2 × 3 hours
Public Procurement: A Practical Introduction
The procurement cycle end to end over two mornings — from establishing the need through evaluation, award and contract management.
€500per participant · covers both sessions
Training & Courses
Upcoming procurement courses
Live, practical training delivered online over Microsoft Teams — for teams in public bodies, and for suppliers who tender to them. All fees are per participant, and the training is VAT exempt — the fee shown is the total payable. Where a course runs over two sessions, one registration covers both.
Next available dates
- Thu 8th October 2026Conducting Robust Tender Evaluations09:30–11:30
- Thu 22nd October 2026Understanding Contract Modifications09:30–11:30
- Wed 28th October 2026The Supplier's Guide to Public Procurement09:30–11:30
5 other dates are booked out.
Nothing suitable? New dates are announced on LinkedIn.
Booking for a group? Each attendee needs their own registration — send the names and email addresses to training@ipro.ie and we'll register them for you.
Public sector
For teams in public bodies
For anyone involved in buying — procurement officers, project managers, technical, finance and corporate services staff in local authorities, ETBs, government departments and agencies. Registrations are reviewed to keep these courses public-sector only.
2 × 3 hours
Understanding the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF)
A working tour of the CWMF across works and construction-related services — from appointing a design team to the most recent form updates.
€500per participant · covers both sessions
2 dates
- Tue 29th & Wed 30th September 202609:30–12:30Booked out
- Mon 23rd & Wed 25th November 202609:30–12:30Register
2 hours
Understanding Contract Modifications
When a contract or framework can be changed after award — the six Article 72 grounds, and the audit trail that keeps the change defensible.
€200per participant
2 dates
- Fri 18th September 202609:30–11:30Booked out
- Thu 22nd October 202609:30–11:30Register
2 hours
Green Public Procurement in Practice
How to build environmental and sustainability requirements into a competition without putting compliance at risk — principles, practical steps and a checklist.
€200per participant
2 dates
- Mon 28th September 202609:30–11:30Booked out
- Wed 2nd December 202609:30–11:30Register
2 hours
Publishing and Managing Tenders on eTenders
Step by step through publishing a competition on eTenders — set-up, documents, clarifications, addenda and progressing past the deadline.
€200per participant
2 hours
Conducting Robust Tender Evaluations
Plan, run and document an evaluation that stands up — criteria, scoring, moderation, abnormally low tenders and outcome letters.
€200per participant
2 dates
Suppliers & bidders
For suppliers
For businesses that want to win public-sector work — how the process looks from the other side of the tender box, and how to respond well.
2 hours
The Supplier's Guide to Public Procurement
A practical two-hour course helping tenderers understand public procurement and prepare stronger, compliant and more competitive submissions.
€200per participant
2 dates
- Thu 1st October 202609:30–11:30Booked out
- Wed 28th October 202609:30–11:30Register
1 hour
Navigating eTenders for Suppliers
A practical one-hour course helping suppliers confidently find, prepare and submit tender responses through eTenders.
€100per participant
2 dates
- Mon 28th September 202609:30–10:30Booked out
- Thu 12th November 202609:30–10:30Register
Bespoke & in-house
Training for a whole team
Not every requirement fits a scheduled course.
Any course in this catalogue can be delivered privately for your organisation, and sessions can be built around your own procedures, templates and live projects rather than generic examples. That tends to matter most where a team needs to be brought to a common standard, or where the material should reflect how your organisation actually buys.
- ✓Any catalogue course, delivered privately to your team
- ✓Sessions shaped around your own documents and procedures
- ✓Topics that aren't in the catalogue at all
Choose “Training — in-house or tailored training for my team” on the enquiry form and tell us what you need.