Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Written by Isabelle Adam and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. For years, the benefits of transparency as a policy tool to increase accountability and counter corruption have been lauded. In public procurement, this has given rise to a global movement promoting procurement data transparency, a.k.a.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

While the e-procurement system doesn’t include the quasi-governmental sector and sovereign wealth fund (which aren’t governed by the public procurement law) it provides full transparency on the general procurement market which accounts for at least a third of Kazakhstan’s public spending. million (~US$24,000) were returned to the budget.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) introduces a range of reforms aimed at simplifying and enhancing transparency in the procurement process, which should be good news for suppliers. In this two-part blog series, we answer frequently asked questions to help you understand the impact of the Act and how to prepare.

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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. We have written elsewhere about the institutional and political challenges that can hinder the transparency –> accountability transformation. Oh, and big data just means bigger gains, right?

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage.

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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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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. This is all stored within Ivalua to provide customers the auditability and traceability to demonstrate process rigor and transparency. .

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In this blog, we’ll tell the story of Thirty3 – the fruits of that labour. Adding functionality that let boroughs be more transparent about their IT requirements and existing technology partnerships is useful to both SMEs and other local authorities.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In this blog, I want to raise awareness about this gap in public sector information and to advocate for the public sector to invest in learning what it already owns as a potential major contribution to sustainability in procurement, in particular given the catalyst effect this could have for a more circular procurement economy.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Albert Sanchez-Graells , Professor of Economic Law, University of Bristol Law School This blog post is based on the paper that was jointly awarded the Best Paper Prize Award 2024 by the Society of Legal Scholars. At first look, s.12(1) Equally, in ss. 12(4) is also a notable deviation from the simplified understanding of procurement goals.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Giuseppe a copy that will soon be on the post. transparency for image manipulation), or substantial requirements (e.g. On a (trite) humoristic note: a first idea to slow any task down would be to leave its implementation to a cumbersome public tender procedure.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. However, data from only 20% of all call for tenders as submitted by public buyers is available and searchable for analysis in one place [ie TED].

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

If the amount is over the threshold, sourcing is led by the procurement team, whether through a public bid, NOI, or limited tendering option. eProcurement can help resolve many of these issues and improve vendor engagement by automating tasks, keeping processes transparent, and supporting 100% compliance.

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How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The UK’s Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has published a report on Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems (for short, the ‘AI procurement report’). Some of DRCF’s findings in the AI procurement report are astonishing, and should attract significant attention.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. There is research to show that every additional tenderer leads to a price reduction.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

For suppliers the Act will mean greater transparency of opportunities, less prescriptive procurement routes and a one stop shop for registering supplier information. You can also sign up to our mailing list for blogs, FAQs and regular updates here. Our full range of Procurement Act services can be found here.

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VWV

JANUARY 27, 2025

Ensure you know what notices need to be published on Find a Tender and when. Key dates to watch out for: Late January 2025: Familiarise yourself with the new look Find a Tender services and the Central Digital Platform. You can also sign up to our mailing list for blogs, FAQs and regular updates here.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 31, 2025

This procedure may be particularly useful in disputes arising from standard form contracts in the banking sector or model tender contracts in the infrastructure sector where different parties may be faced with the same issues against a common counterparty. However, the provision of such reasons is at SIACs discretion.

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