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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Solution: An open procurement approach, such as agile procurement methodologies and flexible framework agreements, facilitates quicker decision-making and increases adaptability to emerging technologies. Solution: Open contracting fosters competition among vendors, reducing costs through competitive bidding.

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How Government Contracting (Government Procurement) Offers Opportunities for Innovation

Tracker Intelligence

The Advantages of Public Sector Contracts Tendering for government contracts can unlock amazing opportunities for your business. It shows your business has excelled in the competitive bidding process. Public Sector Frameworks Do you want to access the benefits of public sector contracting without the lengthy bidding process?

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NAO - framework agreements don't achieve competition!

Naomi Clews Consultancy

​The UK Government procured 72% of its large contracts through framework agreements in 2021-22 compared to 43% in 2018-19. ​ Suppliers told the NAO that high bid costs, lack of confidence in evaluation and a lack of feedback had detered them from bidding on future Government contracts.

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Risk of anti-competitive collusion after excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing?

European Law: Public Procurement

22 Similarly, the contracting authority is not under an obligation to provide an unsuccessful tenderer, upon written request from it, with a full copy of the evaluation report (see order of 20 September 2011 in Case C‑561/10 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission, paragraph 25).

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Direct Awards of PPE Contracts - What Lessons Can Be Learnt?

VWV

The public procurement rules recognise there are certain circumstances when public bodies, including universities, can derogate from the general principle of advertising and tendering contract opportunities and directly award a contract. The two key derogations relate to the direct award of new contracts and modifying existing contracts.