December 2019 - Keystone Procurement

Ireland's Government has made Green Procurement and Social Considerations a priority from 2020.

2020 Trends for Irish Tenders – Green Procurement and Social Considerations

New rules for tenders in Ireland: In October 2019, the Irish Government announced new requirements that suppliers to the Public Sector will have to meet. These are 'Social Considerations' and 'Green Procurement'. Until recently, Ireland was behind other countries when it came to including these types of criteria in tenders.…

Donnacha Phelan17th December 2019

Bid Management

Large companies win bids

An emerging trend in recent years has been how SMEs are succeeding in public procurement processes. There has been substantial change in how often large companies win bids. Increasingly, they are losing market share to smaller businesses, consortiums and specialists. There are steps they can take to defend their market…

Ross McCarthy9th December 2019