiled an article providing insights into their role in Public Procurement:
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for enforcing and promoting compliance with competition, consumer protection and product safety laws. The CCPC also has important and expanding roles in [...]