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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

The achievement Kazakhstan has seen a dramatic decline in the use of single-source procurement in recent years. In the general public procurement market (valued at around US$19 billion annually), direct awards have dropped from 81% of the value of all procedures in 2017 to 23.5%

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (IV - vehicles)

Telles.eu

OCTOBER 12, 2023

After parts I , II and III we finally reach part IV on the purchase or leasing of vehicles (contract type - 5) For these, the Annex establishes four different award criteria and two contract performance clauses/technical specifications, with issues to be found on both, mostly due to the non-technology neutral approach to the drafting.

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

Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

After the first two entries ( here and here ) of a more general nature, this one will be focused on contract specific critiques, in particular food procurement (contract types 9 and 15). It is defined in the Annex as a 'supply made via direct purchases from the producer or through one single intermediary.'

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

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. In the Kun Jarygy coalition’s first year, they detected 270 purchases with violations, resulting in five criminal cases and KZT 11.38 million (~US$24,000) being returned to the budget.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023.

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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Public Procurement Glossary Public procurement can feel like a maze of unfamiliar terms and endless abbreviations. Thats exactly why this Public procurement glossary existsto make things simple. No fluff, no confusing jargonjust procurement terms and abbreviations explained in a way that actually makes sense.

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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

Government procurement is estimated to be responsible for 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions , according to a report by Boston Consulting Group and the World Economic Forum. The same study found that about 40% of all emissions related to government procurement could be mitigated for less than US$15 per ton of CO 2 emissions.

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Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

In the UK, public procurement is essential to providing high-quality public services. Companies wishing to work with public sector organisations must know who the key players in public procurement are. These players administer public contracts, establish procurement regulations, and influence the procurement environment.

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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

It was announced yesterday that the Portuguese train company (CP) chose a consortium headed by Alstom as the preferred bidder for its first major train procurement contract in many decades. The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria.

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Key guidance notes released in build up to Procurement Act 2023

VWV

AUGUST 20, 2024

A comprehensive review of crucial guidance documents for navigating the procurement lifecycle under the new legislation. As part of the roll out of the new Procurement Act 2023 (the Act), the Cabinet Office is releasing a suite of 38 guidance documents. The guidance note also covers notices.

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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

Telles.eu

JULY 3, 2023

A couple of caveats here though: I'm a lot less comfortable discussing state aid than I am public procurement since my expertise is in the latter. Tender documentation The object of the contract is to purchase 117 sets and a maintenance shed for them. To do this properly, then the shed should be assessed via the award criteria.

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Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

European Law: Public Procurement

MAY 11, 2012

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)? However, the Court made – for the first time – some interesting points on procuring fair trade products in general.

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

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

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

Mercell

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Press release Utrecht & Sofia December 15, 2017 Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities On December 15, 2017 Negometrix as part of a consortium, signed a contract with the Public Procurement Agency of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

To shed light on the value of having high-quality procurement data, we spoke to product owner Hans Minkes at TenderNed , the Dutch government’s online tendering system and one of the agencies furthest along in implementing eForms among the EU Member States. The rest come from commercial applications.

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Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In its Judgment of 4 October 2012 in case C‑629/11 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (ESP-ISEP) , the Court of Justice has issued another interesting decision on what should be considered sufficient debriefing of disappointed bidders in public procurement procedures. 1) (‘the Financial Regulation’). 114) (‘Directive 2004/18’).

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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

MARCH 26, 2024

The PPN has the main advantage of trying to tackle the challenge of generative AI in procurement head on. In other words, the AI PPN is not a ‘plug-and-play’ document setting out how to go about dealing with AI hallucinations and other risks in procurement. First, there is the issue of buying AI-based solutions or services.

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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (IV - vehicles)

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

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

How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

The Public Procurement Glossary

Using AI for green procurement

Who Are the Key Players in Public Procurement?

Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Key guidance notes released in build up to Procurement Act 2023

Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

Fair-trade coffee and tea under the procurement directive

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

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

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

Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

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

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