Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The post Art of Procurement Acquires Buyers Meeting Point and MyPurchasingCenter appeared first on Art of Procurement. Art of Procurement, a media company focused on the value potential of corporate procurement and supply management, has announced its.

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Bestek Procurement

JUNE 14, 2023

This blog examines the ever-growing catalogue of restrictions on who can participate in the EU public procurement market and, consequently, with whom the public buyer (the contracting authority) cannot contract. Finally, we provide some conclusions.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Creating a dynamic marketplace that promotes transparency of pricing, services and supply contracts, allows suppliers to continually update their offerings and prices and enables public sector buyers easier access to the latest technology and services.

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Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Public sector buyers are being encouraged to reserve low value tenders for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) - making more opportunities available to them, and increasing their chances of securing work with the public sector. The post Improved public sector opportunities for SMEs appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 18, 2023

It also provides invaluable access to government agency buyers and policy leaders, prime contractors, and tribal procurement representatives looking to expand their vendor pools. The post Conference Announcement: ICBS Show, Oklahoma City, October 23-25, 2023 first appeared on SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

AUGUST 19, 2024

Buyers and supply chain workers should now consider things such as: Modern slavery Child labour Working conditions Rates of pay Environmental impact Governance ESG ESG, environmental, social and governance criteria, previously known as CSR is now a critical consideration. This will feature in next month’s blog.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

This post was originally published on the ODI Global blog. As aid budgets shrink and the pressure to end aid dependency grows, governments are under growing pressure to maximize domestic resources and value for money.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Two (2) years experience as a Purchasing Manager or five (5) years as a Senior Buyer with responsibility for a wide range of buying, including consumable supplies, commodity and/or heavy equipment acquisition. Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog © 2017 by Michael E. Three (3) years supervisory experience.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As well in June, we had Meet the Buyer National, a great event that took place in Hampden Park in Glasgow, where businesses, social enterprises, and third sector organisations, all came together with Scottish public procurers. You can find out more information about these on our Scottish Procurement blog.

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The CGP

AUGUST 11, 2023

Read the recent FAR & Beyond blog on this topic here. Previous FAR & Beyond blogs regarding this topic can be found here and here. The time is right for GSA to look to modernizing its processes to align with the market environment where it competes with other resellers seeking to bring goods and services to government buyers.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Traditional public procurement is often adversarial between public buyers and suppliers, with each side aiming to maximize its own benefit through strict rules for protection. In public procurement, universal solutions are inadequate due to the diverse range of challenges public buyers face.

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Saema a copy that will soon be on the post. The views expressed in this blog are my own, and do not represent those of my employer”. I am reading a leaflet for a contract management portal when I overhear a conversation between a buyer and a supplier. “I

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Great Government Through Technology

MAY 21, 2024

If you have questions about the summit or are interested in learning more about our IT Buyers Community of Practice of the ITVMO , please contact ITVMO@gsa.gov. Follow ITVMO and ITC on LinkedIn and subscribe for blog updates. We want your voice in the conversation, so register now !

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How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The one finding that should definitely not go unnoticed is that, according to DRCF, ‘ Buyers can lack the technical expertise to effectively scrutinise the [algorithmic systems] they are procuring, whilst vendors may limit the information they share with buyers ’ (at 9). This is extremely worrying.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Written by Elizabeth David-Barrett and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. If we lack codes for suppliers and buyers, we cannot build indicators of supplier and buyer risk. Oh, and big data just means bigger gains, right?

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Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Public sector buyers are being encouraged to reserve low value tenders for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) - making more opportunities available to them, and increasing their chances of securing work with the public sector. The post Improved public sector opportunities for SMEs appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I was in Iowa last month, John Holtz is headed to Nebraska next week for the Fall Meet the Buyers Government Contracting Conference and Nicole Pottroff will be going to Oklahoma the following week for the ICBS Conference. It’s also conference season at SmallGovCon.com. Please come out to see them if you are in the area.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

These are a rich source of information for buyers and suppliers and provide valuable information which enables us to produce the Annual Ministerial Report. Along in June, we have the Meet the Buyer Event National, which is in Hampden Park, Glasgow. Well, that’s all for now.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

So please check out our recent blog for more information. Meet the Buyer North, Meet the Buyer South, ProcureX and the National Procurement Conference, along with the GO Awards! Speaking of Ministers, we’ve had great engagement recently with our Minister Mr Tom Arthur.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Create speed and transparency.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

