The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

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. They form the basis for expected offers or bids by providing the market with a clear idea of what is required by the procuring entity.

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Public Procurement Bidding Procurement Bidder 91

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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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 70

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. The system works by collecting public procurement data and structuring it in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format.

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Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The work also informed new legislation that will require 20% of the value of contracts to be awarded to MSMEs, including through subcontracting. Results: A year after the new procurement law was passed, the public procurement agency (DNCP) is using machine-learning to identify tenders that are most likely to be awarded to smaller businesses.

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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To better understand the challenges small businesses face when bidding for public tenders, and complementary to its Lift impact accelerator project, the Open Contracting Partnership engaged in conversations with entrepreneurs, public officials, and civil society actors with a stake in improving the public procurement system.

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Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 1, 2016

As a public procurement practitioner you are also a public servant. You manage public funds, are bound by an ethical code of conduct, and are accountable for what you do or fail to do when managing those funds. In public procurement , the rules you need to follow should be in writing.

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Public Procurement Procurement Bidding Import 40

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

It will considerably improve data quality, availability and completeness, through close cooperation between the Commission and Member States and the introduction of the new eForms, which will allow public buyers to provide information in a more structured way.

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52