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Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

How to Crack a Nut

However, to assess the (abstract) potential of procurement as a regulatory tool, it is worth distinguishing between practical and legal challenges, and to focus on legal challenges that would be present at all levels of public buyer capability. They are thus unlikely to operate as an adequate tool to support regulation by contract.

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Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities

Mercell

The awarded contract worth € 2,4 million was a result of an extensive European tendering procedure which took almost 1 year. The awarding criteria was 60% on quality and 40% on price. Buyers and contract managers have been relying on our platform and our expertise based on 17-year experience.

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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Publish more, high-quality data: We also had the opportunity to practice new AI techniques, and to learn the limitations of available public procurement data. At present, the low adoption of green criteria is the main barrier. The private sector can then aim to satisfy a stable certification, rather than unpredictable requirements.

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

Open Contracting Partnership

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. In 2022, TenderNed also turned their attention to creating better quality data for external users and making it easily accessible for researchers, journalists, and agencies.

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

Open Contracting Partnership

Firstly, Kazakhstan publishes relatively high-quality, real-time open contracting data. The quality of Kazakhstan’s data publication stands out in the region. The e-procurement system generated savings worth 485 billion tenge (~US$1 billion) in 2021, (calculated by the Center as the difference between the budget and awarded value).