GovCon Chamber of Commerce

JUNE 1, 2023

Social Selling has emerged as a powerful strategy to engage with federal agency buyers and teaming partners. Next he explains when and how to engage to become 'findable' and 'attractive' to potential buyers. There are over 185,000 federal acquisition personnel responsible for market research and purchasing decisions. Visibility.

Buyers 52

Buyers Media Purchasing Collaboration 52

ivalua

MARCH 5, 2020

Last week, round 40 Procurement leaders got together in the very pleasant surroundings of the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to talk about collaboration, and to celebrate Ivalua’s increased presence in the UK. My own contribution was to lead a discussion around collaboration.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

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. Recently, we were working on a significant deal with one of our top EdTech customers in EMEA.

Education 126

Education Purchasing Procurement Networking 126

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 44

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 44

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. In public procurement, universal solutions are inadequate due to the diverse range of challenges public buyers face.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The single most important factor for any organization to consider when buying technology is collaboration, both internally and with potential solution providers. The following link has some Iron Mountain case studies in all sectors of the economy. No question, updating an agency’s IT setup can be a major undertaking.

Import 110

Import Competitive Bidding Price Change Management 110

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

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It breaks the bond between Buyer and Supplier, resulting in fragile supply chains and lots of mistrust. The Purchase Order has been touted as the only way to manage ‘maverick’ spend (stopping off budget expenditure), but it’s also a way to automate invoice processing. There are exceptions to every rule, and that rule just doesn’t work.

E-procurement 94

E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For example, a Buyer was tasked with ordering scientific equipment and lab supplies for a university in Africa. The Buyer received a frantic call from their onsite contact that they needed an additional $2000 CDN for the truck driver to unload the crate from the plane. On a global perspective, ethics may be different.

Ethics 98

Ethics Import Procurement Public Procurement 98

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Seasoned practitioners in public procurement can be jaded from situations that have gone wrong, and it is common for inexperienced public buyers to experience risk aversion and fear of the unknown. Relationships will benefit when buyers promptly respond to SMEs’ queries and consider them as a valuable and positive part of the job.

Participation 52

Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

ivalua

MARCH 19, 2019

Ivalua’s intuitive user interface provides a consumer-like purchasing experience and is used by over a million people across the globe. Employees quickly adopted the software and our suppliers appreciated the Ivalua model, which makes it easy to connect and helps improve collaboration.”. Broad user adoption. Rapid supplier onboarding.

Procurement 58

Procurement Supplier Buyers Purchasing 58

ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

Buyers are expected to scrutinize every aspect of the purchasing process to identify ways to reduce their carbon footprint, source sustainable materials, and promote diversity. As the sourcing function evolves, digital procurement technologies have become crucial tools for buyers to capture and report their sustainability achievements.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Buyers Supplier E-procurement 52

Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Multiple-award contracts mandate a fair opportunity to all awardees for orders over the micro-purchase threshold, though there are exceptions like urgency or specialized service needs. Market research can provide crucial contracts awarded insights into government agencies’ purchasing patterns, helping you target future contract opportunities.

Government Contracts 98

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

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Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive E-procurement 52

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.

Government 102

Government Government Government Contracts Media 102

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 verbal confirmation, an email, a signed Contract, or a formal Purchase Order. Improves efficiency by allowing the Supplier to flag the buyer.

Supplier 52

Supplier Buyers Budget E-procurement 52

Tracker Intelligence

JULY 20, 2022

Government procurement refers to the purchase of common goods, works and services by government agencies, usually from private sector suppliers. Opportunities to Collaborate Getting involved with government procurement means you can apply your business’s industry knowledge to the public sector. What is Government Contracting?

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Innovation Procurement Government 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Visibility across every aspect of the supplier relationship management is essential to making informed decisions or seizing opportunities, and it’s instrumental in speeding up the procurement process, reducing costs and collaborating with suppliers to better meet the needs of the business. Create speed and transparency.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Procurement Team 97

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

As is, the healthcare supply chain is complex with multiple players involved such as manufacturers, distributors and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) supporting and interacting with multiple departments and care delivery points. Watch a BSW webinar here. Establish a more advanced self-distribution model.

Supply Chain 87

Supply Chain Distribution Strategic Sourcing Quality 87

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

According to a survey by KPMG, collaborations involving equity (joint ventures, equity investments, acquisitions, etc.) comprise a total of 40% of collaborations whereas only 24% for customer-supplier relationships and 19% for licensing. On the other hand, decision-making about a qualification process or a purchase order is too slow.

