Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

This replaces the previous Best Practice Guidance and Toolkit published in 2018. It was drafted in consultation with representatives from the public, private sector, third sector and included the Fair Work Convention.

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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Sustainability 77

Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

​The UK Government procured 72% of its large contracts through framework agreements in 2021-22 compared to 43% in 2018-19. They argue that in doing so, more smaller firms would stay involved in public procurement processes , while reducing UK Government department reliance on a few large suppliers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders. The measures seem to have increased trust in the reforms: more than 20,000 new suppliers have registered, competition is growing across open procurement processes, and supplier diversity is up 27%. in 2020 to 59.7%

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The council was created as part of the SECURE Technology Act of 2018. And in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress passed Section 889 that banned five major Chinese telecommunications and technology suppliers, including Huawei and ZTE, from federal agency and contractor networks.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2016 “ Section 809 Panel ” identified “27 separate, sometimes overlapping, definitions” for these terms – ultimately recommending back in 2018 that a uniform definition of subcontract be established in both the U.S. Code and the FAR.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Supply Chain Managers today have never been so reliant on suppliers to deliver goods and services to customers. Risk can have a significant impact on many businesses – just look back to the European carbon dioxide shortage in summer 2018, where more European carbon dioxide production facilities than expected closed for maintenance.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Purchasing Strategies and Supplier Management are the heart of her training courses for students and professionals. Her publications are centered on future of Procurement, new technologies impact on Procurement, customer/supplier new innovation models, management of dominant suppliers.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Five suppliers have been appointed, three of which are Scottish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Software Value Added Reseller Services (SVARS) 1 May 2023 saw the first anniversary for the Scottish Procurement ‘Software Value Added Reseller Services’ (SVARS) single supplier Framework awarded to Computacenter Ltd. to £281.31

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Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 68

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“Public buyers have the freedom to use the green criteria either as part of technical specifications, selection or award criteria, through contract implementation and through supplier qualification, for example by requiring an environmental management system certificate,” says Darius Vedrickas, Director the LPPO.

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Mercell

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

On September 11, 2018, The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) invited Negometrix CEO, Jan Siderius, to present an hour long webinar regarding Best Value Procurement. As discussed in the webinar, Best Value Procurement is effective and efficient, while helping find the best supplier for any solicitation.

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Procurement Bidder Price Import 52

ivalua

APRIL 4, 2019

At 2018’s Sourcing Outlook we had the honor of having Bonava ’s CPO, Mia Lewis, host a roundtable on starting a completely new Procurement organization from scratch. Getting invited early in the process, instead at the moment when preferred suppliers have already been selected means you get a chance to add as much value as possible.

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Procurement Category Management Supplier Demand 60

Inside Government Contracts

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This FAR rule implements the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) final rule for complying with exclusion or removal orders. federal contractors and suppliers). products and services) and “Covered Sources” (i.e.,

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Supply Chain Contract Government Government 147

ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Disrupted supply chains had many retailers looking for alternative local suppliers for equipment, materials, supplies, and more. . According to KPMG’s 2018 Retail Trends Report, the costs of GNFR goods and services accounts for 8-14% of the total cost base for retailers. Attack GNFR Spend.

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Retail Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In another recent report, Gartner predicted that by 2023, organizations that don’t really tackle the issue of supplier master data management will very likely have the wrong information for half of their suppliers. Provide an enterprise view of clear, comprehensive and accurate supplier information.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

e Procurement has been part of the technology footprint in many states for decades, to reduce cycle times, streamline processes, and collaborate with suppliers. . The tools should also be accessible by partners and suppliers through a common procurement portal. The key is being able to realize these revenue opportunities.

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E-procurement Procurement Supplier Purchasing 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

eProcurement has been part of the technology footprint in many states for decades, to reduce cycle times, streamline processes, and collaborate with suppliers. . The tools should also be accessible by partners and suppliers through a common procurement portal. The key is being able to realize these revenue opportunities.

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Eprocurement Supplier Purchasing Procurement 52

Procureware

DECEMBER 29, 2017

My favorite new features for 2017 include: • API • Approval workflows • Certifications • Connected bid events • Invite unregistered bidders • My Dashboard • PDF reports • Ranked reverse auction • Supplier view of contracts API Long before ProcureWare was developed, we envisioned an application that would easily connect to other business systems.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

New Risk Center adds capabilities and integrations to extend existing leadership in enabling holistic management of supplier risk. The latest innovations extend the existing strength of Ivalua’s Supplier Management solution, which had already been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc.

