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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The number of suppliers per buyer increased from 8.0 Failed competitive tenderswhich previously offered a loophole for buyers to resort to direct awardshave dropped from 52% of the value of public tenders in 2018 to around 3% in 2022 to 2024. The data also indicates that buyers are making a concerted effort to improve their planning.

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

Open Contracting Partnership

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively. Increasing transparency of the quasi-governmental sector.

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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

In other jurisdictions, there is much greater variation in how green requirements are expressed, which might reduce the efficiency and effectiveness of the market. Simplify criteria: Green requirements do not need to be complicated sentences. At present, the low adoption of green criteria is the main barrier.

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Striving for data excellence: How the Netherlands’ TenderNed is enabling procurement insights for government and public users

Open Contracting Partnership

On TenderNed’s website, they regularly publish insights into key issues, such as the top 10 innovation-friendly public buyers , most common purchases (using CPV codes) , and the substantial increase in hiring of consultancy firms.

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