Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As well in June, we had Meet the Buyer National, a great event that took place in Hampden Park in Glasgow, where businesses, social enterprises, and third sector organisations, all came together with Scottish public procurers. The aim of the platform is to support data-driven procurement decisions.

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ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

In this article we’ll review how supplier management capabilities in Source-to-Pay technology can free-up and enable a manufacturer’s direct material procurement team to do what they do best to ensure the supply chain remains resilient and agile: be creative and strategic. Supplier Data Quality & Management in Decision Making.

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2019

Managing Director, Art of Procurement. Everything procurement delivers – from savings to risk mitigation to value – is predicated on having access to clean, trustworthy data. He gave a keynote presentation about his company’s procurement and supply chain transformation journey – one that is still underway.

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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. So, is AI the light at the end of the tunnel for overworked procurement functions? Help build a shopping cart.

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ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

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. How will the C2FO partnership benefit businesses?

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Procurement can and should be a significant value generator for the larger organization. There are, in fact different phases of procurement value creation that tie into the Source-to-Pay process: . Creating Value occurs when sourcing and procurement uses relevant sourcing processes and tools to engage and select the best fit supplier.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

In addition, there are several comprehensive guides to green purchasing available online, including from the Nation Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO). Pursuing a sustainability plan When a procurement team is committed to green purchasing, there are a variety of strategies that can be considered.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2022

Creating a dialogue with suppliers ensures that procurement teams can identify opportunities for innovation in a green supply chain that benefits all parties. A smarter, data-driven approach to procurement can unlock many unseen benefits. Pick the right tools for the job.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Creating a dialogue with suppliers ensures that procurement teams can identify opportunities for innovation in a green supply chain that benefits all parties. A smarter, data-driven approach to procurement can unlock many unseen benefits. Pick the right tools for the job.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If a KPI meets all these five elements it provides valuable data to the organisation. The benefits of KPIs are vast and include the fact that it gives the procurement team early indication of any potential issues. The results of the KPI would flag up reduced performance and allow the buyer to address this issue.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Spend Analysis: Understanding their spend is one of the first steps a Procurement organization goes through-as a determinant for: Who are you buying from, what are you buying, how much are you buying, what price are you buying at, is it on or off-contract, etc. Sourcing: Where Procurement often creates value first.

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ivalua

MARCH 29, 2019

For one European bank, the capability of their internal procurement team has become a customer benefit that is winning new revenue. That means supplier master data management; spend and contract analytics; risk management and so on. It struck me that the technology achieves two goals.

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ivalua

MARCH 4, 2016

What if you could bring fact-based data to the table that helped stakeholders short-cut steps in making good and timely decisions? Giving buyers the proper tools to become key business partners is not a “nice to have” scenario—it is a critical path to managing risk and ensuring success.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Each process or system that is transitioned needs to be managed independently to minimize the impact to suppliers and preserve the integrity of centralized data. The implementation team must have the right representation across agencies. Preserve Processes and Extract Data ASAP. Data requires similar thought and preservation.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

By actively engaging with the SME community, procurement teams can ensure that procurement decisions reflect a financial imperative and the broader goal of supporting a competitive and innovative market environment.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Lee shared updates on the FAS Catalog Platform initiative, which looks to “modernize and streamline the systems, processes, and policies used to manage the data associated with 80+ million products and services offered to the Federal marketplace, including those on GSA Advantage.”

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2020

Today, procurement leaders have a seat at the table in e-staff meetings. Procurement teams were just buyers who delivered what other departments told them to buy. Organizations viewed procurement as the bottleneck between what they wanted and when they received it. How has the role changed over the past few years?

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Anti-corruption policies further reinforce integrity in procurement, safeguarding public funds and fostering trust in government processes. Together, these governance measures ensure that public sector buyers uphold the principles of fairness, ethics, and accountability. How Does Tracker Intelligence Help In All This?

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ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Software effectiveness is based on data and technology, but the human element must not be forgotten. The tool must attract teams and unite them so they can work better together.”. But what are the characteristics of a user experience that maximises software adoption and brings teams together?

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2025

Getting listed on Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) and framework agreements means buyers can award contracts directly to pre-approved suppliers. Analyse past procurement trends Winning bids isnt just about what you offer but how you position yourself. What are buyers looking for beyond just price? The secret?

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

By addressing these challenges, procurement teams can enhance transparency, ensure compliance, and deliver value for money. Source: [link] The Key Challenges In Public Procurement Regulatory Complexity With the Procurement Act 2023 evolving, procurement is treated with a lot of oversight.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 19, 2025

This will use data from the Ministerial Annual Report and the professionalisation datathat we have asked Heads of Procurement to provide. This April will mark the strategies two year anniversary and we will be producing a report with a set of key performance indicators to use as a baseline going forward. So thank you for responding.

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Procurement Public Procurement Sustainability Collaboration 57

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

New TDR Data Validations to Begin in January The General Services Administration (GSA) reports that new data validations for Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) will begin in January 2025. GSA will begin cross-checking transactional data uploaded in some Sales Reporting Portal template fields against companies awarded catalog.

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