Skip the NI Direct Bar
Skip navigation

Abbreviations

AME Annually Managed Expenditure
ARG Audit Review Group
CAL Centre for Applied Learning
CFG Central Finance Group, DFP
CPD Central Procurement Directorate, DFP
CPO Conventional Procurement Option
CSG Corporate Services Group, DFP
DAO Dear Accounting Officer
DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
DCAL Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
DCF Discounted Cash Flow
DE Department of Education
DEL Department for Employment and Learning
DEL Departmental Expenditure Limit
DETI Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
DFP Department of Finance and Personnel
DHSSPS Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
DID Delivery and Innovation Division, DFP
DPFO Dear Principal Finance Officer
DRD Department for Regional Development
DSD Department for Social Development
FBC Full or Final Business Case
FD Finance Director
GB Great Britain
HSENI Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
HMT Her Majesty's Treasury
IFI International Fund for Ireland
ICT Information Communication Technology
MPMNI Managing Public Money Northern Ieland
NDPB Non-Departmental Public Bodies
NI Northern Ireland
NIAO Northern Ireland Audit Office
NPC Net Present Cost
NPV Net Present Value
OB Optimism Bias
OBC Outline Business Case
OFMDFM Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister
OGC Office of Government Commerce
PE Public Expenditure
PFI Private Finance Initiative
PIR Post Implementation Review
PO Project Owner
PPE Post Project Evaluation
PPP Public Private Partnerships (incl. Private Finance Initiative)
PSA Public Service Agreement
PSC Public Sector Comparator
SIB Strategic Investment Board
SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-dependent
SOC Strategic Outline Case
SRO Senior Responsible Officer
VFM Value for Money
LPS Land and Property Services, DFP