.

Name of Resource

Incorporating Social Considerations into Public Procurement

Type

Policy

Country / jurisdiction

Ireland

Enacting authority

Office of Government Procurement

Entry into force / date of approval

December 2018

Description

The purpose of this Information Note is to help policy makers and practitioners understand how procurement can be used to facilitate the advancement of existing social policy objectives as well as the wider context and implications of including them in particular procurement projects. While THB and supply chains are not specifically called out, the note provides general guidance on incorporating any social consideration, of which THB can be one, into public procurement processes.

Availability

ENG: https://ogp.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Social-Considerations-Information-Note-Final_12.12.2018.pdf