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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (III - food procurement)

Telles.eu

This will have a detrimental effect on innovation in food production. It should be self-evident that any increase in compliance costs will disadvantage smaller suppliers over larger ones who are better prepared to absorb those costs and requirements.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Klaipeda is far from the only public agency in Lithuania using innovative approaches to procurement to make its city greener and healthier. The SPP Competence Center team consists of six experts who advise policy-makers and contracting authorities on all aspects of green, socially responsible and innovative procurement.

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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

Contract Award Criteria The contract award criteria are the factors that decide which bid wins. It considers evaluation criteria like quality, sustainability, innovation and overall value to select the best supplier. This is often used for complex contracts where standard solutions don’t help.

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

How to Crack a Nut

Relatedly, a public buyer facing uncertainty as to the existing off-the-shelf offering and the level of adaptation, innovation or co-production required to otherwise achieve the performance sought in the digital technology procurement, faces a difficult choice of procurement procedure. However, this is far from uncomplicated.

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Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

Suppliers and Service Providers in Public Procurement Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) SMEs play a crucial role in delivering public services and driving innovation. Effective tendering in public procurement is also often a case of meeting accreditation criteria (e.g.

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How the National Procurement Policy Statement Will Help Transform Public Procurement

VWV

Contracting authorities are required to have regard to three national priority outcomes in designing their procurement strategies: Creating new businesses, new jobs and new skills Tackling climate change and reducing waste Improving supplier diversity, innovation and resilience None of these national priorities should come as a surprise.

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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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