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.” You can find the Terms of Reference of the public tender at this link. appeared first on BLP Legal.

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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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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. There is research to show that every additional tenderer leads to a price reduction.

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Tenders Direct

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Find out more with Tenders Direct. appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. Freedom of Information Requests (FOI) can be really useful for conducting market research – when used correctly. The post What is a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request?

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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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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

In light of existing rules, vendors can deter competition by driving prices down in competitive tenders. 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.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 6, 2024

With so many actors in our field talking about AI more generally, this blog post is meant as a gentle introduction to getting started on applying AI in practice. For our project, we compared green criteria against real tender notices, using data from the European Union and the Dominican Republic.

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Be sure to subscribe to our blog for all of our latest news and updates. Gillian: The Supplier Development Programme’s key focus is to support Scottish SMEs, third sector and social enterprises in how to tender.

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Tenders Direct

JULY 7, 2021

appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. 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. The post What is a Carbon Reduction Plan, and do I need one?

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Tenders Direct

JULY 6, 2021

appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. We recommend suppliers familiarise themselves with these priorities to support future bids. The post How does the National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) affect suppliers?

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Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Public Procurement Procurement Tender 52

Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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

Thresholds 52

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Tenders Direct

AUGUST 10, 2022

The post The Digital, Data and Technology Playbook appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. The UK government is striving for technological excellence, and has introduced new guidance for the procurement of goods and services.

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Data Tender Procurement Government 52

Tenders Direct

MAY 27, 2021

The post The Construction Playbook appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. The UK Government is aiming to deliver ‘better, faster and greener’ projects, and has published new guidance through The Construction Playbook to achieve this.

Tender 52

Tender Government Government Public Procurement 52

Scottish Government Procurement

MAY 9, 2024

Fife Council have also updated their Scheme of Tender Procedures which are now directly aligned to the PPSfS, and in particular SMEs, Third Sector and Supported Businesses with content included around support for these areas with additional focus on local spend.

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Tenders Direct

JULY 5, 2021

The post The Sourcing and Consultancy Playbooks appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. We recommend suppliers familiarise themselves with the guidance referenced, and use it to support future bids.

Consulting 52

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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 all tender announcements and contract-award notices to ensure that they can be linked.

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Tenders Direct

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Find out more with Tenders Direct. appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. Freedom of Information Requests (FOI) can be really useful for conducting market research – when used correctly. The post What is a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request?

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PwC: Government & Public Sector

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

L'articolo Towards the reform of the Procurement Code: the digital file of economic operators and the reduction in the number of contracting authorities proviene da PwC TLS Blog.

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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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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. It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Saema a copy that will soon be on the post. says a buyer.

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Tenders Direct

JULY 7, 2021

appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. 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. The post What is a Carbon Reduction Plan, and do I need one?

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Tenders Direct

JULY 6, 2021

appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. We recommend suppliers familiarise themselves with these priorities to support future bids. The post How does the National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) affect suppliers?

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Supplier Procurement Tender Bidding 40

VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In this two-part blog series, we answer frequently asked questions to help you understand the impact of the Act and how to prepare. Changes to the process for providing feedback on tenders and the standstill period. As part of the reforms, the current Find a Tender system will be improved to create a Central Digital Platform.

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Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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

Thresholds 40

Thresholds Public Procurement Procurement Tender 40

Tenders Direct

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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

Thresholds 40

Thresholds Public Procurement Procurement Tender 40

Tenders Direct

AUGUST 10, 2022

The post The Digital, Data and Technology Playbook appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. The UK government is striving for technological excellence, and has introduced new guidance for the procurement of goods and services.

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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). We have already published insight blogs on the 2022/23 assurance themes , and started publishing our first case study series, focusing on the Census 2022 programme !

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Tenders Direct

MAY 27, 2021

The post The Construction Playbook appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. The UK Government is aiming to deliver ‘better, faster and greener’ projects, and has published new guidance through The Construction Playbook to achieve this.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Ahead of Scot Climate Week 2023 , we welcome a guest blog from the Peatland ACTION project to tell us about the variety of supply chain opportunities and wider peatland restoration work. We have opportunities across the supply chain and offer support and dedicated training to those considering diversifying into peatland restoration work.

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2020

Five ways to improve public sector procurement for startups For this blog piece, we look at how public sector procurement should improve to help smaller businesses to work with the government. In the UK each public sector organisation outsources its tenders to an eSourcing company which hosts and manages their opportunities for them.

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Tenders Direct

JULY 5, 2021

The post The Sourcing and Consultancy Playbooks appeared first on Tenders Direct Blog. We recommend suppliers familiarise themselves with the guidance referenced, and use it to support future bids.

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VWV

AUGUST 29, 2024

A list of the relevant CPV codes can be found in the Contract or Tender Notice and supporting documentation. The total anticipated value of the framework must be advertised in the Contract or Tender Notice. You can also sign up to our mailing list for blogs, FAQs and regular update here.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In this blog post, I’m going to share why Digital Iceland’s decision to work with partners to access knowledge and capabilities underpinned successful service transformation, enabling them to digitize 20 services in just over three years. Expanding capability The ministry took an innovative approach to resourcing the project.

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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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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Written by Elizabeth David-Barrett and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. Download Explainer For example, if we have all the call for tenders but cannot easily match them with contract awards, this means we cannot construct key red flags. Oh, and big data just means bigger gains, right?

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 29, 2024

The benefits of sourcing from overseas include factors such as: Access to a wider market Access to expertise and technology Lower prices If you read last month’s blog you will have discovered or been reminded of understanding the importance between price and cost.

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