The Procurement School

JULY 16, 2024

Contract Management is often thought to be the last step in the Procurement life cycle but instead it is both the beginning and end of the procurement cycle and it provides a constant feedback loop. The following article discusses the various steps of contract management and its role in procurement efficiency.

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

I am reading a leaflet for a contract management portal when I overhear a conversation between a buyer and a supplier. “I If a bid is incorrectly evaluated, the buyer can hardly hold the AI response generator accountable. An easy way to help those bidders is to use an automated bid writer to help them write their first draft.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Public procurement needs to be more transparent, efficient, and accountable to tackle the major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the world. Implementing e-GP requires training and capacity building for procuring entity officials and suppliers, auditors, evaluators, contract managers, and oversight bodies.

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Procureware

DECEMBER 29, 2017

My favorite new features for 2017 include: • API • Approval workflows • Certifications • Connected bid events • Invite unregistered bidders • My Dashboard • PDF reports • Ranked reverse auction • Supplier view of contracts API Long before ProcureWare was developed, we envisioned an application that would easily connect to other business systems.

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The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Areas to consider include objectives, background, scope, constraints, deliverables, timing, approvals, policy and legislative requirements, evaluation criteria and methodology and contract management including KPIs. A mandatory is a mandatory and if a bidder fails it generally cannot proceed further.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Establishing relationships with a prime contractor can further demonstrate your business’s credibility and readiness for larger contracts. For first-time bidders, preparation costs can range from $80,000 to $130,000. Proper bid submission can lead to increased visibility and contract opportunities within the federal marketplace.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

They also come with other aids, such as bid management tools, competitor analysis, contract management, or compliance tracking, which organisations can use to improve bidding strategies and increase their odds of winning contracts. How Are Public Sector Contracts Different From Private Contracts?

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