Procurement Committee

Headline purpose

To promote public procurement processes which enable architects to deliver optimum value for money to the taxpayer.

How this purpose will be achieved

Engage with Government Construction Clients on issues including fairness, efficiency, bid costs, long term value, meaningful assessment, net zero, transparency and timeliness.
Engage with the Department of Finance on NI Government procurement policy and guidance
Review specific public procurements and provide feedback to clients
Review the trends emerging from the RSUA Procurement Tracker
Seek opportunities for new entrants
Develop RSUA position papers on procurement related issues
Develop and review the RSUA approach to design competitions
Provide a collective expert view on procurement matters when called upon
Engage and co-ordinate with other construction and professional bodies in Northern Ireland and beyond who seek to promote good procurement practices
Propose opportunities for learning in relation to procurement, particularly for architects and university students.

Public Benefit

Public procurement that creates the conditions for the delivery of excellent architecture will result in public buildings and other projects that optimise health, wellbeing, economic resilience and environmental sustainability.

Committee membership and contact details

Procurement Committee Chair, Ciarán Fox ciaran@rsua.org.uk

Name	Organisation	Email Address
Paul Crowe	PSC Consult	pscrowe@icloud.com
Caroline Best	Northern Ireland Housing Executive	caroline.best1@nihe.gov.uk
Sarah Brady	Samuel Stevenson & Sons	sarah.brady@samuel-stevenson.co.uk
Nicola Donnelly	Department for Communities	nicola.donnelly@communities-ni.org.uk
Ciarán Fox	RSUA	ciaran@rsua.org.uk
Martin Hare	McAdam Design	mhare@mcadamdesign.co.uk
Feargal Harron	Kennedy FitzGerald Architects	f.harron@kennedyfitzgerald.com
Joanna Hassan	Western Health and Social Care Trust	joanne.hassan@hse.ie
Michael Herron	MHA Architects	michael@mha-architects.co.uk
Curtis Large	RSUA	curtis@rsua.org.uk
Donal MacRandal	Health Estates, Department of Finance	donal.macrandal@finance-ni.gov.uk
Nicola McKay	McAdam Design	n mckay@mcadamdesign.co.uk
Paul Millar	Hamilton Architects	paul.millar@hamiltonarchitects.co.uk
Jim Mulholland	TODD Architects	jim.mulholland@toddarch.co.uk
David Rooney	HLM Architects	david.rooney@hlmarchitects.com
Arthur Sloan	Isherwood & Ellis	a.sloan@isherwood-ellis.com

Meeting frequency/pre arranged dates

This committee will meet quarterly at 12pm on the following dates:

Thursday 24 September 2026
Thursday 3 December 2026
Tuesday 23 February 2027
Thursday 20 May 2027

Other meetings will be scheduled as required between the standing meetings and working groups will be formed to take forward specific actions.

Involvement

RSUA members who are interested in joining this committee should contact Curtis Large on curtis@rsua.org.uk.

Find out more

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Engagement

If you or your organisation wishes to engage with the RSUA Procurement Committee, please contact Curtis Large on curtis@rsua.org.uk