At the end of January, Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan TD launched a new range of materials from the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) to encourage SME participation in the Irish public procurement process. 

SMEs - the initiative includes a series of introductory breakfast briefings in Waterford, Athlone, Cork, Galway, Newbridge and Limerick, organised by InterTradeIreland, whilst free to attend you must register! A range of videos explaining the procurement process was also launched - including case studies.