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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

Value: Smart Spending, Not Just Cheap Deals It’s not just about the lowest priceit’s about quality, long-term savings, and corporate social responsibility. The best choice isnt just about priceits about quality, timelines, and reliability. It outlines pricing, service quality and other key details.

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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

Can public authorities procure fair trade products, or are they debarred from specifically referring to the fair trade qualities of those products under the public procurement directive (directive 2004/18/EC)? Qualities relating to the production stage of products (including fair trade conditions!) Netherlands.

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Six opportunities to promote resilience and decarbonization through fiscal policy

Inter-American Development Bank

The global energy transition, driven by technological change and international commitments to comply with the Paris Agreement, generates uncertainty about future fossil fuel demand, prices, and associated government revenues. The following is a summary of the main opportunities found in this new publication.

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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.

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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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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. But many buyers are still reluctant to use such complicated procedures because they’re unsure of how control agencies view the use of award criteria other than lowest price.