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. Goods : Documents used for procuring physical items.

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Tracker Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2024

Introduction to Find a Tender Service: Navigating UK Public Contracts The area of public sector tenders in the United Kingdom is complex but filled with opportunities. Such businesses can enter this area with the perfect platform offered by Tracker’s Find a Tender Service.

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BLP

JUNE 17, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund published in SICOP the specifications of the significant tender 2024LY-000005-0001101107 Turnkey Design, Construction, Equipment and Maintenance of the Critical Care Tower Project, National Hospital of Children, Dr. Carlos Luis Saénz Herrera.

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Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

A potential economic operator that wanted to bid by using its manufacturing capacity based elsewhere in the EU for example could only compete in 85% of the total marks available since it would be classified as a zero on the manufacturing criterion. This is for two reasons.

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Tracker Intelligence

JULY 26, 2022

This means that the tender process will have to be streamlined and efficient if it’s going to appeal to Gen Zs. The tender process is an important part of business, and Gen Zs will likely have a big impact on its future. The process then invites suppliers to submit sealed bids for the supply of goods or services.

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BLP

AUGUST 24, 2023

On August 17, 2023, CABEI issued public tender notice number 038/2023, entitled “Preparation of the Feasibility Study and Final Design for the Integrated Solid Waste Management System of Guatemala City.” Submission deadline: The deadline for receipt of bids is September 26, 2023. appeared first on BLP Legal.

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Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

Bid managers are the unsung heroes of the sales team and the organization. Here we have listed out few insights about e tendering business that can help you make the right bid. Subcontracting Subcontracting opportunities are a good way to start if you are new to the tendering business.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 4, 2024

Throughout my career as a procurement practitioner, I have never seen bids submitted that are perfectly responsive to the evaluation criteria or requirements specified in the solicitation documents. In this article, I will focus on minor deviations and the circumstances under which a minor deviation may be declared during bid evaluation.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 27, 2021

Each day federal, state and local agencies release several tenders across regions and sectors. Although, there isn’t any universal template or procedure that applies to every government bid. The weightage and scoring of each tender will be different in the ease case.

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

This guest post by Saema Jaffer* explores the policy approaches that can be followed in the UK, and elsewhere, in relation to the use of AI in the writing and evaluation of tender documents. I suppose at this rate, you could just get AI to write all your bids for you?” says a buyer.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JULY 11, 2024

We have published a Construction Policy Note (CPN) to provide notification of new guidance which details an alternative method of determining the price score in tender assessments – the Graduated Pricing Mechanism (GPM). What is the GPM? The principle is that the lowest price is awarded the highest score (i.e.

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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. Often prices fall, says Diegues, when a government only holds an annual tender and the products are ordered in large volumes. “As

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Tendersinfo

DECEMBER 24, 2020

2020 comes to an end, and we take a look back at the bizarre range of events that the bidding community stood testimony to this year. With reports of the novel coronavirus appearing in several regions we could never imagine how it is going to impact our lives and the bidding community at large.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2024

Numerous opportunities exist for businesses specialising in cleaning services to participate in railway tenders and cleaning contracts. Tracker Intelligence helps companies by providing the right knowledge and tools to find and win railway cleaning tenders. Tracker Intelligence helps to make this process simpler.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) is the measure for selecting the best out of the incoming bids based on factors that are related to the subject matter of the contract. It takes into account components like Cost, Quality, and Technicality of various bid proposals while deciding a contract award.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

These frameworks have led to big efficiency wins: the traditional tender procedures take between four months and one year to complete while the framework procedure takes between four and six weeks on average. Solution: Open contracting fosters competition among vendors, reducing costs through competitive bidding.

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 5, 2024

We recently published a blog post that provides a gentle introduction to AI in procurement, illustrating the thinking and work that needs to go into even relatively straightforward processes such as comparing green criteria for public contracts against real tender notices. Spend Network’s Open Opportunities ) and preparing bid documents (e.g.

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Tenders Direct

JULY 7, 2021

Suppliers bidding for major government contracts may have to demonstrate their commitment to achieving ‘Net Zero’ by including a Carbon Reduction Plan within their bids. appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. The post What is a Carbon Reduction Plan, and do I need one?

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Tendersinfo

MARCH 24, 2021

Ultimate Guide to the Insight of Public Procurement Professionals Public Procurement is a multi-staged activity and requires a thorough understanding of each process to be more successful with the bids. The higher the value of the contract higher is the team size hence it important to understand the metrics based on which a bid is successful.

