How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

It can help raise awareness in case someone was not yet talking about this and, more seriously, it includes an Annex A that brings together the several different bits of guidance issued by the UK government to date. Second, there is the issue of tenderers using (generative) AI to write or design their tenders.

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Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Around the world, governments are embracing “green procurement” – environmentally sustainable strategies to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution. government in April 2024 issued a final rule calling for contracting officials to plan to procure sustainable and services “to the maximum extent practicable.”

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Telles.eu

MARCH 23, 2023

When putting the contract out to tender, Transtejo decided to acquire 10 ferries and only one single pack of batteries, committing itself to acquire the remaining 9 packs at a later date via another procurement procedure. The company doesn’t bite and both attempts fail.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Government Procurement Professionals aim to achieve the best value for money in the process of procurement of goods and services for the public. Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) is the measure for selecting the best out of the incoming bids based on factors that are related to the subject matter of the contract.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Chile’s public procurement agency, ChileCompra, created its “ Public Contracting Observatory ” service in 2012 to detect, prevent, and fix irregularities in government contracting procedures. This is particularly important as the new 2023 procurement law expands monitoring from only central government entities to local institutions as well.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2021

The FCDO-funded (formerly DFID) project “ Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting ” releases the contracting datasets collected from national public procurement portals in 10 low and middle income countries: Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Paraguay, Uganda and Uruguay. tax haven registration).

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Step 3 Posting Once the procurement document is developed and approved it is posted online for bidders to respond. In instances, such as a limited number of potential bidders, a complex procurement or a new or innovative concept a procurement may be posted longer to attract more bidders.

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BLP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Government of Guatemala promotes two competitive public procurement events (tenders) for the construction or expansion of hospitals, with financing from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). Significantly, the winning bidders must ensure the availability of funds during the contract’s term.

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VWV

AUGUST 20, 2024

For example, assessment summaries must be provided before the contract award notice is published and unsuccessful bidders will receive assessment summaries for both their tender and the successful bidder. You can keep up with the publication of the guidance documents here.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This analysis will explore the main NAO findings, look at their wider significance and propose steps to reinvigorate competition in government procurement. One of the most pressing issues is the over-reliance on framework agreements by central government departments.

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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. and the total value awarded to MSMEs has remained steady. and the total value awarded to MSMEs has remained steady.

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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. The adjudicators or evaluators of a tender act as both gatekeepers on behalf of the tendering process. Such an inflexible state of affairs may do well in the bulk of tendering processes. IF A, THEN B.

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VWV

APRIL 23, 2024

You are able to use the new Selection Questionnaire (SQ) straight away but the deadline to implement it into tenders is 27 June 2024. In addition, there are updated questions relating to construction contracts and central government procurement. This applies to all above-threshold procurements.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Procurement would thus be a set of administrative law requirements concerned with the design and advertisement of tenders for public contracts, the decision-making process leading to the award of those contracts, and the advertisement and potential challenge of such decisions.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Government expenditure through public procurement is essential since it ensures that there are contracts available to be bid in a fair, open, and competitive manner. Businesses can increase their chances of obtaining government procurement opportunities while lowering compliance risks by being aware of these regulations.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Her passion for helping others understand government contracting led her to join forces with data scientist Marcelo Blanco and establish B2Gov. In OECD member countries, public procurement represents 29% of government expenditure. They source their data from national, provincial and municipal governments.

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VWV

MARCH 1, 2024

You are able to use the new Selection Questionnaire (SQ) straight away but the deadline to implement it into tenders is 27 June 2024. In addition, there are updated questions relating to construction contracts and central government procurement. This applies to all above-threshold procurements.

