How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The guidance also indicates that ‘ Greater transparency of procurement data will make it easier to see what approaches have been successful and encourage use of those approaches more widely across the public sector.’ This is an important issue that may require further discussion in a separate post. 48 and 46 PCR 2015).

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM).

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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. Can everything be green?

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

Challenge: In Ukraine, a lack of machine-readable data about procurement appeals made it difficult for government suppliers to defend their rights and interests. billion), according to data from Prozorro’s public business intelligence model. billion (US$1.9 Companies using the Clarity App generated 13.4%

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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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How to Crack a Nut

MAY 8, 2024

It is a very accessible and helpful primer on some of the most salient issues to be considered when exploring the possibility of using AI to extract insights from procurement big data. In this post, I venture some thoughts on meaning, AI, and public procurement big data. This will be important later on.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

GSA Schedules, also known as Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), provide pre-negotiated prices for millions of commercial products and services, making procurement more efficient for federal, state, and local government buyers. Frequently Asked Questions What are NAICS codes, and why are they important? Why is DCAA compliance important?

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ivalua

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The business case for data-driven transparency is not hard to make. In today’s dynamic, complex market, where procurement’s objectives continue to grow, data is the fuel for success. While data quality cannot be perfected and some technological innovations aren’t quite ready for prime time, tremendous improvements are possible.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This regulatory technique simply seeks to allow public buyers to ensure compliance with the EU AI Act by cascading the relevant obligations and requirements down to tech providers (largely on a back to back basis). Limitations in the model AI clauses The model AI clauses come with some additional ‘caveat emptor’ warnings.

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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. With data excellence as one of the pillars of their mission, TenderNed has been working on creating better data within the Dutch government for several years.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

And then in August, Mr McKee, the Minister for Public Finance, visited Dovetail Enterprises to hear about the important role supported businesses continue to play in boosting the Scottish economy through delivering goods and services, and providing meaningful employment, training and support, for those of us who may otherwise be excluded.

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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. The amount of data associated with these initiatives can be exponential, a burden too heavy to manage manually. ESG Objectives for Buyers.

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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. What is AWS Marketplace?

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Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

As government bids follow a definite procurement process it is important for Bid Managers to meet all the deadlines and eligibility criteria of Government Procurement. Most government institutions have a Supplier Database and it is important to get yourself registered in the respective portals to secure a free and fair chance to bid.

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

billion across various sectors, highlighting the importance of staying informed about federal contracting data to find government contracts and government contract bids. A comprehensive and up-to-date profile increases your chances of being noticed by government buyers. What is SAM registration, and why is it important?

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This emphasises the importance of being on the right framework agreements for suppliers. For suppliers, securing a position on an essential public sector frameworks list is more important than ever. Suppliers are so focused on meeting deadlines that they forget to attach or misplace important documents. In 2023, the U.S.

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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. to as little as 1.8%, depending on the calculation method and source data.

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How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The one finding that should definitely not go unnoticed is that, according to DRCF, ‘ Buyers can lack the technical expertise to effectively scrutinise the [algorithmic systems] they are procuring, whilst vendors may limit the information they share with buyers ’ (at 9). This is extremely worrying.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For example, the top products were considered those that had the highest demand among buyers, the highest supply and the greatest environmental importance (as quantified by the number of applicable certifications) ( see Table 11 ).

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

As environmental issues have become more important to governments and administrations within the last few decades, it has gotten easier to identify ways to leverage purchasing to support these goals. This factor might be included as an important score in the overall evaluation rating scale. Matching devices to needs.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

With the help of automated analytical tools, the agency has been able to focus its prevention and control efforts on transactions with the highest risk, and in turn, harness the power of data to institutionalize better purchasing practices among government entities that conduct procurement through the Mercado Publico online platform.

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ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

Why is this new C2FO partnership important? Ivalua’s global reach of buyers and their suppliers helps us deliver on our mission-providing access to working capital to businesses so they can grow and thrive. C2FO: Buyers on the Ivalua platform can pay their suppliers early and proactively set goals for return on their cash.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 European strategy for data ear-marked public procurement as a high priority area for the development of common European data spaces for public administrations. In many cases, the data quality needs to be improved. The procurement data governance framework is now planned to be developed in the second half of 2023.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

According to OECD and National Health Expenditure data, US healthcare spending per person was approx $10,224 in 2017. According to 2019 Definitive Healthcare data, U.S. Across this supply chain there is typically a lack of visibility due to siloed information and data. The only way to really understand that is data.

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

Supplier Data Quality & Management in Decision Making. It may be the most basic level, but data management may also be the most daunting for some organizations. Supplier Data is at the core of every procurement activity, and it is critical for those dealing with direct materials in manufacturing.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2019

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. Procurement knows supplier information is useful and important, and that it needs to be cleansed and standardized after we collect it.

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University of Bristol

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Digitalisation could reduce the administrative burden through automation, generate data insights to inform policies and boost efficiency in public spending, and serve as a living lab for GovTech experimentation. Policy irresistibility’ and hype in procurement digitalisation Public procurement is at its core an information-based exercise.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 25, 2024

And what of the data that is the “fuel” powering AI? How is that data validated and being used to avoid bias? The Coalition appreciates the efforts of FAS to maintain dialogue with industry on this important guidance. How is AI being leveraged to streamline procurement processes and evaluations? Small business opportunities.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Data is beyond critical to Procurement Operations. It’s everything, and the burden falls on procurement leaders to capture pertinent data to build good teams, track performance and show value. 5 Ensure data visibility – Electronic data is critical to have the meaningful information for business decisions.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Initially, I was introduced to the essentials of working in government, completing ‘Data Protection’ and ‘Climate Literacy’ training and certification, educating me on the importance of maintaining data security within the organisation and helping me to understand the ways that procurement can support Scotland’s ambitious net zero targets.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

But why is this so important for business, and what does it mean for prospects and customers? How important is this partnership to both Ivalua & TransferMate? This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

Solutions that are user-friendly and that use data to measure and improve outcomes from procurement. We will make sure our solutions are co-built with local partners who will own an important ‘problem’ and who will own and scale the approach. We’ve identified four key paths in our new strategy to get us there.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. These buyers benefit from structured agreements by gaining access to pre-approved suppliers, which can streamline the procurement process and potentially lead to cost savings.

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ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

A recent Ivalua study with Forester identified capacity being consumed by operational and manual activities as one barrier, along with a lack of contextual access to insights, and poor data quality as other blockers. That means the “data layer” which must provide a “unified data foundation”. Help build a shopping cart.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Public procurement accounts for around 13-20% of global GDP , so it has the potential to be an important tool for governments to promote gender equality. To improve efficiency, the city also focused on generating data to better target women-owned businesses, as well as training and outreach programs for public buyers and women entrepreneurs.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The clauses include a few substantive requirements implicit in the allocation of the respective obligations (eg on data or third party licences) but mostly refer to detailed schedules of which there is no default proposal, or to industry standards (and thus have this limitation in common with eg the EU’s model AI clauses).

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2022

Many businesses, governments, and consumers are now acutely aware of the importance of taking action to prevent climate change. A smarter, data-driven approach to procurement can unlock many unseen benefits. The UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 (COP26) resulted in another wave of agreements and net zero commitments.

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