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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (IV - vehicles)

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After parts I , II and III we finally reach part IV on the purchase or leasing of vehicles (contract type - 5) For these, the Annex establishes four different award criteria and two contract performance clauses/technical specifications, with issues to be found on both, mostly due to the non-technology neutral approach to the drafting.

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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The OECD recommends that non-competitive methods should account for 10-20% of the public procurement market. General government procurement accounts for nearly a third of that spending. The total value of purchases during this period increased by 160%, reaching 12.37 trillion tenge (US$25.1 more than the same period in 2023.

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

While the e-procurement system doesn’t include the quasi-governmental sector and sovereign wealth fund (which aren’t governed by the public procurement law) it provides full transparency on the general procurement market which accounts for at least a third of Kazakhstan’s public spending. million (~US$24,000) being returned to the budget.

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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

This keeps the process fair and accountable. Call-Off Contract A call-off contract is used when an organisation purchases goods or services from a framework agreement. Contract Award Criteria The contract award criteria are the factors that decide which bid wins.

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Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

Understanding Public Procurement in the UK The process by which public sector organisations purchase products, services, and labour is known as public procurement. By consolidating purchasing power, it ensures the healthcare system obtains better value from suppliers while adhering to procurement regulations.

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Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

How to Crack a Nut

Relatedly, it will be difficult to administer such tenderer screening to systems through the creation of lists of approved contractors or third-party certification (or equivalent mechanisms, such as dynamic purchasing systems administered by a central purchasing body, or quality assurance certification).

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The city government of Klaipeda runs the Dancer bus service through a comprehensive, 10-year lease agreement that is the first purchase of its kind in the country, a result of Lithuania’s shift to using green criteria for public contracts. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?