Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

All except one contract (Metro Manila) had multiple bidders. million by having multiple bidders. million if median internal reference prices were used, to as much as PHP 214 million if the Department of Public Works and Highways construction materials price data were used. Seven suppliers were awarded contracts.

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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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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 19, 2024

The goal is to clarify any technical or procurement-related aspects, ensuring that all potential participants have a comprehensive understanding of the requirements. Opportunity for Questions: These meetings provide a platform for prospective bidders or consultants to ask questions and seek clarifications.

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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. The role of the procurement professional is to collaborate with the client to articulate what they want to buy. The estimated value also determines how long the document is posted for bidders to respond.

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Procurement Market Analysis Bidder Public Procurement 52

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The intention is to encourage consideration of ways to simplify and open opportunities for SMEs to efficiently participate in more public procurements. The suggestions apply to all segments of competitive bidding, including the SME segments of Supplier Diversity, Indigenous and Social Procurement.

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Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

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.

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Framework Agreement Public Procurement Supplier Bidding 52

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. Firstly, they gathered the three key public procurement actors in the same team and aligned on the same vision.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Paola Diegues is a self-proclaimed public procurement enthusiast. 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. They currently service 30 clients in Latin America.

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Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

A weightage-based criterion helps the procurement team to select the best out of the lot that gives the best value in terms of Cost, Quality, and experience. It takes into account components like Cost, Quality, and Technicality of various bid proposals while deciding a contract award.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Public procurement encourages collaboration between government and private enterprises, in turn allowing public authorities to achieve sustainable and circular practices. Social Considerations Procurement can be a driver of change, promoting diversity, and inclusivity, and supporting progressive corporate governmental policies.

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Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

VIGIA is a unique initiative that allows entrepreneurs to easily find public procurement business opportunities in Paraguay, as well as provide real-time high-quality feedback about irregularities. The platform was co-developed by OCP and the business community together with the government.

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Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

The Procurement ClassRoom

MARCH 26, 2019

Most procurement Legal and Regulatory Frameworks require it to be an ad-hoc body with at least three members knowledgeable in Procurement, with technical expertise in the specific item being procured and a representative of the user entity. All bids determined non-responsive at this stage are not considered for the next stage.

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The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Much has been written about mandatories, but they are to be evaluated on a pass (yes) or fail (no) basis and must relate to the bidders’ ability to provide the requested goods / services. A mandatory is a mandatory and if a bidder fails it generally cannot proceed further. which provides a high level procurement overview.

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Procurement Bidder Procurement Strategies Evaluation 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. In many cases, the data quality needs to be improved. The procurement data governance framework is now planned to be developed in the second half of 2023.

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Even if they may seem two – rather disconnected – areas of legal practice, reading cases on EU public procurement and on EU trademark law sometimes offers interesting insights into broader issues of EU economic law or, more generally, EU law.

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Procurement Public Procurement Bidder Tender 40

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

As many as 90 cases of suspected fraud in public procurement were reported to the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) in 2021, according to an analysis by Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW). The qualification requirements that must be met will usually appear in the e-procurement system.

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The Procurement School

MARCH 27, 2025

This means selecting the right procurement tool. 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). Quality of cleaning services and products shall meet the Government of Alberta Standards of Workmanship.

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Procurement Contract Public Procurement Supplier 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This Op-Ed is based on the assumption that public procurement law is not and cannot be insulated from these changes – veritable seismic shifts – and from recent policy and normative actions taken by EU institutions. The Council also called ‘for resuming discussions on the EU’s international procurement instrument’ (see here ).

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Public Procurement Tender Participation E-procurement 64