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Mercell

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

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. Overall, this digital transformation will help connect public agencies to more potential suppliers across Europe, and even across the globe.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Supplier 40

NIH NITAAC

JULY 5, 2022

NITAAC received a maturity level 2 rating for the first time in 2015 and was successfully reappraised at maturity level 2 in 2018. The Level 3 appraisal demonstrates a distinct competitive advantage and proves NITAAC's capability as a quality business partner and supplier. In 2022, NITAAC passed the CMMI V2.0 Services ML3 appraisal.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

Challenge: In Ukraine, a lack of machine-readable data about procurement appeals made it difficult for government suppliers to defend their rights and interests. So in 2018, Yaroslav Garaguts, an open data expert, developed the initial version of the product. Most often the fee is about 0.3%

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Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 67

ivalua

DECEMBER 17, 2018

No system is worth the money you invest in it if your users and suppliers will not engage. CPOs in many organisations have progressed beyond the planning stage, with Ivalua actively working with many of them and supporting their journey. Not Everyone May Want to Go on This Journey.

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Procurement Supplier Data Collaboration 49

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2019

Ivalua’s P2P customers realize high levels of digitization and significant value due to rapid deployment and high levels of both user and supplier adoption. For example, CACI successfully onboarded over 99% of its 40,000 suppliers with 100% employee adoption, realizing virtually completely paperless procurement and accounts payable.

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Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supplier Eprocurement 8

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2019

Ivalua’s P2P customers realize high levels of digitization and significant value due to rapid deployment and high levels of both user and supplier adoption. For example, CACI successfully onboarded over 99% of its 40,000 suppliers with 100% employee adoption, realizing virtually completely paperless procurement and accounts payable.

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Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supplier Eprocurement 8

ivalua

MARCH 5, 2023

In 2018 it underwent an impressive renovation that offers modern glass architecture paired with the Champs-Elysées gardens. Breakout Sessions This year, we’ve invited industry thought leaders to join 8 expert panels covering data, supplier collaboration, procurement finance, and vendor management.

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

APRIL 26, 2023

Learn more with Neil's interview with Dept of Energy Small Business expert Loni Macrae 2018 interview Why a Z format ? Those 6 seconds are crucial so you must craft a statement that quickly and effectively communicates your value proposition and key qualifications. It's an elevator pitch, not the whole story and not your resume.

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Mercell

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The contract will make our Sofia office grow from 20 to 25 employees in 2018 More information: Negometrix Jan Siderius +31 6 531 66921 About Negometrix Negometrix is an international software development- and support organisation headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands with a development centre in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

These figures aren’t helped by the fact that the proportion of public sector contracts awarded without a competitive tender is rising ( 15 per cent in 2016 to 22 per cent in 2017 and then 23 per cent in 2018 ). There seem to be ever-increasing hurdles in order to do business with the government if you’re a small supplier.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023).

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If it then reduced to £8 in 2018-19, Supply Chain would report a total saving of £4 (re-counting the £1 saved in each of 2016-17 and 2017-18 and saving a further £2 in 2018-19) […]. It has used different methods for different audiences, for example, to government, trusts and suppliers (see Figure 5). emphasis added).

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Supply Chain Procurement Price Efficiency 64

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Collaborative Framework for the provision of Legal Services A new Category B (Central Government) multi-lot, multi-supplier framework for the provision of Legal Services commenced on 1 September 2023 for a maximum period of 4 years to 31 August 2027. Initial contracts meetings were held with all suppliers.

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 27, 2020

In 2018 and 2019, a quarter of all the UK’s procurement spend was with SMEs, a long way short of reaching the aim of 33% by 2022. 91% of spending reported by councils was with the top 15 suppliers, but this represents only a third of the number of contracts awarded.” But there is a subsequent loss.

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Mercell

JULY 13, 2018

This article was originally published by Mike Thornton, Purchasing Manager for the City of Leesburg, Florida, on June 20, 2018. A free system means the vendor is getting their revenue from the supplier side. As for suppliers, my survey indicates they are on board with new technology in conducting business with public agencies.

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Public Procurement Supplier Quality 40

Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Interim Rule implements requirements from Section 202 of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 (“FASCSA”), which will require contractors to ensure certain products and services are excluded from the U.S. Government supply chain as directed by the Federal Acquisition Security Council (“FASC).

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Collaborative Framework for the provision of Legal Services A new Category B (Central Government) multi-lot, multi-supplier framework for the provision of Legal Services commenced on 1 September 2023 for a maximum period of 4 years to 31 August 2027. Initial contracts meetings were held with all suppliers.

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Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

– CIPS Global Board of Trustees (elect 1st November 2018). Development of effective (Direct & Indirect) Supplier engagement and relationship management. David L Loseby CPO, ADVISOR, AUTHOR & SPEAKER. – Professional Qualifications; MCIOB (Chartered), FCMI, FAPM, FCIPS Chartered, MIoD, FRSA.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Such certification is normally granted when a company enters its information in the supplier registry maintained by the agency administering the procurement system, a necessary step to participate in the public procurement market in most countries. 3) Updating the supplier registry. 4) Capacity building.

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