AWS Public Sector

MARCH 10, 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the launch of the Federal Addendum to the Standard Contract for AWS Marketplace (SCMP). The SCMP has helped accelerate contract approvals by up to 80 percent. It addresses common federal government requirements for commercial supplier agreements, such as removing unenforceable clauses.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Prepare your business for Meet the Buyer North 2024 With just one week to go until Meet the Buyer North, now is the perfect time to plan your visit. Look at the buyers listed on the Meet the Buyer North event page and consider who you would like to meet. Do your homework! Browse SDP’s free tender training here!

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Scottish Government Procurement

AUGUST 27, 2024

Only two weeks to go until the Supplier Development Programme’s seventh annual Meet the Buyer North event , on 11 September at The Music Hall in Aberdeen. The Supplier Development Programme is also delighted to introduce the first ever Health Zone at Meet the Buyer North, sponsored by NHS National Services Scotland.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. Mexico City is proving that big plans lead to better results when citizens and businesses are part of the process.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Interview transcript: Charlotte Phelan: Historically, especially if you go back a multitude of years, the contract data would have been on PDF sheets. There is an efficiency for the contracting officer and efficiency for the supplier efficiency for the contract agency. It would have been in Google Drive or Google Sheets.

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Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 8, 2024

For the first time ever, the Supplier Development Programme is pleased to announce that all four of the Procurement Centres of Expertise (CoE) are taking part in Meet the Buyer National , at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 5 June and they will be ready to talk procurement frameworks!

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 6, 2024

The 15 th annual Meet the Buyer National event takes place on Wednesday, 5 June 2024 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Meet the Buyer 2024 Alongside headline partners, Scottish Government and Scotland Excel, over 55 exhibitors have already signed up to engage with suppliers on the day. However, all are welcome!

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Mercell

APRIL 2, 2019

The 2 purchasers were highly interested and impressed in the solicitation and contract modules we showed and discussed. By telephone, the buyer let me know that the offer seemed very reasonable and that she was going to ask for approval from her manager. As a seasoned buyer, she went to her manager with 2 other offers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It was even worse than we thought: Massive Spending: The UK government handed out a staggering £48 billion in Covid-related contracts across 400 public bodies and 5,000 deals. Political Connections: Nearly 10% of these contracts, totalling £4.1 Political Connections: Nearly 10% of these contracts, totalling £4.1

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

As theOpen Contracting Partnership, we support transformational procurement reforms in over 50 countries. How can the Bank attract a wider diversity of suppliers, to optimise value for money and stimulate economic opportunity?

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Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Procurement Team 52

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Earlier in 2023 we hosted a series of workshops for all public sector buyers on the Single Procurement Document (SPD) module within Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders.

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Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

Based on user feedback some changes have been made to improve Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). Changes have been made to improve the readability of SPD Module content and responses, remove duplication in the SPD Module, improve the Search Notices and Search Buyer pages and to allow Buyers to create copies of previous Quick Quotes (QQ).

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

AUGUST 5, 2024

Register in the HHS Vendor Supplier Portal to rise above your competition. If federal buyers find enough qualified businesses in their own directory, they won't look anywhere else! Email the OSDBU office with the following information: The name and contact information of the Contracting Officer The HHS operating or staff division (e.g.

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Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

Trying to figure out how to get a government contract? This no-nonsense guide walks you through the contracting process, from initial eligibility to bidding, and ultimately enables your small business to win contracts available every fiscal year. You’re in the right place!

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power. The post Buyer Power Score – Intermodal Container Rental appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 23, 2022

The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power. The post Buyer Power Score – Trade Show Displays appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Buyers Balance Procurement Category Management 52

ivalua

JULY 6, 2021

As mentioned in Part I of this series on supplier diversity , the United States has taken over half a century to develop its supplier diversity culture into what it is today. There have been impressive examples of supplier diversity efforts in other countries, as well. Raising the Bar in Supplier Diversity Down Under .