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VWV

APRIL 23, 2024

You are able to use the new Selection Questionnaire (SQ) straight away but the deadline to implement it into tenders is 27 June 2024. The new SQ provides important guidance on considering bids from Russian/ Belarusian suppliers. This applies to all above-threshold procurements.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Small businesses struggle to understand how to bid for public contracts and put time aside to apply to this market, especially as they normally don’t have someone dedicated to that tasks,” highlights Cristian Sosa, Vice President of Paraguayan business association ASEPY that supports smaller businesses. They also wanted a timely response.

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BLP

JULY 20, 2023

There are two different stages in which a market study must determine the price: 1) before the issuance of the initial bidding decision and 2) during the analysis of the reasonability of the price. The post Price Reasonability in the New Public Procurement Law appeared first on BLP Legal.

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Procureware

JANUARY 22, 2018

When considering all steps from start to finish, the administrative time for a bid is typically reduced by an impressive 50 to 70 percent! One of the most common questions I hear from procurement staff during implementation is, “how should the supplier bid responses be structured?” My answer is always “yes.”

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Tenders Direct

JULY 6, 2021

We recommend suppliers familiarise themselves with these priorities to support future bids. appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. A greater focus is being put on how public spending can better support economic growth, Covid-19 recovery and net zero carbon emissions.

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VWV

MARCH 1, 2024

You are able to use the new Selection Questionnaire (SQ) straight away but the deadline to implement it into tenders is 27 June 2024. The new SQ provides important guidance on considering bids from Russian/ Belarusian suppliers. This applies to all above-threshold procurements.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Construction tenders may include a mandatory site visit where attendance is required in order to bid. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated. Disqualified bids are rejected and do not proceed to the next evaluation stage. Sometimes a bid response requires clarification.

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Tenders Direct

JULY 7, 2021

Suppliers bidding for major government contracts may have to demonstrate their commitment to achieving ‘Net Zero’ by including a Carbon Reduction Plan within their bids. appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. The post What is a Carbon Reduction Plan, and do I need one?

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BLP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Government of Guatemala promotes two competitive public procurement events (tenders) for the construction or expansion of hospitals, with financing from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). Significantly, the winning bidders must ensure the availability of funds during the contract’s term.

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

AUGUST 3, 2023

Customer Feedback ​ ​ "Naomi has a great understanding of NHS procurement especially bids and tender writing" "Having no understanding of the tender process, ​I am starting to get to grips with it" ​ "Naomi is an excellent trainer, clear, concise, knows her subject matters fully with much added knowledge.

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Tenders Direct

JULY 5, 2021

We recommend suppliers familiarise themselves with the guidance referenced, and use it to support future bids. The post The Sourcing and Consultancy Playbooks appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. The UK Government has published guidance for how contracting authorities should manage relationships with suppliers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The bidding process was also restructured to lower the barriers for such businesses to register and submit bids. They also cited a lack of financial resources for bidding expenses as another barrier to participation; one woman business owner shared that she had borrowed money to bid three times, but was never successful.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Integrity All tender documents must have clear and dependable information free of bias. What Is Tendering When working with public sector contracts, you will hear the terms “tender” or “tendering.” ” A tender refers o the actual contract. Restricted procedures have two stages.

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LoupedIn

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Whether you’re at the coalface organising a public tendering procedure or are a supplier bidding for a contract, you might want to find out more below. As 2021 draws to a close, we can report on a number of interesting developments relevant to anyone involved in public procurement in the UK.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 6, 2024

Businesses will be able to have one-to-one discussions, gather free resources and information, and pick up top tips on how to bid for upcoming contracts from the Supplier Development Programme. Check out the full list of confirmed exhibitors on the SDP website. However, all are welcome! Don’t miss out – register for your free place now!

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Tenders Direct

JULY 6, 2021

We recommend suppliers familiarise themselves with these priorities to support future bids. appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. A greater focus is being put on how public spending can better support economic growth, Covid-19 recovery and net zero carbon emissions.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 29, 2024

Having sent out your RFQs (requests for quotations) or ITT (invitations to tender) you have received quotations and bids back. However, we must always consider the fact that there are more aspects to quote and bid on when sourcing from overseas. There is no ultimate right or wrong decision when considering global sourcing.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

Second, there is the issue of tenderers using (generative) AI to write or design their tenders. AI-generated tenders The AI PPN is however mostly concerned with the use of AI for tender generation. Slightly simplifying, there are three broad areas of AI-procurement interaction.

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