LoupedIn

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, we can report on a number of interesting developments relevant to anyone involved in public procurement in the UK. Whether you’re at the coalface organising a public tendering procedure or are a supplier bidding for a contract, you might want to find out more below.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Supplier 52

Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 15, 2024

We have published the Annual report on procurement activity in Scotland 2021-2022. This report covers the procurement activity of the Scottish Government during 2021 to 2022.

Procurement 68

Procurement Government Government Public Procurement 68

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. And two-thirds of public spending is conducted through an opaque quasi-governmental sector. The new regime’s reforms have been met with skepticism by some observers.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. To realize that vision, in 2021, EKBPP joined OCP’s Lift accelerator program.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

Contracting Delaware

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Do you find the process of public procurement challenging? Vendor Day Part 1: March 11, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – The post Vendor Day – March 2021 appeared first on Contracting Delaware - State of Delaware. Have you ever wished someone would sit down and explain the process in everyday language?

Public Procurement 40

Public Procurement Purchasing Education Bidding 40

Contracting Delaware

APRIL 22, 2021

Is the process of public procurement challenging? Vendor Day Part 1: Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – The post Vendor Day – May 2021 appeared first on Contracting Delaware - State of Delaware. Have you ever wished someone would explain the process in everyday language? Don’t miss this opportunity.

Purchasing 40

Purchasing Public Procurement Education Bidding 40

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

By Torplus Yomnak, Co-Founder of HAND Social Enterprise and the Director of the Knowledge Hub for Regional Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Collaboration (KRAC) In May 2021, amid the pandemic lockdowns, a villager in Thailand took a stroll on the outskirts of their town, making an unexpected discovery that would stir the local community.

Corruption 113

Corruption Data Procurement Public Procurement 113

Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

The guidance reflects changes to the Scottish Government’s policy on mandating payment of at least the real Living Wage to workers involved in delivering public contracts and the two additional criteria that were added to FWF in 2021.

Procurement 77

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Sustainability 77

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Challenge: Indonesia’s public procurement sector is highly vulnerable to corruption. Open contracting approach: The open contracting risk monitoring platform Opentender.net empowers auditors to prioritize which procedures to investigate, gather evidence and respond to public complaints more effectively.

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

In 2021 and 2023, OCP partnered with ACIJ to assess the urbanizations real effects. To answer these questions, civic group ACIJ (Civil Association for Equality and Justice) developed a methodology using open data and citizen participation to monitor progress.

IT 57

IT Participation Budget Accountability 57

Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 18, 2024

We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy note, SPPN 1/2024. This policy note supersedes previous advice contained in SPPN 6/2021 – Fair Work First implementation. It builds on statutory guidance published in May 2022 and is hosted on the Sustainable Procurement Tools platform.

Procurement 58

Procurement Public Procurement Sustainability IT 58

Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I think it is appropriate to look into his legacy of 8 years as PM in the field of public procurement. I don't have specific recollections about procurement in Portugal in 2020, since the UK Covid contracts sucked enough of my energy and attention of their own. About 2021, however is a different story.

Procurement 100

Procurement Thresholds Tender Transparency 100

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Last week in Rome, we brought together over 100 leaders from 26 European governments , EU institutions, global organizations like the World Bank, OECD, EBRD, and UNOPS, civil society, and the private sector for the 3rd International Open and Sustainable Public Procurement Conference 2024.

Procurement 67

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Transparency 67

Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Back in 2020 (and 2021) I went out on a limb stating that when it come down to the pandemic preparation in early 2020, ie before March 23rd the UK government did not take the risk of Covid seriously enough and did not act when it should.

Public Procurement 100

Public Procurement Purchasing Thresholds Procurement 100

VWV

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

What You Need to Know A minimum 10% weighting should be given to social value as part of the evaluation criteria for a procurement process. The guidance applies to new procurements commenced as from 1 January 2021.

Public Procurement 40

Public Procurement Procurement Consulting Evaluation 40

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Arthur, Minister for Employment and Investment, for his support to procurement whilst in his previous role. So looking back, we’ve published our Annual Ministerial Report on Procurement Activity in Scotland for 2021-2022, again, demonstrating the power of procurement.

Procurement 58

Procurement Public Procurement Procurement Strategies Buyers 58

PwC: Government & Public Sector

JULY 30, 2021

With the Notice published last 6 July 2021 in the Official Journal of the European Union (2021/C 267/01), the European Commission has provided practical guidance on public procurement in the field of innovation (the “Guidance”), offering multiple interesting indications for the benefit of public administrations and economic operators.

Innovation 52

Innovation Procurement Public Procurement Government 52

PwC: Government & Public Sector

OCTOBER 28, 2021

With the Decree of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of 12 August 2021, no. 148 (published in the Official Journal of Italian Republic of 26 October 2021, no. 50” (“Regulation”).

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Tender Procurement Public Procurement 52

Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria. Moreover, the CJEU in COS.MET para 58 also concluded that even statement by public officials to the media could consist a measure having an equivalent effect. Two are relevant for the case at hand.

