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The Bid Evaluation Process

The Procurement ClassRoom

Generally, evaluation criteria can be categorized into three categories including (i) mandatory criteria, (ii) weighted criteria and (iii) weighted criteria with mandatory elements (UNDP, 2016). A price reasonableness analysis is also done to ascertain that the price of the recommended bidder is fair given the prevailing market conditions.

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Centralised procurement for the health care sector -- bang for your pound or siphoning off scarce resources?

How to Crack a Nut

For example, if a product cost £10 in 2015-16 and reduced to £9 in 2016-17, Supply Chain would report a saving of £1. If it remained at £9 in 2017-18, Supply Chain would report a total saving of £2 (re-counting the £1 saved in 2016-17). As part of the procurement, bidders were asked to provide contractual savings targets for each year.

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Bid Protests: Exceptions to the “Late is Late” Rule

LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

However, disappointed bidders have multiple options for bringing bid protests, and that includes the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). 690 (2016) and Insight Systems Corp. 442 (2021) showed multiple bidders encounter the same technical errors resulting in the rejection of their proposals. United States , 124 Fed. 564 (2013).

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Corruption Under Scrutiny: The Ratione Materiae Objection in Panamericana Televisión v. Peru

Kluwer Arbitration

According to Mr. Amorrortu, this protection was breached by a rigged public tender previously schemed between the ruling government and one of the bidders, Graña & Montero. Amorrortu alleged the existence of corruption as a component of his fair and equitable treatment claim.

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GAO Bid Protests: Required Debriefings

Procurement Notes

The plain meaning of § 3553(d)(4)(A)(ii) is that the clock starts on the day that the bidder receives debriefing. B-412729 , 2016 CPD ¶ 88, at 2-3 (Mar. 14, 2016); Loc Performance Products, Inc., It follows that ‘the debriefing date’ here, under the statute, is March 6, 2020—the last day of NIKA’s debriefing process.” [59]

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

Jones was not, to stand aside and let the bidder be overwhelmed without a warning.” [134] 6] Statista Research Dep’t, Iron ore price worldwide from September 2016 to September 2022, statistica.com (Oct. 134] Importantly, “the theory of superior knowledge requires an allegation of operative facts occurring in the pre-award period.”

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Rwanda: A new open contracting portal to promote effective and inclusive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

In time for this year’s Africa Public Procurement Network conference, hosted by Rwanda’s Public Procurement Authority (RPPA), the agency has developed a new open contracting portal that allows anyone to access data on government contracts dating back to 2016.