Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Scottish Government (Central Government) Following publication of the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland , the Central Government (CG) Centre of Expertise through engagement with the Procurement Collaborative Group, has been developing an action plan to implement the strategy objectives.

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Supply Chain Public Procurement Sustainability Procurement 70

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 10, 2024

Recognizing the value that public sector and education buyers can realize through AWS Marketplace, an increasing number of education technology (EdTech) and workforce development companies are listing their products on AWS Marketplace. “AWS Recently, we were working on a significant deal with one of our top EdTech customers in EMEA.

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Education Purchasing Procurement Networking 118

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

The AP journey starts even before the Supplier Invoice is received, and before the Supplier’s billing team generates the invoice, it begins with the Buyer’s Order. This could be a delivery note, time sheet, receipt or an acknowledgement from the Buyer. Improves efficiency by allowing the Supplier to flag the buyer.

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ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2021

This approach ensures that business between a buyer and its suppliers is conducted in a manner that does not negatively impact society or the environment. . Large corporations are focusing more on sustainable sourcing and sustainable finance and ethical sourcing and the integration of ESG into every day business practice.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

This marketplace is organized around the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, which classify small businesses for statistical purposes and are integral in federal contracting for procurement. SAM.gov fosters collaboration and transparency by serving as a communication platform between government agencies and vendors.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It breaks the bond between Buyer and Supplier, resulting in fragile supply chains and lots of mistrust. No PO, no Pay was born to force suppliers to add PO’s to Invoices by forcing Buyers to create PO’s. So the network providers just haven’t delivered, and only further fractured the link between buyer and supplier. .

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E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

ivalua

MARCH 19, 2019

The new package is deployed in 8-12 weeks and integrates with all common back-end systems. Ivalua remains committed to suppliers as well as buyers, never charging any fees, requiring acceptance of any vendor terms nor imposing any limitations to the type or volume of activity suppliers can undertake on the platform. “We

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Procurement Supplier Buyers Purchasing 58

Select GCR

APRIL 26, 2024

Our collaborative approach ensures that your business is equipped with the knowledge and resources needed to thrive in the dynamic government marketplace. One key aspect of our program is teaching you how to effectively nurture relationships with government buyers and prime contractors.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Provides recommendations to and collaborates with Assistant City Attorneys and Public Works executive team on standards, processes, risk assessment, liability and insurance requirements. Provides training and technical guidance as needed. Oversees and directs staff on development of contracting forms and contracting documents.

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Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Collaboratively, we designed a solution, conceived as a minimum viable product (MVP), based on their experience and insights. Some of the most notable issues that emerged from our conversations with buyers included the lack of authority to curb cases of misconduct and the lack of resources for effectively designing and executing purchases.

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Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Additionally, the implementation of this policy has been aided by Supply Nation , certifying Indigenous businesses and maintaining a comprehensive directory to connect these suppliers with buyers in all sectors, public and private. The process of discovering and adding diverse suppliers can be reduced from weeks to minutes. .

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Supplier Ethics E-procurement Supply Chain 98

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. This is a method medium-size companies have already integrated in their supplier innovation strategy. Second, every two years they organize a supplier-buyer speed dating event, focused on indirect spend.

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Nitrous: Public Procurement

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Nitrous’ goal is to create the tools and frameworks that help collaboration between the public sector, the innovative SME ecosystem and industry London Office of Technology & Innovation has been working to help make technology work better for the London boroughs. In addition, Thirty3 isn’t just about local government.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Of course, Buyers’ time is limited. To offer such a large range of information, you need your Supplier Relationship Management solution to not only be integrated into a complete Source-to-Pay system, but also for it to connect easily to numerous external data systems. Of course, the amount of information to process is huge.

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Supplier Management Supply Chain Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Open contracting approach : The city implemented an ambitious, comprehensive reform project to digitize and open up procurement, and integrate its equity and sustainability values into processes. City buyers now also meet regularly with departments to discuss upcoming solicitations.

Procurement 52

Procurement Sustainability IT Bidding 52

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

Collaboration 67

Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

Key Steps to Get Started As Procurement professionals, you play a crucial role in reducing Scope 3 emissions–first by understanding emissions, and then, collaborating with your suppliers. Many Procurement leaders are already taking bold steps towards sustainability by integrating Scope 3 emissions management into their operations.

