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What is the FAR: Your Guide to the Federal Acquisition Regulation

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Key Takeaways The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the comprehensive set of rules that govern the procurement process of the US federal government, ensuring consistency, ethical practice, and efficiency across all executive agencies. These provisions and clauses are instrumental in ensuring fair and ethical procurement practices.

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When should procurement be outsourced?

The Procurement School

Consistently, external auditor findings have shown the lack of professionalism in procurement to be a financial problem often accompanied with ethical dilemmas. Having KPIs and /or a service level agreement contributes to the accountability in the contractual commitments. Outsourcing is getting attention.

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Key Principles of Public Procurement: Transparency, Value, and Fairness

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If public sector bodies and organisations follow clear procurement regulations, they can help uphold high standards of accountability, while still achieving the best results for the general public. How Transparency is Ensured in Procurement Transparency is achieved through open contract notices, public tenders, and clear evaluation criteria.

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Slowing Down Public Sector AI Adoption -- guest post by Saema Jaffer

How to Crack a Nut

I am reading a leaflet for a contract management portal when I overhear a conversation between a buyer and a supplier. “I What’s more, quite apart from breaching evaluation requirements, what if the AI tool were to misunderstand a supplier commitment, or miss a crucial element revealing non-compliance with the contract?

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Simplifying Public Sector Procurement: Strategies to Increase Sme Participation

The Procurement School

How they spend taxpayer money is a subject of much debate, but when public buyers explore appropriate opportunities for SME engagement and are curious and open-minded when drafting requirements, SMEs that are responsive and accountable can deliver quality outcomes for economic development.

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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

A contract notice makes sure everyone knows what’s up for grabs, who’s bidding, and how decisions are made. This keeps the process fair and accountable. Governments aim to support ethical, sustainable businesses while getting the best value. It covers everything from tendering and bidding to contract management.

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Evolution of the Status Quo

The Procurement School

Risk Sharing versus Transfer Traditional Contract Management and Project Delivery methods in Public Sector often transfer risks down the chain away from the Owner to the General Contractor, and so on, down the line to Sub-Contractors.