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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

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% on average in 2021 to 10.23 in 2021 to 4.2

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Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 2

The Procurement School

Step 3 Posting Once the procurement document is developed and approved it is posted online for bidders to respond. The posting time is determined primarily by the procurement’s estimated value. During posting there is an opportunity for bidders to submit questions. The RFx may include a bidder information session.

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Procurement & Contract Planning: Canadian Public Sector Guide

The Procurement School

Author: Graham Allen It is often said, “… working in public procurement is akin to being in a fish bowl with the cat watching.” This is an indication of the level of transparency and accountability required by public procurement professionals. A best practice is to use current procurement document templates.

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Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 1

The Procurement School

Much has been written about mandatories, but they are to be evaluated on a pass (yes) or fail (no) basis and must relate to the bidders’ ability to provide the requested goods / services. A mandatory is a mandatory and if a bidder fails it generally cannot proceed further.

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Digital procurement, PPDS and multi-speed datafication -- some thoughts on the March 2023 PPDS Communication

How to Crack a Nut

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. As the PPDS Communication stresses To unlock the full potential of public procurement, access to data and the ability to analyse it are essential.