Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sectors 2024 achievements. They show that the 16 billion of public procurement spend, we generated 13.8 billion to Scottish GDP.

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Telles.eu

APRIL 18, 2023

Albert has already done a deep dive into the Commission's recent Communication on the Public Procurement Data Space , so for those of you that are yet to get acquainted with the Communication his blogpost is probably the best starting point. As for me, I will take a bird's eye view on the document.

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European Law: Public Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

KU Leuven, 26 September 2014. Deadline for registration: 22 September 2014. Call for Papers : Utrecht Journal of International and European Law – Privacy under International and European Law Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2014. Deadline for submissions: 2 November 2014. Deadline for submissions: 15 January 2015.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2025

When the government first started its modern journey toward category management almost exactly a decade ago, the goal was relatively easy to describe, if hard to achieve: Reduce the amount of complexity in the federal procurement system. Governmentwide, agencies avoided $16.7 In 2020, the government logged $13.2 billion in 2024.

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Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

After the first two entries ( here and here ) of a more general nature, this one will be focused on contract specific critiques, in particular food procurement (contract types 9 and 15). This is a textbook example of artificially narrowing down competition as established by Article 18(1) of the Directive 2014/24/EU.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I was invited to provide an entry on ‘public procurement’ for the forthcoming Elgar Encyclopedia of European Law co-edited by Andrea Biondi and Oana Stefan. things going on in procurement. Public Procurement I. I must say I struggled to decide what to write about, as the entry was limited to 4,000 words and there are so many (!!)

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Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I think it is appropriate to look into his legacy of 8 years as PM in the field of public procurement. The transposition of the 2014 Directives His first government transposed the 2014 Directives fashionably late in August 2017. When you deactivate - or strategically deviate from - EU procurement rules, corruption follows.

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Bestek Procurement

MAY 16, 2023

1] The Court of Justice of the European Union (further: CJEU) ruled in this case that Member States are able to set additional requirements under national legislation beyond those laid down in Article 20(1) Directive 2014/24/EU with respect to economic operators that may compete for reserved contracts.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. This allows organizations such as the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP) to analyze the impact of the reforms.

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Bestek Procurement

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In this episode, Marta and Willem explore the latest developments in EU Public Procurement, focusing on the new exclusion grounds introduced by sectoral legislation following the European Green Deal. The post #36 New Exclusion Grounds in EU Public Procurement and Reading Recommendations first appeared on Bestek Public Procurement Central.

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Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

It was announced yesterday that the Portuguese train company (CP) chose a consortium headed by Alstom as the preferred bidder for its first major train procurement contract in many decades. The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria. And in the best case, a better one."

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Telles.eu

MARCH 24, 2023

I spent some time over the last couple of weeks preparing my electronic procurement slides for some classes at the University of Belgrade and had a chance to look into eForms. My views about the lack of ambition of the current crop of electronic procurement related rules are not new, particularly in connection with the ESPD and eCertis.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Last week in Rome, we brought together over 100 leaders from 26 European governments , EU institutions, global organizations like the World Bank, OECD, EBRD, and UNOPS, civil society, and the private sector for the 3rd International Open and Sustainable Public Procurement Conference 2024. This trend started long before Covid.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In his latest vlog, Nick provides an update highlighting what we’ve achieved over the last quarter, including exciting events and recent publications, as well as what’s coming up over the next few months across the Scottish procurement community. You can watch the video below. Welcome to my second vlog of 2024.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 16, 2024

(Radiance) was an awardee under the OASIS small business IDIQ procurement in 2014, holding an OASIS small business IDIQ contract. Radiance was a small business when GSA awarded it the OASIS IDIQ back in 2014, but, by this point, it was no longer small under the given size standard.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JULY 10, 2024

Requirements These provisions are required for all public bodies that procure construction projects, whether occasionally or frequently. It is applicable guidance under the Scottish Public Finance Manual. Other public bodies are strongly encouraged to also follow these provisions.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 7, 2024

In the Opinion in Kolin Inşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret ( C-652/22, EU:C:2024:212 , hereafter ‘Kolin’), Advocate General Collins has argued that only economic operators established in countries party to international agreements on public contracts that bind the EU may rely on the provisions of Directive 2014/25/EU. para 52, emphases added).

