SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I was in Iowa last month, John Holtz is headed to Nebraska next week for the Fall Meet the Buyers Government Contracting Conference and Nicole Pottroff will be going to Oklahoma the following week for the ICBS Conference. It’s also conference season at SmallGovCon.com. Please come out to see them if you are in the area.

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Supply Chain Buyers Government Contracts Contract 59

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Here is Colombia setting up an open framework to better connect buyers and sellers in an orderly and transparent manner. Meanwhile, Germany used buyers lists with specified maximum prices as another effective tool. The market is disrupted, buyers and suppliers urgently need to connect.

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Procurement Transparency Buyers Corruption 116

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Meet the Buyer North, Meet the Buyer South, ProcureX and the National Procurement Conference, along with the GO Awards! The post Our third Scottish Procurement vlog of 2023 with Nick Ford appeared first on Public Procurement and Property. Throughout autumn we’ve seen plenty of cross-sector engagement events.

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Procurement Eprocurement Public Procurement Buyers 57

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

I show how neither the presumption of superiority of the public buyer over the public contractor, nor the related presumption that the public buyer is the rule-maker and the public contractor is the rule-taker, necessarily hold in this context. Current Legal Problems 2023-24, Available at SSRN: [link].

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Buyers Innovation Procurement Contract 80

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

To nudge contracting authorities to enforce differential treatment, in 2020, the European Commission issued guidance on the participation of third country bidders and goods in EU procurement markets, stressing the several ways in which public buyers could address concerns regarding unfair competitive advantages of foreign tenderers.

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

They also put competitive pressure on the Schedules program to improve its administrative efficiency, which is a positive result that will help buyers and sellers in the market.” GSA says for 2023 , 34 agencies spent $80 million, which is double the amount of money spent in 2022.

E-procurement 104

E-procurement Buyers Procurement Purchasing 104

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023. The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Moreover, understanding the procurement processes of government agencies can significantly enhance your marketing efforts, allowing you to tailor your strategies to meet the unique needs of these major buyers. Government agencies as major buyers The U.S.

Bidding 52

Bidding Government Government Buyers 52

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sector’s 2023 achievements. Now, there’s just not enough time for me to mention every highlight of 2023.

Public Procurement 62

Public Procurement Procurement Sustainability Logistics 62

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 1, 2024

Six unpublished awards rendered under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce are now available on the KluwerArbitration database, as part of the 2023 volume of the ICCA Awards Series.

Buyers 52

Buyers Corruption Purchasing Price 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

It was impossible to analyze the decisions of Ukraine’s procurement review body, the Antimonopoly Committee, in a comprehensive way to understand when the outcome favored the buyer and when it favored the vendor. In 2023, Ukraine awarded 270,000 public contracts through competitive procedures , worth 555 billion UAH ($15.2

Procurement 67

Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 67

Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For buyers We have been working hard to enable our public sector to harness innovation to improve public services and the lives of people in Scotland. You are also reminded to have a read SPPN 03/2023 Supporting innovation through procurement.

Innovation 67

Innovation Supplier Buyers Public Procurement 67

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Due to market conditions and a need to cover huge increases in costs, Ofcom, who regulate Royal Mail, endorsed bringing this year’s price increase forward to October 2023.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 44

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

On 1 November 2023, the Grand Chamber of the Ukrainian Supreme Court – the highest judicial body in the country – opined on the extension of the arbitration clause to non-signatories in its judgement in case No. After receiving the goods under the Contract, the Buyer failed to pay the price.

Buyers 98

Buyers Contract Purchasing Price 98

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We only have three regional offices and hundreds of buyers. This is now changing” A vision for bottom-up participation To develop the project and engage all stakeholders, PPDA brought together government buyers (known as Procuring and Disposing Entities or PDEs) and civil society organizations together in regional meetings.

Public Procurement 135

Public Procurement Procurement Contract Collaboration 135

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

With a 2+ year delay, details for the creation of the public procurement data space ( PPDS ) were disclosed by the European Commission on 16 March 2023 in the PPDS Communication. The procurement data governance framework is now planned to be developed in the second half of 2023.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. in 2020 to 59.7%

Corruption 78

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In July 2023, a procurement monitoring community platform was launched that will serve as a central repository for the efforts and knowledge of the ecosystem. Jamilya Maricheva at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference Open Contracting Partnerships session Gothenburg Sweden, 2023. Professionalizing procurement.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Justice Department filed, I think, 500 false claims Act cases in 2023. Greg Williams, from the Project on Government Oversight, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss more. Interview transcript: Tom Temin And you have written that this is kind of an extensive problem. What’s going on?

Price 59

Price Export Buyers Government 59

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 11, 2023

On 14 September 2023, the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) held its Annual General Meeting at the Peace Palace in The Hague, attracting over 160 participants from the Netherlands and beyond. Trying to secure the deal, buyers and sellers play a cat-and-mouse game when it comes to information disclosure about the target.

