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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

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. Below is my draft entry with perhaps an eclectic choice of content.

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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The achievement Kazakhstan has seen a dramatic decline in the use of single-source procurement in recent years. In the general public procurement market (valued at around US$19 billion annually), direct awards have dropped from 81% of the value of all procedures in 2017 to 23.5% in 2021 to 4.2

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Some reflections on the Commission's communication on the Public Procurement Data Space

Telles.eu

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. We need a new round of Directives - or if I had my way - a Public Procurement Regulation.

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The 3 revolutions of public procurement in Africa

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. Procurement was long seen as a clerical administrative function, rather than a strategic lever. This was not always the case.

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Central Government Procurement Shared Services (CGPSS) Celebrates One Decade of Excellence: Our 10-Year Anniversary

Scottish Government Procurement

The CGPSS team has improved capability across our partners by delivering procurement training to more than 700 people and attained improved Procurement & Commercial Improvement Programme (PCIP) scores for our partners from previous years.

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Why are SMEs so important for public procurement?

Nitrous: Public Procurement

Why are SMEs so important for public procurement? Read on as we discuss why engagement with smaller businesses in public procurement is critical. We’ll delve into how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed procurement, and how urban resilience must be central to new initiatives. Register here for more details.

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Public Procurement in the EU becomes 100% Digital

Mercell

As of October 18th 2018, each public government agency across the EU is required to conduct all solicitations digitally, and can no longer accept paper or mailed bids. It will be interesting to see how such a process would play out in the United States, as e-Procurement is becoming more and more popular with every passing year.