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ivalua

APRIL 20, 2023

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and its partner Axys Consultants today announced that Hutchinson has selected Ivalua’s eProcurement software to expand the scope of its currently implemented solution and meet its evolving procurement requirements. In 2022, it generated a revenue of €4.400 billion. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We may be approaching such a moment in the federal procurement landscape, when changes that were in the works for years converge and create significant shifts in what seems like the blink of an eye. The tectonic procurement plates have been shifting for years as multiple federal procurement vehicles are taking the next step in their evolution.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Photo credit: Flickr While carrying out research on the impact of digital technologies for public procurement governance, I have realised that the deployment of artificial intelligence to promote sustainability through public procurement holds some promise.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Government Procurement Professionals aim to achieve the best value for money in the process of procurement of goods and services for the public. A weightage-based criterion helps the procurement team to select the best out of the lot that gives the best value in terms of Cost, Quality, and experience.

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) recently published the compensation cap for 2024. Also, compensation caps prior to 2014 were much higher, peaking at $1.1 million in 2014. The new cap is $ 646,000 and represents a 4.4 percent increase over the 2023 compensation cap of $ 619,000.

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

APRIL 28, 2023

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) recently published the compensation cap for 2023. Also, compensation caps prior to 2014 were much higher, peaking at $1.1 million in 2014. The new cap is $619,000 and represents a 5.1 percent increase over the 2022 compensation cap.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Second, in addressing the effects of a State aid decision on the assessment of compliance with procurement law of the legal structure used to implement the aid package (including the treatment from a procurement perspective of put options as State aid measures). I should from the outset disclose again that I was involved in the case.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Join us on November 20-21 as we dive into the future of the Federal procurement system post-election. Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for procurement policy and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)?

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Telles.eu

JULY 3, 2023

A couple of caveats here though: I'm a lot less comfortable discussing state aid than I am public procurement since my expertise is in the latter. The problem is that as established in the previous post the procedure does not comply with the existing EU procurement rules (ie art 36 of Directive 2014/25/EU) and also art 34 TFEU.

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How to Crack a Nut

MAY 17, 2023

I find the bit of the conversation on the very existence of Article 56 and the content of Article 56(3) Directive 2014/24/EU particularly (ahem) illuminating. If you take Džeina up on her provocation and run your own procurement experiment on ChatGPT (or equivalent), I will be delighted to publish it here as well. Happy reading!

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ivalua

JANUARY 22, 2019

For Procurement leaders in particular there couldn’t be a better time to do so. A recent study by the Hackett Group found that only 63% of Procurement organizations have even developed a plan for digital transformation. One that will empower your talent to truly make Procurement strategic and realize your true potential.

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Agile Procurement in Canada. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

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University of Bristol

JULY 15, 2018

Under the Web Accessibility Directive, this translates into an obligation for public sector bodies to ensure that their websites and apps comply with a 2014 EU standard adapted to the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) at level AA (currently WCAG 2.0).

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Government Contracts Advisor

APRIL 1, 2014

On March 13, 2014, the Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy issued a Class Deviation that alters the way […]

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement is excited to share the draft agenda for the healthcare-focused day of our 2024 Fall Training Conference, The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! on November 21 at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Virginia. James Peake , M.D., We can’t wait to see you there!

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 23, 2024

COMET replaced the CIO Application Maintenance, Enhancements, and Operations (CAMEO) procurement that GSA awarded in 2014 to a host of large and small businesses with a total ceiling of $400 million. COMET was so successful that GSA on-ramped several new small businesses after the initial awardees grew too big.

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PNWC's Government Contracting Update

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) recently published the contractor compensation cap amount for 2022. The cap, for costs incurred between January 1 and December 31, 2022 is $589,000 and applies to all employees on contracts awarded after June 24, 2014.

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ivalua

JULY 6, 2021

Agile Procurement in Canada. This foundational organization has been buoyed by action from the Canadian government, which launched a new agile procurement initiative in 2018 with the stated purpose of making its procurement process simpler and less burdensome for small and diverse businesses. . This makes the U.S.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Join us on November 20-21 as we dive into the future of the Federal procurement system post-election. Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for procurement policy and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)?

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GovSpend

APRIL 29, 2024

For small businesses maneuvering through the complexities of procurement, leveraging data can be the key to thriving. But how exactly can data play a role in procurement decisions for small businesses? Data-Driven Decisions for Small Business At the recent Small Business National Training Conference, hosted by the U.S.

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