Ethics 52

Ethics Buyers Participation Efficiency 52

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Due to market conditions and a need to cover huge increases in costs, Ofcom, who regulate Royal Mail, endorsed bringing this year’s price increase forward to October 2023.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This regulatory technique simply seeks to allow public buyers to ensure compliance with the EU AI Act by cascading the relevant obligations and requirements down to tech providers (largely on a back to back basis). Whichever way this goes, this puts the public buyer in a position of rule-taker.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

3] TINA defines cost or pricing data to mean all facts that, as of the relevant date, a prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. [4] 42] Review the purchase order history and the complete buyer’s file ( e.g. , quotes, negotiation summary, correspondence, purchase orders (PO), etc.)

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Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Meet the Buyer North, Meet the Buyer South, ProcureX and the National Procurement Conference, along with the GO Awards! The post Our third Scottish Procurement vlog of 2023 with Nick Ford appeared first on. Including visits to APUC, Scotland Excel and NHS and a productive joint meeting of the PPG and PSG.

Procurement 40

Procurement Eprocurement Buyers Framework Agreement 40

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 10, 2024

In 2023, more than 2,000 education customers around the world subscribed to software in AWS Marketplace. Recognizing the value that public sector and education buyers can realize through AWS Marketplace, an increasing number of education technology (EdTech) and workforce development companies are listing their products on AWS Marketplace.

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Education Purchasing Procurement Networking 126

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. Impact of the Procurement Act 2023 on Framework Agreements New regulations included in the Procurement Act 2023 seek to boost public procurement’s transparency and accountability.

Framework Agreement 52

Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled that the SBA could no longer use the “rebuttable presumption” that members of certain racial groups are socially disadvantaged to determine eligibility for the program.

Buyers 123

Buyers Procurement Contract Government Contracts 123

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sector’s 2023 achievements. Now, there’s just not enough time for me to mention every highlight of 2023.

Public Procurement 40

Public Procurement Procurement Sustainability Logistics 40

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Be able to get in any federal agency door Be able to build 'strategic' relationships with buyers and teammates Be able to fill a sales pipeline with 'slam dunk' opportunities WHY DO YOU WANT TO GET IN THE DOOR OF A FEDERAL AGENCY? WHAT ARE THE TOP 3 SKILLS OF A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS DEVELOPER?

Buyers 52

Buyers Balance Education Management 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For example, the top products were considered those that had the highest demand among buyers, the highest supply and the greatest environmental importance (as quantified by the number of applicable certifications) ( see Table 11 ). Since 2014, the proportion has remained stable, as the latest KIP analysis shows.

Green Public Procurement 78

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. One key recommendation was to require government buyers to pay advances to MSME suppliers at 20% of the full contract value.

Procurement 62

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

But an amendment to the procurement law in December 2023 has paved the way to making the Observatory’s monitoring systems available to the public too. Since updating the site in December 2023, visitors to the Observatory microsite have increased by more than 300%.

Procurement 62

Procurement E-procurement Tender Purchasing 62

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

The impactful figures in these reports really do showcase the real power of procurement and a big thank you to all of you as Heads of Procurement for publishing your annual procurement reports for 2022-2023 along with your procurement strategies. Along in June, we have the Meet the Buyer Event National, which is in Hampden Park, Glasgow.

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Procurement Public Procurement Procurement Strategies Buyers 57

ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As part of the UK’s 2050 net zero pledges, listed UK businesses must release detailed public plans to meet climate change targets by 2023 However, this shift towards accountability and transparency needs to include the supply chain. However, many feel they are not equipped with the right procurement tools to make this a reality. About Ivalua.

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Supplier Supply Chain Buyers Sustainability 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The European Commission recently published its 2023 State of the Digital Decade report. Without a sophisticated public buyer that can adequately cut through the process of technological innovation, there is no hope that ‘throwing money at the problem’ will bring meaningful change. original emphasis).

Procurement 64

Procurement Public Procurement Innovation Buyers 64

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 31, 2024

The Decision joins many other decisions recently issued by Chile’s highest Court that confirm solid and well-founded jurisprudence (see, for example, CS of July 27, 2023, Rol 133.313-2022; CS of October 5 of 2023, Rol No. 71,508-2022; CS of January 16, 2023, Rol 3,545-2022; CS of July 29, 2021, Rol 104,262-2020).

Buyers 52

Buyers Balance Price Contract 52

Scottish Government Procurement

AUGUST 31, 2023

Taking place at SEC Glasgow on Tuesday 31 October 2023. This one-day event, which runs alongside Procurex Scotland, attracts over 500 cross sectoral buyers, heads of department and contract managers responsible for managing the national public procurement expenditure of £14.5+ billion a year.

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Procurement Government Government Public Procurement 52