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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Telles.eu

The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria. This criterion was then further refined with sub-criteria and a 0-100 scaling system. In total, we're talking 117 new trains at a cost close to €800M.

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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The report suggests that these high rates of failure could be due to the fact that procuring entities could automatically revert to the single-source method without analyzing the reasons for such failure (a loophole closed by a legal amendment in 2018), as well as minimal use of non-price award criteria and the lack of life-cycle costing.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. We now have to help our business adapt and innovate.

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Six opportunities to promote resilience and decarbonization through fiscal policy

Inter-American Development Bank

All countries in the region have signed the Paris Agreement, which aims to increase countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity, as well as stabilize global warming below 2°C and as close to 1.5°C C as possible. This objective implies two major challenges for finance ministries.

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

Open Contracting Partnership

Open Contracting Partnership has supported the evolution of this ecosystem by providing advice, funding, and technical assistance to develop data tools, build capacity among government and non-government stakeholders, and foster cooperation among civil society, business and government representatives. Professionalizing procurement.

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How the National Procurement Policy Statement Will Help Transform Public Procurement

VWV

Many local authorities , universities and other public sector bodies will already be taking steps to design contract specifications, and introduce social value award criteria with these areas in mind. Making sure contracting authorities have the right organisation capability and capacity.

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Did you use AI to write this tender? What? Just asking! -- Also, how will you use AI to deliver this contract?

How to Crack a Nut

‘Undertaking appropriate and proportionate due diligence: If suppliers use AI tools to create tender responses, additional due diligence may be required to ensure suppliers have the appropriate capacity and capability to fulfil the requirements of the contract.

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