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Case study: Investigating suspected fraud with opentender.net

Open Contracting Partnership

In a previous post , we looked at Indonesia Corruption Watch s method for monitoring corruption risks in procurement. Identify procurement procedure The procurement package was selected based on the fiscal year and type of work. billion (US$400,000) in 2019, and the budget tripled to Rp. 19 billion). Step 2A: Step 2B: 3.

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Is e-Procurement Free For Buyers?

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Now why do I think this is not in the best overall interest of procurement professionals? We all know public procurement can be made better and more efficient by automating quite a few aspects of your work. Their managers ask procurement staffs to do complex, deadline-driven, error-free work, and want reports on anything at any time.

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Ivalua Selected by State of Maryland to Power ‘eMaryland Marketplace Advantage’ e-procurement system

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Ivalua builds momentum as technology platform of choice for public sector procurement. eMaryland Marketplace Advantage is a technologically advanced electronic procurement system designed to make state procurement and business processes more efficient, transparent, secure, and user friendly for all stakeholders.

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Procurement Middle East, 24 & 25 April 2019 – Bahrein

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In its 3 rd annual edition, Procurement Middle East Conference has established itself as the region’s most influential annual gathering of leaders in the procurement sector. Ivalua is glad to be the Platinium Sponsor of the 3 rd Procurement Middle East 2019 which will be held on 24 – 25 April 2019 in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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Our 2030 vision: Better procurement for people and planet

Open Contracting Partnership

Public procurement should be all about people. We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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Excitement growing over GSA’s COMET II program

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I also think a lot of companies under COMET didn’t have capabilities to bid back in 2019,” said Gissa Sateri, the director of the civilian business unit at SAIC. “I COMET blasted through expectations GSA awarded COMET in October 2019 to 12 companies for a range of IT services focused only on the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).

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How South Korea enables its green transition through green public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

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. By 2019, there were 109 MGS products, including office appliances, air conditioners, LED lights, vacuum cleaners, fans, and refrigerators.