Preparatory Material:
2025 Public Spending Code and Infrastructure Guidelines Report:
The twelfth Public Spending Code and Infrastructure Guidelines Report for the local government sector was published by NOAC in August 2026. This is in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (DPEIPSRD)
Ahead of its release, NOAC circulated the below CCMA guidelines and templates to the 31 local authorities for completion. The deadline for submission of each local authority’s 2025 Quality Assurance report was Friday 29 May 2026.
Please note the following:
- Only the Excel and Word documents provided by Department of Public
Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (DPEIPSRD) should be returned and they should be editable with whole unrounded figures recorded i.e. €1,000,058.00 not “€1m”. - Cells and headings should not be amended or moved.
- Additional cells or headings should not be inserted into the documents. Any additional information should be provided by way of a detailed note.
- If there is no information to provide for a particular question this should be left blank or marked as n/a where indicated.
- The inventory spreadsheets are to be completed and returned as Excel spreadsheets.
- Ensure that procurements in excess €10 million are published on the local authority website and a link provided by 31st May 2026.
- Ensure the report is published on the local authority website and a link provided by 31st May 2026.
Submissions that do not follow the above will be returned.
Please ensure that the required documents are submitted by email to info@noac.ie by the deadline of Friday 29 May 2026.