• Compliance • Confidence • Competitive Advantage • Essential for Public and Private Sector Organisations

This course will offer a unique opportunity for procurement and compliance professionals to gain practical, actionable skills that can be immediately applied within your organisation. By understanding the directive’s requirements, recent updates and best practices, participants will reduce the risk of legal challenges, enhance transparency, and ensure competitive, compliant procurement processes. By attending this course, you will be able to produce more efficient tendering, stronger supplier relationships, cost savings through well-structured contracts and confidence that your organisation meets both Irish and EU regulatory standards. Participants will leave not only with knowledge, but with tools, checklists and templates that deliver measurable impacts in your day-to-day operations.

All attendees will receive a full course pack to refer to and will have the benefit of learning from a trainer with a wealth of experience in this area.

Course Content

• EU Procurement law and the distinction between the Utilities Directive vs Public Procurement Directive
• Key principles: transparency, competition, non-discrimination, proportionality
• Difference between Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) and other procurement rules
• Recent changes affecting Irish organisations
• Digital procurement & e-tendering requirements
• Practical implications – Contract thresholds – Current 2026 thresholds for Ireland
• Exemptions & special cases
• Procedures allowed under the Directive: open, restricted, competitive dialogue, innovation partnership
• Step-by-step: Planning a compliant tender
• Risk Management & Compliance
• Common pitfalls and how to avoid legal challenges
• Handling complaints and disputes
• Pre-tender market analysis
• Evaluation scoring matrix
• Contract award justification template
• Case Studies
• Lessons learned from utilities procurement failures

‍Who Should Attend?

This course will be highly beneficial to both public and private sector organisations and those who operate in sectors including - water, utilities, energy, transportation, semi-state agencies and postal services, with roles such as procurement, compliance, legal officers, project managers, contracts managers, finance teams, operations directors, and those responsible for tendering and supplier selection to name just a few.

Certification

On completion of this one-day training course, you will receive your Certificate of Attendance. Please note certificates are issued at the close of the training course to participants on completion of the course.

This course may qualify for CPD points. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

Cost

An ‘Early Bird’ discounted rate of €545 is currently available. This training course normal rate is €645. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY BIRD RATE CLOSES 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO COURSE DATE. The course cost includes all course documentation and Certificate of Attendance.