Programme and project management guidance | Department of Finance

Guidance on expenditure appraisal, evaluation, and approval and management of policies, programmes and projects within the public sector. Includes revised guidance on private finance initiative (PFI) and public private partnerships (PPP) value for money assessment, PFI strengthening long term partnerships, and gateway review process deminimis limits. The most recent publication is FD (DoF) 02/24 - New Developments to Business Case Guidance.

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FD (DoF) 02/24 (5 Mar 2024) - New developments to business case guidance
PDF (186 KB)

FD (DoF) 11/20 (2 Nov 2020) - Better Business Cases NI
PDF (499 KB)

FD (DFP) 10/15 (25 Nov 2015) - Business Cases for Contracts and Procurements
PDF (263 KB)

FD (DFP) 08/15 (6 Oct 2015) - Revised DFP guidance on value for money (VFM) assessment of alternative procurement options
PDF (88 KB)

FD (DFP) 10/14 (28 Oct 2014) - Revised DFP guidance on value for money (VFM) assessment of alternative procurement options
PDF (80 KB)

DAO (DFP) 06/14 (2 Dec 2014) - Infrastructure action plan implementation
PDF (49 KB)

FD (DFP) 11/13 (6 Aug 2013) - Business case process review - revised guidance on proportionate effort
PDF (58 KB)

FD (DFP) 18/11 (28 Nov 2011) - INTERREG IVA - cross border programme
PDF (41 KB)

FD (DFP) 17/11 (2 Nov 2011) - Amendments to the requirements for the approval of PFI and PPP projects
PDF (45 KB)

FD (DFP) 14/11 (5 Aug 2011) - Appraisal & approval procedures: total costs, mutually dependent expenditures & splitting projects
PDF (48 KB)

Gateway review process - de minimis limits (20 Jan 2010)
PDF (35 KB)

Letter to Accounting Officers: new programme & project management guidance withdrawing DAOs (DFP) 33/03 & 17/04 (17 Jun 2009)
PDF (33 KB)

FD (DFP) 20/09 (revised Dec 2012) - The NI Guide to Expenditure Appraisal and Evaluation (NIGEAE)
PDF (99 KB)

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