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Procureware

APRIL 12, 2019

Some regions and government offices still publish notices in local newspapers; today, however, the internet is the primary platform for posting bid/RFx solicitation notices and distributing bid documents. Vancouver also provides a budget estimate and a bidders list. Trust is the cornerstone of procurement and transparency builds trust.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Whether you’re a supplier trying to land your first contract, a business just getting into understanding government procurement, or a pro looking to stay on top of compliance, this glossary is your go-to guide. The contracting authority or government agency sets the rules, picks the best supplier, and ensures everything runs smoothly.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Public procurement needs to be more transparent, efficient, and accountable to tackle the major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the world. But governments’ digital transformation of their systems to better achieve these goals are at varying stages of development and maturity.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

There is growing recognition that the public procurement system can be a strong force for policy implementation, helping to tackle major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the region. Aggrieved bidders also had a right of appeal through administrative reviews mechanisms, something that was previously lacking.

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The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

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. If there is a good understanding of the number of potential bidders and their capacity this minimizes the requirement for market analysis.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The platform was co-developed by OCP and the business community together with the government. Instead, we found that involving entrepreneurs’ knowledge could prevent issues in specific tender processes. It seemed ideal to have thousands of market expert eyes reviewing every tender document.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. The transparency interventions selected for each country predominantly led to more data in a more accessible format to be published by the government for the general public, including civil society, businesses, but also government agencies themselves (Table 1).

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

Public Procurement Report The latest National Audit Office (NAO) report provides detailed recommendations for UK Government departments’ to maximise the benefits of effective competition when they run public procurement processes. The expected level of single bidders within UK government’s major markets was not assessed.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 7, 2024

This would imply that economic operators established in other countries are not entitled to participate in a public contract award procedure governed by Directive 2014/25/EU and, consequently, are unable to rely on the provisions of that Directive before Member State courts. This position implies a logical jump in the reasoning.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

So looking back, on the 4th September, the new First Minister published his first Programme for Government. We will be running a tender later in the year, and there is plenty of opportunity for buyers and suppliers to input into the specification. The guidance focuses on the use of AI for bidders.

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The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

Collective agreements offer some predictability, but lump sum tendered bids often must guess the future and buffer to avoid loss. Bidders add money to bids to avoid potential losses. Skilled workers are the lifeblood of industry, and their contributions are valuable. This risk absorption is directly reflected in bid prices.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Their process wasn’t friendly to new vendors, leading to low levels of competition and bidder diversity, and they didn’t have good data to inform further improvements. The city had no central online platform for identifying tendering opportunities. Moreover, of the 16 bidders, 82% were based in Des Moines, and 94% were local to Iowa.

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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. Aggregators Vendor networks come in several forms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 29, 2023

According to Mr. Amorrortu, this protection was breached by a rigged public tender previously schemed between the ruling government and one of the bidders, Graña & Montero. Amorrortu alleged the existence of corruption as a component of his fair and equitable treatment claim.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

To address those issues, the European Commission was planning to ‘ Elaborate a data initiative for public procurement data covering both the EU dimension (EU datasets, such as TED) and the national ones ’ by the end of 2020, which would be ‘ complemented by a procurement data governance framework ’ by mid 2021. This is the correct approach.

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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

Government projects rose 39% during 2021 as signs of an exit from the pandemic were felt across the globe. Many contractors are trying to determine what they need to know in order to bid and win government contracts tied to the new Infrastructure Bill as funding flows into cities and communities across the nation.

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Procurement Notes

JUNE 15, 2021

Jay Blindauer A contractor will often incur a significant cost (in time and money) to prepare and submit a proposal for a possible Government contract. First, it is required, meaning by law the Government has to give it. If the contractor does not obtain an award, it is reasonable and appropriate to want to know why.

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Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Civic participation can play an important role in monitoring risks in government procurement projects that may lead to uncompetitive practices, wasteful spending and project delays. In Indonesia, members of the public can file official complaints about suspicious procurement practices. The six steps are as follows.

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The Procurement School

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Sometimes, the stated insurance dollar limits are too high given the actual risk and can exclude qualified bidders. Including the contract or the form of agreement in the bid document allows bidders to understand the proposed contract and decide if they want to submit a bid. Sometimes the request is minimal and other times substantial.

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