University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Of these, the most interesting deviation is the inclusion of the duty to have regard to the importance of maximising public benefit. It is thus interesting to see how the PA23 has articulated its view of the public interest. Equally, in ss. 12(4) is also a notable deviation from the simplified understanding of procurement goals.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 13, 2024

Court of Arbitration With the intention of improving quality and efficiency of arbitral process, the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce’s new Centre features an entirely new team, new set of Rules, and safeguards that ensure the institution’s full independence and impartiality.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Quality Management Electronics 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

Before its disappearance, a Paris court ruled in 2013 that the platform’s activities constituted a payment service under the Payment Services Directive, requiring authorization as a payment services provider. Nino Sievi added that the knowledge of the people and of the drafting style in the industry is often more important.

Distribution 52

Distribution Utilities Accountability Purchasing 52

University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

2) Regulations 2013. NHS commissioning is currently subjected to both the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 (PCR2015, aka the UK’s copy-out transposition of Directive 2014/24/EU) and the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 76 PCR2015) — each commissioner would be free to create its own procedure.

Tender 52

Tender E-procurement Procurement Transparency 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

Similar to the 2011 Rules, the 2024 Rules continue to be loosely based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules , as revised in 2010 (amended in 2013 and 2021), which leaving a wide room for party autonomy. The methodology of the comparison is explained in the first comment of the first page of the document.

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Transparency Efficiency Contract Integration 52

Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Department of Labor (“DoL”) regulations state that “[a]n important indicator of a business circumstance that is not reasonably foreseeable is that the circumstance is caused by some sudden, dramatic, and unexpected action or condition outside the employer’s control.” [70] 30] , [31] That is significantly less than the high water mark of 5.3%

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

And this range can have important multiplier effects in expanding the use of existing and proven digital solutions. “A A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

From late 2019 through 2022, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued twenty-one whistleblower awards to individuals who provided high-quality information about wildlife crime. Fish and Wildlife Service to wildlife whistleblowers. A whistleblower subsequently came forward and provided FWS with the identity of the shooter.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Implementing open procurement for effective digital transformation Digital transformation is arguably the most important administrative undertaking of governments around the world. The Cabinet Office reported that in the period between 2009/2010 and 2012/2013, direct government spend on SMEs increased from 6.5%

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Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Nonetheless, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [8] So, with recent wage growth of 5.5%, wage growth has been accelerating. 86] Perhaps most important, “[t]he authority conferred by Pub. Wages and salaries rose 5.7 percent over this period, while the costs of benefits increased 5.3

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 18, 2024

In 2013, Paws for Purple Hearts launched its first Training Boot Camp, where Service Dogs who participated in Canine-Assisted Warrior Therapy® were matched with an impaired Warrior. The guide provides an overview of UFDUR, important definitions and terms, and tips on how to navigate the report.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Data Price Thresholds 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 31, 2025

As the timing of events was particularly important to proving self-defence, the prosecution requested to zoom in on the drone footage for better quality, using an iPad (an Apple product). However, OCR software can misinterpret characters, especially when working with poor-quality scans, unusual fonts, or less commonly used languages.

Quality 52

Quality Data Integration Integrity 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Following such disclosure, the presiding arbitrator declared that her law firm has regularly worked for Vivendi since 2013 and may continue to do so in the future (specifying however that she had never, herself, worked for Vivendi).

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Import Telecommunication Finance Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 12, 2025

Consequently, the 2013 and 2015 QMUL Surveys have recognised the “speed or length of proceedings” as among the top disadvantages of international arbitration. However, as evident from various empirical studies, parties certainly attach great importance to the time factor in receiving their awards.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Accountability Import IT 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 23, 2025

The United States Digital Service, which was establishedin 2013 to assist agency tech efforts, has been renamed the United States DOGE Service (USDS), operating under the same acronym. The IG stated that these errors occurred because there was not a quality assurance process in place to verify the authorizations.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency E-procurement Professional Services Quality 52