Ireland: OGP publishes new Public Procurement Guidelines and updated Template Documents

24 July, 2017: On 5 July 2017, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) published a new set of guidelines on the procurement of goods and services (the Guidelines). The Guidelines, available here, are primarily intended as guidance for public bodies but also provide a toolkit for suppliers and practitioners. The OPG has simultaneously published an updated suite of template procurement documents. These new templates constitute a more user-friendly version…