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Procurement Supplier Category Management Purchasing 52

ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

Key Steps to Get Started As procurement professionals, you play a crucial role in reducing Scope 3 emissions–first by understanding emissions, and then, collaborating with your suppliers. Many Procurement leaders are already taking bold steps towards sustainability by integrating Scope 3 emissions management into their operations.

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Procurement Supplier Category Management Purchasing 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 71

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Market Research and Analysis When it comes to identifying a legitimate sole source situation, conducting a market survey is an integral part of the process. For instance, in collaborative projects or research continuity situations, standardization requirements that specify a single supplier may necessitate sole source procurement.

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Procurement Supplier Price Competitive Bidding 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. Ivalua Payments enables much needed collaboration, automation, transparency, and speed to an often inefficient and costly process.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Finance Transparency 52

ivalua

MARCH 19, 2019

The new package is deployed in 8-12 weeks and integrates with all common back-end systems. Ivalua remains committed to suppliers as well as buyers, never charging any fees, requiring acceptance of any vendor terms nor imposing any limitations to the type or volume of activity suppliers can undertake on the platform. “We

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Procurement Supplier Purchasing Buyers 40

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. Ivalua Payments enables much needed collaboration, automation, transparency, and speed to an often inefficient and costly process.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Supplier Finance Transparency 40

Procureware

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Q&A management Many buyers dread managing the Q&A process; phone calls are time consuming, aggregating emails is error-prone, and collaborating with internal experts is tedious. Look for features that support your typical volumes, levels of collaboration, and transparency requirements.

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Management Bidding Supplier Insurance 40

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s, National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

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Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 57

ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

Over the years, we have moved from the first spend analysis initiatives, laboriously building Excel-based “spend cubes”, through to today’s automated, cloud-based, AI-driven, integrated, holistic (add your own buzz-word here…) procurement platform.

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Procurement Supply Chain Innovation Category Management 66

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s, National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

It consisted of 20 meetings with international experts, politicians, buyers and analysts ( recordings available in Russian). The first phase, Introductory Course on Public Procurement, took place online from October to December 2021. ” Nurgali Rachmaninov Course graduate Mirzo Subkhanov uncovered a $150,000 fraud in Uzbekistan.

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Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Farmer’s app connects farmers with reliable buyers in Botswana. At the heart of the initiative lies the Prosper Africa Tech for Trade Alliance , a collaboration uniting leading American and African tech companies behind the mission of accelerating e-commerce and digital trade in Africa.

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Public Private Partnership Inventory E-procurement Supply Chain 61

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Attendees will have the chance to connect with government officials and industry peers to share best practices, collaborate, and discuss the latest developments in cybersecurity. The VA’s Office of Integrated Veteran Care (IVC) is responsible for oversight of the five contracts the Community Care Program uses to procure services.

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Procurement Contract Networking Budget 52

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

When it comes to the nature of buyer-supplier relationships, we’re entering a brave, new world. Even reducing costs often depends more on effective collaboration rather than negotiation in today’s market. To top it all off, extremely tight supply markets have further shifted negotiating leverage from buyers to suppliers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. One key recommendation was to require government buyers to pay advances to MSME suppliers at 20% of the full contract value.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Following the same rhetoric of transformation, the PPDS Communication now stresses that ‘ Integrated data combined with the use of state-of the-art and emerging analytics technologies will not only transform public procurement, but also give new and valuable insights to public buyers, policy-makers, businesses and interested citizens alike ‘ (at 2).

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ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Patrick Conquet, our Director of Product Research and Development, points out another strength by emphasising collaborative advantages. Expectations will be different for our procurement optimisation solutions and will depend on whether the user is an experienced buyer, an occasional requestor or a Procurement Director.

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Procurement E-catalogue E-procurement Engineering 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

House of Representatives Committee on Government Operations (now Oversight and Reform), chaired by Jack Brooks (D-TX), where he supported the committee on IT oversight and legislative initiatives, such as the Procurement Integrity Act. I will miss Tom greatly and wish him the very best in his retirement.”

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E-procurement Supply Chain Price Procurement 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

New platform release features a broad set of enhancements across Ivalua’s complete Source-to-Pay suite, including deep integration with Amazon Business. The release also adds or deepens integrations with Ivalua’s growing partner ecosystem to improve decision-making and optimize the purchasing experience for users.

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Supply Chain Innovation Supplier Collaboration 40

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. Integrate carbon criteria in calls for tenders. Lever 3: Use the Appropriate Digital Tools. Supporting suppliers.

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