The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 26, 2019

It is based on years of experience from practicing Public and Project Procurement and takes into consideration bid evaluation procedures and practices applicable under several Public and Project Procurement legal and regulatory frameworks. It may also be called the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT).

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

This guest post by Saema Jaffer* explores the policy approaches that can be followed in the UK, and elsewhere, in relation to the use of AI in the writing and evaluation of tender documents. AI EVALUATIONS I am absolutely eavesdropping at this point and think: “now there’s a terrible idea!” Was it simply the evaluation question?

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Author: Graham Allen In the second of two parts of “Navigation the Five Steps of the Procurement Journey” we’ll be covering posting, evaluation, award and close out. Step 3 Posting Once the procurement document is developed and approved it is posted online for bidders to respond. The RFx may include a bidder information session.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

So far, AI has already obtained credible influence in the way public procurement tenders can be drafted and submitted. However, this technology has not yet registered a significant foothold when it comes to the evaluation process. The adjudicators or evaluators of a tender act as both gatekeepers on behalf of the tendering process.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

They host requests for bids and tenders from buyers and allow vendors to submit bids to multiple organizations. In government co-ops, a lead government agency issues a solicitation for a good or service, evaluates proposals, and awards a contract. The post Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks appeared first on ProcureWare.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2021

About the project In recent years, publishing and analysing administrative data on government contracts and tenders has an increasing importance in evaluating government transparency, efficient public spending and measuring risk of corruption in public procurement. sole source procedure) and the winning bidders themselves (e.g.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

ChileCompra has not only established a formal channel for bidders and citizens to report questionable contracts to authorities for the first time, it has also published the Observatory’s investigation reports and statistics on complaints from the public, making oversight of the procurement system fully transparent. Of these, US$19.5

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 21, 2015

Delay in Preparing Technical Specifications, Scope of Work or Terms of Reference Technical specifications , scope of work , and terms of reference are documents that describe what is needed, and should be clear enough to avoid confusing suppliers, contractors, service providers or the evaluation panel.

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The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

A lack of clarity will be reflected in the quality of the solicitation document, the evaluation criteria and the bid submissions. In the above example success is measured by the bidder meeting the technical specifications, including on time delivery at or below the approved procurement value.

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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’).

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Tendering and Bidding A contract notice is published, inviting suppliers to submit bids. This allows contracting authorities or public sector organisations to evaluate and choose the best supplier. It covers everything from tendering and bidding to contract management. Invitation To Tender What does ITT mean in procurement?

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While these frameworks simplify procurement and reduce administrative burdens, their extensive use has inadvertently limited the scope of competition, reducing the pool of prospective bidders and leaving new suppliers unable to access opportunities. Reducing administrative burdens for SMEs is another vital step in levelling the playing field.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

How Transparency is Ensured in Procurement Transparency is achieved through open contract notices, public tenders, and clear evaluation criteria. All bidders must be treated fairly under the regulations, and procurement officials and contracting authorities must comment on unsuccessful proposals.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Their business facilitates access to procurement information, providing powerful analytics that help companies to search for new opportunities, prepare bids, and evaluate their performance on past tenders. Often prices fall, says Diegues, when a government only holds an annual tender and the products are ordered in large volumes. “As

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

To navigate these complexities, governments must carefully evaluate the suitability of SaaS-based e-GP solutions and determine if their benefits, such as ease of implementation and cost savings, outweigh the compromises required to ensure legal compliance and data security.

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

​ Suppliers told the NAO that high bid costs, lack of confidence in evaluation and a lack of feedback had detered them from bidding on future Government contracts. The expected level of single bidders within UK government’s major markets was not assessed.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Following our theoretical framework, we also expect transparency effects to unfold over time with many effects arising through the help of stakeholders – journalists picking up stories based on newly available data, buyers learning about procurement markets or bidder finding new opportunities more efficiently.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2012

For instance, some recent case law on the duty to provide reasons under each of the specific adminsitrative procedures that govern contract tendering and trademark registration shows what, in my view, is rather a contradiction.

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Bonfire

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Then, get on the pre-approved bidder list on the General Services Administration (GSA). The team at Smartsheet has put together this summary of the basic government construction tender process: Bid Solicitation: The government buyer seeks bids and provides a package of material with drawings, specifications, and other scope documents.

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Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A companys procurement track record is needed to evaluate their experience and qualifications in working on a project. Review Planning Process Now its time to check the planning stage using information from Indonesias procurement planning database, the General Plan Information System (SIRUP).

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The Procurement School

MARCH 27, 2025

If it is material or product, and I only want one evaluation criteria to be used, which is the lowest bidder, I issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Tender (RFT). This also will identify who will be evaluating the RFP responses. Then apply the evaluation criteria to each vendors response.

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