Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

The average number of bidders per lot rose from 3.16 This undermines business confidence, leading to low competition and higher prices for goods and services. Some buyers colluded with suppliers to procure goods with such pseudo-intellectual property through non-competitive procedures at inflated prices. in 2021 to 4.2

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Procurement Public Procurement Tender E-procurement 52

The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I To accept the bid would put the organization at risk of being sued by all the other 6 compliant bidders for the value of this contract of $9 million plus up to 2 years of lost profit”, the Director replied.

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Ethics Import Procurement Public Procurement 98

Procureware

DECEMBER 29, 2017

My favorite new features for 2017 include: • API • Approval workflows • Certifications • Connected bid events • Invite unregistered bidders • My Dashboard • PDF reports • Ranked reverse auction • Supplier view of contracts API Long before ProcureWare was developed, we envisioned an application that would easily connect to other business systems.

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Bidder Supplier Bidding Buyers 40

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Follow our advice on understanding tender technical requirements, exhibiting your expertise, avoiding common mistakes, and beating out rival bidders for these complex and demanding RFPs. Referrals lend credibility as prequalified bidders provide more lead time and give exclusive tailored insight into client bid expectations.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Some are financed through subscription fees paid by vendors, a model that some procurement experts feel leads to lower supplier quality. Some giant procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions also have vendor networks financed by supplier fees. And the pricing under these contracts may not be the absolute lowest.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

These reactions can lead to strict risk management and purchasing policies with overly complicated bid documents and onerous requirements that are imposing on potential SME bidders. Specific outcomes provide clear objectives for the bidder to achieve for the service or product delivery.

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Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

And then in August, Mr McKee, the Minister for Public Finance, visited Dovetail Enterprises to hear about the important role supported businesses continue to play in boosting the Scottish economy through delivering goods and services, and providing meaningful employment, training and support, for those of us who may otherwise be excluded.

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Procurement Buyers Public Procurement Supplier 58