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Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

What is Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)? Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) is the one-stop shop for suppliers to access Scottish public sector contract opportunities. There are 4 main ways you can make the most of the free features to find opportunities: Browse the Public Contracts Scotland website for opportunities.

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Buyers Supplier Contract Public Procurement 57

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.

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Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Earlier in 2023 we hosted a series of workshops for all public sector buyers on the Single Procurement Document (SPD) module within Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders.

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Buyers Procurement Bidder Electronics 40

ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Lack of control or visibility into what is being spent and with which suppliers. Extra work processing supplier invoices, creating higher costs. Delays in paying suppliers as they cannot be matched with an order or an initial requestor. Poorly utilized preferred suppliers with negotiated pricing. Who purchased it.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Supplier Relationship Management has taken on new meaning in the unprecedented times in which we find ourselves living. Now is the time to rethink supplier relationships for 2021 and beyond. Supplier Relationship Management – time to rewrite the rule-book? What does this teach us about Supplier Relationships?

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2019

Supplier information is typically viewed by procurement organizations as one of two things. It is either a data input, such as what we gather and use in spend analysis, or it is a process by-product, such as the information we gather from prospective suppliers during strategic sourcing. It does not tell us much about the suppliers.

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Supplier Management Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing 53

ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Many organisations vowed to reach net zero during COP26, but suppliers say there is a lack of collaboration on green initiatives. Just one-in-ten (10%) suppliers say that organisations always include sustainable practices in contracts and agreements. Suppliers have an important role to play in tackling climate change.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

GSA’s announcement of eight contracts awards for the commercial platform initiative represents the passing of a significant milepost on its journey to bring enhanced electronic commerce to agencies,” said Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, in an email to Federal News Network.

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E-procurement Buyers Procurement Purchasing 104

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The guidance indicates that the changes in the Procurement Act will help public buyers in three ways: ‘ The new rules focus more on delivering outcomes (as opposed to ‘going through the motions’ of a rigid process). This is an important issue that may require further discussion in a separate post. 48 and 46 PCR 2015). 48 and 46 PCR 2015).

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Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 128

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The system is a secure and efficient way for Buyers and Suppliers to manage tender exercises online. The standard templates enable Buyers to easily create consistent tender documentation and allows Suppliers to save and reuse tender responses. All opportunities are first advertised on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS).

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

New guidance, developed to assist buyers and suppliers has now been published on both the Procurement Journey and Supplier Journey websites: Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Procurement Journey What do Buyers Need to Know About AI? If you require additional information, please email scottishprocurement@gov.scot.

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For buyers We have been working hard to enable our public sector to harness innovation to improve public services and the lives of people in Scotland. The service sits separate to Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) and contains useful guidance for innovators as well as news, events and case studies.

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Innovation Supplier Buyers Public Procurement 67

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. in 2020 to 59.7%

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 30, 2024

UK Targets For Net Zero Year on year, we’ve seen a 27% increase in contract awards that mention keywords associated with sustainability. The total value of such contracts was more than 535 billion pounds in 2023 and is already at 400 billion for 2024 to date. What can suppliers do? We need radical action and we need that now”.

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Supplier Supply Chain Sustainability Public Procurement 52

Scottish Government Procurement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) is the one-stop shop for suppliers to access Scottish public sector contract opportunities. How to Search Public Contracts Scotland for Opportunities You do not need an account to search for opportunities on PCS. OCID Reference – Search by Open Contracting ID reference.

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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. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

And then just this month, Meet Buyer North took place in Aberdeen where the Supplier Development Programme and headline partners, Scotland Excel, hosted the seventh annual Meet the Buyer North. These cover retentions in construction contracts, the Construction Pipeline Forecasting Tool, and a Graduated Pricing Mechanism.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Procurement technology can also help businesses improve supplier relationships and enhance communication between buyers and suppliers.

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ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2021

Majority of European suppliers not being asked to prove they protect against labour violations, while 76% of UK suppliers are unprepared for new changes to the Modern Slavery Act. Just half (50%) of European suppliers said they are frequently asked by their buyers to provide proof that they protect against unsafe working conditions.

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