The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

Introduction This article is based on the review of standard bidding documents from several organizations including the World Bank , Millennium Challenge Corporation , the Public Procurement and Concession Commission of the Republic of Liberia , and Public Procurement Authority of Ghana.

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Public Procurement Bidding Procurement Bidder 91

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 16, 2025

In the general public procurement market (valued at around US$19 billion annually), direct awards have dropped from 81% of the value of all procedures in 2017 to 23.5% New suppliers are entering the market and bidding more actively too. The number of suppliers per buyer increased from 8.0 in 2021 to 4.2

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Procurement Public Procurement Tender E-procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Among the reform areas identified was the country’s public procurement system. The strategy outlined in the NACP aimed to establish a dedicated public procurement law and revamp existing procurement practices. However, the real challenge lies in translating these principles into effective practices.

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Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Transparency 123

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The public procurement agency improved access to information about upcoming opportunities for women-led and small businesses and conducted training to improve their capacity to respond. The bidding process was also restructured to lower the barriers for such businesses to register and submit bids.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

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 8, 2023

It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders. in 2020 to 96% and single-bid tenders decreased across all methods – from 62.5% DGCP trained staff on public procurement, risk management, and supplier due diligence. in 2020 to 59.7% in 2020 to 59.7%

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Public sector procurement relies heavily on framework agreements as a streamlined purchasing tool for goods and services. Pre-negotiated terms are provided that reduce the complexity for contracting authorities in procurement whilst allowing suppliers to capture opportunities more efficiently.

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