Procurement 72

Procurement Supplier Collaboration Innovation 72

Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Crown corporations purchase a variety of goods and services, from professional services to technology to general goods. Most agencies require a purchase order (PO) for almost every purchase in order to issue payment. Depending on the purchase, contract lengths are generally 3-5 years with the option for renewal.

Procurement 52

Procurement Eprocurement Purchasing Participation 52

ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

– Actions on the products and services purchased. 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. Part 2: Act on the products and services purchased.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Purchasing Buyers 52

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. . The most successful programs however have strong collaboration with suppliers. Responsible sourcing requires a shift in thinking and priorities. Does Responsible Sourcing Pay?

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Ethics Sustainability 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

New strategies included implementing an electronic bidding platform, piloting approaches to vendor outreach for high-priority purchases, and incorporating bonus point questions for sustainability and equity in all their requests for proposals (RFPs). For example, the city fleet was able to streamline and standardize their purchasing process.

Procurement 52

Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

The new capabilities were showcased in collaboration with Manutan, a leading player in Europe’s B2B e-commerce sector and supplier to many Ivalua customers. Manutan collaborated closely with Ivalua in piloting this capability, which is now broadly available to Ivalua’s customers, to ensure it benefited buyers and suppliers.

Eprocurement 40

Eprocurement Supplier Buyers Price 40

Federal News Network

MARCH 25, 2024

Recognizing that a significant amount of plastic waste comes from “one and done” packaging, the General Services Administration (GSA), among the largest government buyers purchasing a diverse set of products, sought information in connection with an anticipated rule on single-use packaging in products on the MAS. Sustainability.

Procurement 59

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Buyers 59

ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

Scope 3 emissions are the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for an organization–extracted from a wide range of activities–including purchased goods and services, waste disposal, capital goods, and business travel. This will ensure sourcing and purchasing decisions take emissions into account.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Category Management Purchasing 52

ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

Scope 3 emissions are the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for an organization–extracted from a wide range of activities–including purchased goods and services, waste disposal, capital goods, and business travel. This will ensure sourcing and purchasing decisions take emissions into account.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Category Management Purchasing 52

The Procurement School

JANUARY 12, 2023

Look for trends, where the organization is buying similar commodities through independent solicitations or direct awards and entering discrete contracts and purchase orders for each. An internal communications plan will also be needed to inform buyers of the existing arrangements they should use. office supplies, janitorial services).

Procurement Strategies 52

Procurement Strategies Procurement Strategic Planning Supply Chain 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Customers can now ensure greater supply chain resilience through improved supplier discovery and collaboration, increase efficiency across each step of the source-to-pay process and better understand and optimize cost drivers for goods and services purchased. Sourcing Innovations: .

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Innovation Supplier Collaboration 40

ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

When we look at that sort of activity, we can see that it is very different to the standard procurement processes – spend analysis, competitive sourcing, purchase to pay management. capturing and exploiting innovation from supply markets and individual suppliers becoming a top priority for organisations and therefore procurement functions.

Procurement 66

Procurement Supply Chain Innovation Category Management 66

ivalua

MARCH 19, 2019

Ivalua’s intuitive user interface provides a consumer-like purchasing experience and is used by over a million people across the globe. Employees quickly adopted the software and our suppliers appreciated the Ivalua model, which makes it easy to connect and helps improve collaboration.”. Broad user adoption. Rapid supplier onboarding.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supplier Purchasing Buyers 40

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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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

ivalua

AUGUST 1, 2019

When fully implemented, eMMA will allow buyers to collaborate with vendors from the bidding and contracting process all the way through the purchasing process. eMMA is state-of-the-art procurement technology powered by the Ivalua Platform, a global leader in procurement technology.

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Transparency Quality Buyers 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 22, 2024

Recognizing that a significant amount of plastic waste comes from “one and done” packaging, the General Services Administration (GSA), among the largest government buyers purchasing a diverse set of products, sought information in connection with an anticipated rule on single-use packaging in products on the MAS. Sustainability.

Procurement 49

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Buyers 49

Bonfire

MARCH 24, 2022

Coming from the vendor side, I knew our eProcurement platform had the potential to transform sourcing and purchasing in the public sector. 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. Collaborating to find a way.

Eprocurement 52

Eprocurement Public Procurement Procurement Procurement Team 52