Increase your knowledge. Reduce risk and costs.

THEMiS is an EU procurement legislation tool, which helps you:

• Comply with the complex requirements of the EU and other international procurement legislation easily 
• Keep up-to-date with changes to the rules with ease
• Understand regulated procurement
• Send OJEU notices to the Office Journal of the European Union (OJEU)

Our team of EU procurement experts

The system is supported by experts in the field of EU procurement legislations:

• Patrick McGovern of Arthur Cox write Irish Court case summaries
• Professor Sue Arrowsmith, Professor of Law at University of Nottingham writes UK Court case summaries specifically for procurement specialist noting the facts of a case, summary of a case and then a judgment.

THEMiS service options

THEMiS has three service options available – THEMiS Platinum, THEMiS Premium and THEMiS Standard – and is a subscription-based online system allowing you to buy multiple licences and have access to a consultancy retainer

1. Gold – 15 hours of support and 48 hour response to EU queries and full  access to the system; 
2. Silver – 7 hours of support and 48 hour response to EU queries and full access to the system;  
3. Standard – Themis only

Note: longer duration support arrangements can be offered ranging up to 100 hours. 

Keep up-to-date. Invest in your future.

Achilles Procurement Services is the leading provider of procurement related training to the Public Sector and Utilities in Ireland.  The team provide training on an open course and in-house basis on European and national procurement regulations to the public and private sectors.

The training courses are focused on the needs of the procurement professionals and ensure candidates are equipped with the skills and tools to award contracts in a compliant manner with particular emphasis on best practice and value for money. Our course material is regularly updated to take into account the changes in the procurement rules at National and European level and the impact of recent European Court decisions.

Comprehensive and accurate advice. Quickly.

EU procurement rules are complex. Achilles EU Services can provide you experts within the field of EU procurement legislation that are available as and when you need them. 

Achilles Procurement Services Limited has direct experience of working with a wide range of public sector organisations including Utilities, Government Departments, Government Agencies, Local Authorities, Universities and 3rd Level Institutes and Health Boards.

Achilles offer consultancy in the following areas on a hourly or retainer basis:

• Public procurement issues in general relating to Directives 2004/18/EC and 2004/17/EC in addition to the Remedies legislation
• Drafting of PINs, Calls for Competition, Qualification System Notices and Award Notices
• Using eTenders and other “e” sending systems
• Selection of contract award procedures and the merits and justifications for using competitive dialogue and negotiation
• Use of precedents in problem solving
• Qualification and selection criteria
• Exclusions and exemptions
• Award Criteria and Weightings
• Tender evaluations
• Extensions of existing contracts
• Developing appropriate procurement procedures to comply with National and EU requirements
• Relationships with Suppliers
• Debriefing of suppliers
• Procurement Audits
• Benchmarking
• Full contract management
• Drafting  procurement policies and procedures
• Establishing and resourcing a procurement function.