Tender 100

Tender Manufacturing Capacity Procurement 100

Telles.eu

JULY 3, 2023

A couple of caveats here though: I'm a lot less comfortable discussing state aid than I am public procurement since my expertise is in the latter. The problem is that as established in the previous post the procedure does not comply with the existing EU procurement rules (ie art 36 of Directive 2014/25/EU) and also art 34 TFEU.

Tender 100

Tender Bidder Manufacturing Award Criteria 100

BLP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

His specialties include Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation. Practice Areas Public Law, Public Procurement & Regulation Accreditations Education Money Laundering and illicit financing course, Unidad de Financiamiento, Transparencia y Fiscalización (UFTF), 2022.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Export Procurement Collaboration 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Bogota, Colombia, 4 October 2023 — Colombia’s public procurement market is around $150 billion annually, making it a unique opportunity to boost business growth, especially for small companies. CREDERE operates directly with open data on public contracting to unlock new opportunities for small companies in public procurement.

Government 62

Government Government Public Procurement Public Procurement System 62

Telles.eu

JULY 14, 2023

Nomad Tech's general manager is Nuno Freitas , who between 2019 and September 2021 was CP's President (or CEO in international parlance). Since the tender for the train contract was launched in December 2021 and is the largest the company ever put out, it is fair to say that the tender development happened under his watch.

Tender 100

Tender Manufacturing Bidder Participation 100

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

How the School of Applied Research in Public Procurement trained community leaders to dig into government contracting issues in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The first phase, Introductory Course on Public Procurement, took place online from October to December 2021.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

Telles.eu

MARCH 24, 2023

As mentioned on yesterday's blogpost, one of the doubts I had on my mind was on the legality of the transposition of Article 72 of Directive 2014/24/EU into Portugal in its current draft of Article 370 of the Public Contracts Code. Paragraph 2 of Article 370 includes the sub-conditions or requirements of Article 72(1)(b)(i) and(ii).

Quantity 100

Quantity Contract IT Public Procurement 100

PwC: Government & Public Sector

JUNE 17, 2021

77 of 31 May 2021 (so called “Semplificazioni bis”), a package of provisions dedicated to the procedures for the award of works, services and supplies carried out pursuant to Legislative Decree no. The Council of Ministers has introduced, within the national regulatory framework contained in Decree Law no.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Government Government 52

Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

Public Procurement Report The latest National Audit Office (NAO) report provides detailed recommendations for UK Government departments’ to maximise the benefits of effective competition when they run public procurement processes.

Framework Agreement 52

Framework Agreement Public Procurement Supplier Bidding 52

Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 27, 2023

Trade Act 2023 The new Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act 2023 has resulted in changes to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 that directly impact on the public procurement process. ​ Failure to estimate the value of a procurement will automatically mean the a public procurement process must be followed.

Export 52

Export Contract Public Procurement Consulting 52

Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

To support further meeting our ambitions for public participation, we have carried out a number of innovative participatory approaches to involve people in the work of government.

Framework Agreement 77

Framework Agreement Participation Supplier Public Procurement 77

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Results: A year after the new procurement law was passed, the public procurement agency (DNCP) is using machine-learning to identify tenders that are most likely to be awarded to smaller businesses. Firstly, they gathered the three key public procurement actors in the same team and aligned on the same vision.

Procurement 62

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We received an 86 out of 100, returning to the record high score we received in 2021 during our intensive COVID-19 response and recovery support. Together with the global community, we were able to close out 2023 with a big advocacy win, with the UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement passed in December.

E-procurement 76

E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

Public sector agencies need to be able to access the cloud, and they do so through public procurement processes. Procurement’s role in supporting modern, digital services for governments is the subject of a report from the Open Data Institute (ODI) and Open Contracting Partnership (OCP).

Innovation 78

Innovation Procurement Government Government 78

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 6, 2023

Public procurement can shape our world. On 15-16 June, together with the governments of Albania, Italy and the Netherlands, we held a conference on Open and Sustainable Procurement in Europe for about 100 procurement leaders from 25 European countries. There were many, many more great examples to share.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Sustainability 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Today, many US businesses proudly maintain robust supplier diversity programs. .

Supplier 98

Supplier E-procurement Ethics Supply Chain 98

How to Crack a Nut

MAY 8, 2024

©Ausrine Kuze, Distorted Reality , 2021. James McKinney and Volodymyr Tarnay of the Open Contracting Partnership have published ‘ A gentle introduction to applying AI in procurement ’. In this post, I venture some thoughts on meaning, AI, and public procurement big data.

Procurement 75

Procurement Tender Import Public Procurement 75

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The paper will be published in Legal Studies in due course.(*) Public procurement is concerned with the award of contracts for the supply, for pecuniary interest, of goods, services or works to the public sector. 12 goals of value for money and public benefit and s.13

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52