The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

Standard Bidding Documents , also known as tender documents or solicitation documents , are essential tools in the procurement process. These documents communicate the intent of the procurement entity to enter into contracts with suppliers, contractors, or consultants for the provision of goods , services , or works.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. The legal framework as well as the creation of procurement oversight agencies led to more accountability, with a clear set of rules as well as checks and balances.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Paola Diegues is a self-proclaimed public procurement enthusiast. Her passion for helping others understand government contracting led her to join forces with data scientist Marcelo Blanco and establish B2Gov. Participating in public contracting represents a massive opportunity for businesses, but one that many fail to seize.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. Fewer than 300 MSMEs participate in a procurement market worth almost US$3 billion annually.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Small businesses struggle to understand how to bid for public contracts and put time aside to apply to this market, especially as they normally don’t have someone dedicated to that tasks,” highlights Cristian Sosa, Vice President of Paraguayan business association ASEPY that supports smaller businesses. What is VIGIA?

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 1, 2016

Study the Public Procurement Rules Most public procurement organizations are governed by a legal framework (procurement rules) consisting of a procurement law or regulation (sometimes called “the Act”). As a public procurement practitioner you are also a public servant.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Given that above threshold procurement data is already (in the process of being) captured at EU level, the PPDS is very much about data on procurement not covered by the EU rules—which represents 80% of all public procurement contracts.

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