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DoD’s multi-billion dollar moving contract faces another legal challenge

Federal News Network

4, DoD had placed fewer than 800 orders for military moves under GHC compared to the several hundred thousand that occur under the legacy tender for service system each year. Suit alleges CICA violations The suit asks the Court of Federal Claims to terminate the GHC contract and order U.S. As of Dec.

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Case study: Investigating suspected fraud with opentender.net

Open Contracting Partnership

In 2016, the local government issued a continued construction tender with an estimated price of Rp. In 2018, there was another tender for Rp. Furthermore, in February 2018, there was a photo of a building frame with one dome that was not yet finished. billion (USD 116k) which was announced on June 28, 2018.

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Publication of refreshed Fair Work First in Procurement Guidance

Scottish Government Procurement

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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Do electric ferries dream of batteries?

Telles.eu

When putting the contract out to tender, Transtejo decided to acquire 10 ferries and only one single pack of batteries, committing itself to acquire the remaining 9 packs at a later date via another procurement procedure. The company doesn’t bite and both attempts fail.

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How Ukraine’s procurement appeals tool Clarity App promotes fair competition

Open Contracting Partnership

Results : The Clarity App is building trust among Ukrainian businesses that they can receive a fair decision for procurement appeals and fair competition without discrimination in tenders. Appeals are an important element of any procurement system, as they enable businesses to defend their rights to compete for and win tenders.

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Five ways to improve public sector procurement for startups

Nitrous: Public Procurement

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 ). This varies from one government body to another, making planning and applying for other tenders unpredictable.

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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders. in 2020 to 96% and single-bid tenders decreased across all methods – from 62.5% During the pandemic, the agency suspended a tender to buy overpriced digital textbooks. Single-bid tenders decreased from 62.5%