Written by Isabelle Adam and published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. In a previous blog , we explored some common problems data scientists encounter when collecting and analyzing data. Use unique standardised IDs for organisations—both buyers and suppliers—in addition to their names.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The following blog will provide a more detailed exploration of creating sustainable procurement strategy, their benefits and challenges during implementation. This blog looks to address the role and importance of driving long-term sustainability and supporting the development of a circular economy.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This blog will help you understand how to identify the most suitable UK public sector procurement frameworks to benefit people using available resources and Tracker Intelligence. To public sector buyers, frameworks are not just tools; they are time-saving, compliance-enhancing, and value-extracting tools from previously assessed suppliers.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

This blog will answer these questions plus a few more. This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers. All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier.

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ivalua

APRIL 8, 2020

As we have already seen in a former blog , enterprises often fail at maximizing the value of collaborating with smaller companies. Buyers receive about a thousand forms per year and commit themselves to responding in a reasonable period of time. Finally, buyers also spend time on their strategic suppliers’ premises.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This column was originally published on Roger Waldron’s blog at The Coalition for Government Procurement and was republished here with permission from the author. Emphasis added.) See Section 2. Background, of PAP 2021-05.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 31, 2024

Background On January 21, 2020, a company that produces and markets “chicken legs” (the “Seller”) signed an international contract for the sale and supply of the said product (the “Contract”), with another foreign company ( the “Buyer”) for its distribution in Brazil. The tribunal issued a default award.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2022

The question is, however: can business owners really give the go-ahead for shorter working weeks, what impact will it have on their operations, and will their buyers and customers choose to jump ship if they do? And with this ability comes expectation, and what was once only for times of crisis quickly becomes the norm.

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

As discussed in earlier blogs, supplier diversity has evolved from “token gestures” or a “cost of doing business” with the US Government, to an expectation of investors, customers, and employees. Building Business Cases and Momentum. However, marginalizing these programs is a mistake leaders can’t afford to make.

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Bonfire

MARCH 24, 2022

To mark the occasion, I’m hopping onto the blog to reflect on our journey — to think about how far we’ve come and where we’re headed. Fast-forward 10 years and Bonfire’s eProcurement platform has streamlined the process for 451,506 global users (and counting), including buyers, vendors, and evaluators. Reflecting on the journey.

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ivalua

JULY 6, 2021

Supply Nation certifies Indigenous businesses and maintains a comprehensive directory and active community to connect these suppliers with buyers in all sectors,public and private. . Be sure to visit the Ivalua blog for fresh content. How can your organization keep pace and what tactics can be used to ensure ethical supplier diversity?

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University of Bristol

APRIL 6, 2020

In this blog post, I reflect on some of the emerging issues in the procurement response to COVID-19 and on the perhaps even bigger challenges that will follow, from a regulatory perspective. But this should not lead us to forget that there is more learning to be extracted from this situation.

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ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

Blog first published by our friends at Procurious. capturing and exploiting innovation from supply markets and individual suppliers becoming a top priority for organisations and therefore procurement functions. Author: Peter Smith , Managing Director at Procurement Excellence Ltd. Until recently also Managing Editor, Spend Matters UK/Europe.

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2019

If this foundation does not exist or if it is shaky, then buyers don’t know how much the company is spending with a given supplier, let alone how they can improve the efficiency or impact of a given spend category. Here is a link to the blog initially published on Art of Procurement including the link to the Podcast.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We’ll be back in the New Year with lots more interesting and informative content, make sure to subscribe to our blog and keep up to date! You can watch the video below, or read the transcript at the bottom of the page. And then, innovation has always been at the heart of what we do. Nick: Thanks to Julie, Angus and Gordon for that update.

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University of Bristol

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This blog post provides a summary of the main findings so far. Public buyers seeking to procure goods, services or works from the market need to process large amounts of information to choose a responsible provider offering the best possible terms on quality, cost, experience, etc.

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ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

Decarbonization will generate a significant increase in the amount of data buyers must manage. To improve efficiency, quality, and data capitalization, the buyer must have digitized tools at their disposal. For more sustainability content, please check our other ESG-related blogs! Lever 3: Use the Appropriate Digital Tools.

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