Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

Concerns were raised over suspicious tendering practices such as short bidding periods, overly rigid specifications, and potential collusion. Open data provides the foundation for these other elements to thrive, enabling citizens, journalists, and authorities to act as watchdogs and hold those in power accountable.

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Corruption Data Procurement Collusion 107

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability.

Public Procurement 63

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 63

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. Collect information on more details of the tender process and in standardised formats (e.g.,

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Data Procurement Tender Public Procurement 52

Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Transparency The government organisation must make the information on the process available to all stakeholders including suppliers, service producers, contractors, and the public. Integrity All tender documents must have clear and dependable information free of bias. ” A tender refers o the actual contract.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Supplier 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It is thus important to understand the shortcomings inherent to this approach and to the model AI clauses, before assuming that their use will actually ensure the ‘trustworthy, transparent, and accountable development [and deployment] of AI technologies’. Much more is needed than mere reliance on the model AI clauses.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Buyers Contract 52

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Reading the Evropaïki Dynamiki (ESP-ISEP) Judgment, one cannot but wonder if EU public procurement rules do not still impose an excessive degree of transparency in the debriefing of disappointed bidders.

Collusion 40

Collusion Public Procurement Transparency Tender 40

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

The program holds valuable lessons for others working to empower contracting monitors with different skills and backgrounds to work closely together to foster transparency and better procurement practices in their regions. It inspired the creation of a free self-guided e-course on Open Contracting Basics too.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Open data is often lauded as a magic pill for anti-corruption: reveal what’s going on, inform the public, and, presto, government will become more accountable. We have written elsewhere about the institutional and political challenges that can hinder the transparency –> accountability transformation.

Data 52

Data Public Procurement Procurement Buyers 52

The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

We can achieve cost confidence by utilizing progressive project delivery models that involve design and construction project partners very early, and by engaging in transparent collaboration. Collective agreements offer some predictability, but lump sum tendered bids often must guess the future and buffer to avoid loss.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Total Cost of Ownership Collaboration Budget 52

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The presentation and all questions and answers are posted as an addendum in keeping with the public procurement tenets of open, fair and transparent. Construction tenders may include a mandatory site visit where attendance is required in order to bid. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated.

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Bidder Procurement Evaluation Bidding 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

We have released an update in November 2019 on the datasets collected on development projects, public tenders, and contracts for three major donor agencies: the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), and EuropeAid.

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Data Corruption Tender Contract 40

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

Second, there is the issue of tenderers using (generative) AI to write or design their tenders. AI-generated tenders The AI PPN is however mostly concerned with the use of AI for tender generation. Slightly simplifying, there are three broad areas of AI-procurement interaction.

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Tender Contract Bidding Supplier 70

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Also, women lack awareness of tender opportunities, struggle to connect with relevant business networks, and struggle to break open the “boys club.” A gender lens will ensure that resource extraction must take into account the impact of extraction on the lives of women. Women bear the brunt of environmental and social disruptions.

Government Contracts 73

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 73

The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

A Request for Tender (RFT) is used for low complexity / price only solicitations for MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) such as construction, office equipment and routine maintenance. The individuals in this field understand the significance of their roles and strive to uphold the highest standards of ethics and accountability.

Procurement 52

Procurement Market Analysis Bidder Public Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

Public Procurement 139

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT 139

The Procurement School

MARCH 22, 2024

Yukon Government has used bid bonding as a risk mitigation tool on many procurements, particularly on construction-related tenders. Procurement service providers work closely with public sector procurement consultants to streamline processes, maintain transparency, and uphold ethical standards.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Collaboration Ethics 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

Working with the Ukrainian government, especially the Ministry and Agency for Restoration as well as our friends in the RISE Ukraine Coalition , we were delighted to unveil the demo version of a Digital Reconstruction Ecosystem for Accountable Management (DREAM) in June, to lead on making the reconstruction digitally coordinated and accountable.

Accountability 52

Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Malaysia must set out clear principles for all public procurement procedures in a single piece of overarching legislation and create a robust and comprehensive public procurement law rooted in open contracting principles – putting transparency, competition, and efficiency at the forefront.

Public Procurement 115

Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Transparency 115

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since OCP’s first story about the reform, the government has developed an intelligent exceptions system to account for situations where applying green criteria is near impossible. In a few pre-tender market consultations, we came out with demanding GPP criteria. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

Procurement 86

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 86

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

Results : The Clarity App is building trust among Ukrainian businesses that they can receive a fair decision for procurement appeals and fair competition without discrimination in tenders. Appeals are an important element of any procurement system, as they enable businesses to defend their rights to compete for and win tenders.

Procurement 61

Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 61

University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

Key elements of the proposal In a nutshell, the proposal seeks to debunk tendering as the sole (or rather, primary, for there are exceptions in reg.32 Other than compliance with the above key criteria, the regime would primarily only impose transparency (and standstill) obligations on NHS commissioners (see part 8 of the proposal).

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Tender E-procurement Procurement Transparency 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. However, data from only 20% of all call for tenders as submitted by public buyers is available and searchable for analysis in one place [ie TED].

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We set up Open Contracting Partnership to be bold: we aren’t after just a bit more transparency of public contracts, we want to transform procurement to meet the urgent needs of our time. Our world runs on public contracts. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

Procurement 84

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 84

Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

Of the 235 large contracts recorded on the public contracts database ' Find a Tender ' between January 2021 and January 2023, 20% of contracts that used open competition only received one bid. The NAO supports Parliament in holding government to account. Support improvements in the effectiveness of competition. Who are the NAO?

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Framework Agreement Public Procurement Supplier Bidding 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In that same year, disputes with Brazilian state entities accounted for at least 36 new arbitrations. Arbitration clauses are suited to individual investments, included by the host State in tenders or contracts, and can be readjusted or negotiated later. Transparency is the general rule in all arbitrations with state parties.

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Balance Contract Transparency Tender 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In that same year, disputes with Brazilian state entities accounted for at least 36 new arbitrations. Arbitration clauses are suited to individual investments, included by the host State in tenders or contracts, and can be readjusted or negotiated later. Transparency is the general rule in all arbitrations with state parties.

Balance 52

Balance Contract Transparency Tender 52

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2012

For instance, some recent case law on the duty to provide reasons under each of the specific adminsitrative procedures that govern contract tendering and trademark registration shows what, in my view, is rather a contradiction. a) of the contract notice.

Procurement 40

Procurement Public Procurement Bidder Tender 40

University of Bristol

MAY 26, 2023

AI regulation is to be left to existing regulators based on ‘five general principles to guide and inform the responsible development and use of AI in all sectors of the economy’, including accountability, transparency, fairness, safety, and contestability.

Buyers 52

Buyers Government Government Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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.

Procurement 113

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 113