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Procurement & Contract Planning: Canadian Public Sector Guide

The Procurement School

The main point is to devote sufficient time to the procurement planning stage (concept and development) to ensure all stakeholder considerations are addressed. This includes clients, current vendors and unsuccessful bidders of previous similar procurements. A best practice is to use current procurement document templates.

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The Importance of Ethical Procurement Practices in Public Sectors

The Procurement School

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. “I “According to the Competitive Bidding Law of Canada, we can only accept compliant bids. I don’t believe you.

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Other transaction authorities may be low-friction, but they’re not protest-proof

Federal News Network

In this case, it was Independent Rough Terrain Center LLC was the losing follow-on bidder. The OTA prototype recipient is also eligible for a production contract under OTA rules. ’ This is not a procurement contract for certain purposes in that DFAR doesn’t apply and DFARS don’t apply.

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Contractors find some ‘buying forecasts’ better than others

Federal News Network

So how do you keep that current going long way without discriminating against some bidders or in favor of other bidders. And one way to make sure that that all stays fresh is to have a good, getting back to the procurement forecast websites. So your market research is kind of stale by the time you get to the award.

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Contract Management’s Impact on Procurement Efficiency

The Procurement School

Communication Including the proforma contract in the RFx document minimizes any dispute upon signing. The bidder has the opportunity and the obligation to review the proposed contract before submitting a bid. Any disagreement or misunderstanding can be clarified during the procurement question and answer period.

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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

Telles.eu

It was announced yesterday that the Portuguese train company (CP) chose a consortium headed by Alstom as the preferred bidder for its first major train procurement contract in many decades. The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria.

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How To Win Management Consultancy Tenders In 2024?

Tracker Intelligence

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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