The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I For example, a Buyer was tasked with ordering scientific equipment and lab supplies for a university in Africa. I cannot” replied the Director. “Why Why not” asked the VP. ABC’s was late and deemed non-compliant.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Seasoned practitioners in public procurement can be jaded from situations that have gone wrong, and it is common for inexperienced public buyers to experience risk aversion and fear of the unknown. Relationships will benefit when buyers promptly respond to SMEs’ queries and consider them as a valuable and positive part of the job.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

As part of Ivalua’s journey to bridge the gap between Finance and Procurement, Ivalua has partnered with TransferMate to reduce the financial friction within cross-border trade. This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers.

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Inter-American Development Bank

APRIL 28, 2025

Over the past 20 years, the bank has provided technical assistance and financing to implement e-invoicing in 17 countries [1] and in all Brazilian states, in coordination with other international organizations, notably the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT). in 2017, according to the Ministry of Finance.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

A great example of that is OCP is working with both civil society and the government to imagine how Ukraine’s wartime reconstruction can be digital, accountable and centered around local communities. This is all the more urgent when we consider the huge scale up that we need in green financing to achieve our net zero goals.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

At the heart of every procurement process is the Accounts Payable team and our AP Automation software module has been built to support these skilled workers. The AP journey starts even before the Supplier Invoice is received, and before the Supplier’s billing team generates the invoice, it begins with the Buyer’s Order.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

In India, according to the Ministry of Finance General Financial Rules (2017), all procuring authorities are responsible and accountable for ensuring transparency, fairness, equality, competition, and appeal rights in contracting. Use unique standardised IDs for organisations—both buyers and suppliers—in addition to their names.

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ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 March 27, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Steve Carter The biggest change to Accounts Payables since the introduction of double entry journals is about to hit finance departments–but are they prepared? Instant invoice approval, no supplier inquiries, and no exceptions.

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Procureware

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The development team is currently working on standard interfaces to other Bentley applications while clients are using the API to create interfaces to their third-party finance systems. With ProcureWare, buyers can send the invitation and create the account in one step. They simply add the email to the invitation list.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

They tend to be more diversified, encompassing contract opportunities in multiple industries such as manufacturing, technology, construction, and finance. A good profile makes it easier for your clients to trust you, which will likely attract more buyers. How Are Public Sector Contracts Different From Private Contracts?

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2024

As you alluded to, the Government Accountability Office came out with a report recently saying 75% of federal agencies pay their hourly wage workers incorrectly, while some agencies pay more than the prevailing wage, a number of the pay less. So that puts us into or puts federal contractors and buyers into what, May before they can actually.

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

​I was responsible for my individual budget that included a Profit and Loss (P&L) account. I was considered one of the best singles buyers in the country, based on my P&L performance alone. I had to consider supply and demand fluctuations, as people's attitudes and music preferences change quickly.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

This symposium is an excellent opportunity for contracts and compliance professionals, Federal account executives, and other professionals to stay informed and ensure their organizations are prepared for current and future cybersecurity requirements from their Federal customers. 1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The State aid Decision also explicitly stated that ‘The construction works financed through the grant … will be subject to a competitive process, respecting the applicable procurement rules’ (para 8). Rejection of authorisation may solely result in NFŠ having to put forward an alternative buyer, or deciding to keep the stadium.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest. While the buyer had not secured financing when the term sheet was signed, the term sheet was not conditioned on obtaining financing nor does it appear that financing was in doubt.

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University of Bristol

JULY 15, 2018

According to the procurement rules in Directive 2014/24/EU, such technical specifications shall, except in duly justified cases, be drawn up so as to take into account accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities or design for all users (Art 42; see also recital (21) of the Web Accessibility Directive).

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This symposium is an excellent opportunity for contracts and compliance professionals, Federal account executives, and other professionals to stay informed and ensure their organizations are prepared for current and future cybersecurity requirements from their Federal customers. 1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

They are encouraging dialogue about who bought what from whom to improve visibility and accountability over the spending and the improved outcomes seen in the examples provided. From there, the buyer can define the specific requirements for the solution and move to a request for a quotation to build the solution.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

He began with the Government Accountability Office before serving as Chief Counsel to the then-GSA Board of Contract Appeals. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), “[t]hese selected drugs accounted for $56.2 1] The Government Accountability Office denied the protest. Tom also was Counsel to the U.S.

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