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. You should only procure what you need.

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Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Details of current EU Public Procurement Thresholds for different types of goods, works and services. The post EU Public Procurement Thresholds appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Details of current UK Public Procurement Thresholds for different types of goods, works and services. The post UK Public Procurement Thresholds appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. Thresholds in effect from 1 January 2022.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sector’s 2023 achievements. You can watch the video below, or read the transcript at the bottom of the page.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). What is Smart Public Procurement?

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sectors 2024 achievements. They show that the 16 billion of public procurement spend, we generated 13.8

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As a follow up to the publication of Scotland’s journey of achieving sustainable procurement outcomes 2002-2022: independent review , we have interviewed key organisations representing and working with the business and the third sector in Scotland about sustainable procurement outcomes.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 1, 2024

In the era of digital transformation, blockchain technology emerges as a beacon of hope for enhancing transparency and integrity in public procurements. By leveraging blockchain’s capabilities, these entities can significantly mitigate corruption risks, streamline operations, and foster a more transparent procurement environment.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This guest post by Giuseppe Bitti* explores the broad policy approaches that can be followed to slow down AI adoption by the public sector, with a focus on risk mitigation and management. It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Giuseppe a copy that will soon be on the post.

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 9, 2024

It was great to receive a submission for the ‘a book for a blog’ competition, which you can read here. Original call for blogs* I am increasingly interested in the ways public procurement can contribute to slowing down public sector AI adoption. So I am launching ‘a blog for a book’ competition.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

Written by Elizabeth David-Barrett and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. Public procurement is one of the key ways of corruptly channelling money out of the state, not least because it is one of the few areas of public spending in which there is significant discretion.

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Bestek Procurement

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

PurpLE team members Associate Professor Marta Andhov (PI) and senior researcher Michał Kania published a paper in the Journal of Public Procurement titled “Restricting freedom of contract”, addressing the EU foreign subsidies regulation and its consequences for public procurement.

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BLP

JULY 20, 2023

Through the official letter MH-DCoP-OF-0458-2023 of the Public Procurement Directorate of the Ministry of Finance, an interpretation has been made of Article 44 of the Regulations to the new Public Procurement Law regarding the obligation of the Administration to conduc t market research.

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Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Details of current EU Public Procurement Thresholds for different types of goods, works and services. The post EU Public Procurement Thresholds appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog.

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Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Details of current UK Public Procurement Thresholds for different types of goods, works and services. The post UK Public Procurement Thresholds appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. Thresholds in effect from 1 January 2022.

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ivalua

APRIL 17, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Source Wisely: Your Top 3 Public Procurement Software Essentials April 17, 2023 | | Public Sector by Jarrod McAdoo Today, state and local governments are tackling top priorities such as legacy modernization, cybersecurity, and cloud computing.

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Bestek Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The third PurpLE research seminar, held on the 5th and 6th of September 2024, brought together 23 legal scholars from 15 European universities to discuss the dynamic intersections of EU Public Procurement and Contract Law. The Anthology, a comprehensive book, will publish the results of the project's research.

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ivalua

JANUARY 12, 2023

As public procurement teams face increasing pressure to improve efficiency while upholding compliance and transparency, it’s essential that they have the right strategies in place. After all, how can you streamline procurement processes without sacrificing your standards? Processes and Compliance. Scalability.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

In this edition, Nick provides an update reflecting on the first few months of the year – highlighting key achievements, events, publications and successes from across the procurement community. Nick also shares some of the events and publications you can look forward to seeing in the upcoming months.

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LoupedIn

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A look at Procurement Policy Note 08/21 Background Applicability Mechanism Criteria From 1 April 2022, in all relevant procurements: The bottom line The post UK public procurement: Poor payers may find it harder to win government contracts appeared first on LoupedIn.

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PwC: Government & Public Sector

JULY 28, 2022

L'articolo European public procurement market: approved Regulation (EU) 2022/1031 of the European Parliament and of the Council on relations with non-EU countries proviene da PwC TLS Blog.

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LoupedIn

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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. 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.

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How to Crack a Nut

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I am eagerly awaiting the official publication of my OUP monograph ‘ Digital Technologies and Public Procurement. Gatekeeping and Experimentation in Digital Public Governance ’ (currently announced for 25 Jan 2024). I hope your desks are not too full, or that at least you manage to empty them before the break.

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Bestek Procurement

MAY 16, 2023

The blog post first examines relevant EU law provisions, facts of the case and the question submitted to the CJEU. The last section concludes the blog post. It also clarified the conditions under which Member States may exclude economic operators from the reserved contracts.

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BLP

MAY 31, 2023

As of the entry into force of the new Public Procurement Law No. 9986 and its Regulations, all procedures related to public procurement must use the SICOP platform, including appeals to object to the solicitation and revocation or appeal against the awarding act. appeared first on BLP Legal.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Public procurement accounts for around 13-20% of global GDP , so it has the potential to be an important tool for governments to promote gender equality. Women-led businesses are currently underrepresented in public procurement awards. It can also have benefits for governments.

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PwC: Government & Public Sector

OCTOBER 17, 2022

50 of April 18, 2016 (“Italian Public Procurement Code”), the Decree defines limits and operating terms of “serious tax violations that have not been definitively sanctioned”, suitable to determine the exclusion of the economic operator from participation in public tenders.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality.

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How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 12, 2024

I have put together a consolidated overview of the primary challenges for the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023, to be included as a country report in a forthcoming issue of the European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review. In case of interest, it can be downloaded from SSRN: [link].

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

But, the competitive landscape for procurement software is very different. There is quite a substantial effort to participate in a public tender process, so most vendors have a limit to how many unsuccessful tenders they are willing to respond to before giving up. Where to Start?

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

To celebrate Scot Climate Week 2023 , in this blog we want to remind you of the eLearning available to help you to embed climate action in your procurement activity. We know that procurement professionals have an appreciation of how public procurement activity can support net-zero aims for their organisation and Scotland as a whole.

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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. Next, we look outside of EU Public Procurement Directives to sources of additional restrictions.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In his latest vlog, Nick provides an update highlighting what we’ve achieved over the last quarter, including exciting events and recent publications, as well as what’s coming up over the next few months across the Scottish procurement community. You can watch the video below. Welcome to my second vlog of 2024.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We are delighted to share a blog post from Rebecca Bell, a student who has recently completed a two-week placement in the Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate using the Procurement People of Tomorrow (PPoT) Placement Pack. It’s Scot Careers Week!

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These conversations led to a series of blog posts that are being published in our Law School blog. This prompted me to think a bit more in detail about how the public interest is articulated in public procurement law and policy. Available at SSRN: [link].

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Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

We welcome a guest blog from Laura Johnstone-Continuous Improvement lead for the Scottish Government’s Digital Assurance Office (DAO). You can keep up to date with the work of the Continuous Improvement team by subscribing to the Digital blog.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Written by Isabelle Adam and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. In public procurement, this has given rise to a global movement promoting procurement data transparency, a.k.a. Many governments have committed to making public procurement data more transparent and open for public scrutiny.

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