GovSpend

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

By combining historical spending data with agency contact info in your B2G market research, you can create a stronger pipeline of leads, find the right contacts to call, then quickly demonstrate expertise in your outreach. The post Using Historical Spending Data to Boost Your Public Sector Sales appeared first on GovSpend.

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Data Purchasing Buyers Bidding 59

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Over 1,500 interactions in the planning phase of projects (1,196 questions, 200 suggestions, and 251 comments) More than 47 user comments have been incorporated in the final bidding documents, ensuring citizen participation in high-impact city purchases. In October 2024, use of the pre-bidding module became mandatory for Mexico City’s buyers.

Collaboration 57

Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57

Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2024

“This is about meeting our customers where they are with a modernized user experience and streamlined process for government purchase cardholders,” said Tom Howder, the acting Federal Acquisition Service commissioner, in a release. Pacific Ink offers office supplies and Social Glass provides access to small purchases across 50,000 products.

E-procurement 99

E-procurement Buyers Procurement Purchasing 99

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). What is Smart Public Procurement?

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Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

GovSpend

DECEMBER 18, 2023

With an extensive background in data management, Nate brings a unique skillset to the helm and is well-equipped to lead GovSpend into a new chapter of data delivery and AI technology. With troves of information available, the marketplace should be a breeding ground for data innovation, revealing opportunities.

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Data Quality Purchasing Transparency 105

GovSpend

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

By combining historical spending data with agency contact info in your B2G market research, you can create a stronger pipeline of leads, find the right contacts to call, then quickly demonstrate expertise in your outreach. The post Using Historical Spending Data to Boost Your Public Sector Sales appeared first on GovSpend.

Data 52

Data Purchasing Buyers Bidding 52

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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Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 67

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Initially, the reforms focused on two key actions: public institutions were required to create an annual GPP implementation plan with self-defined targets as well as a performance record of their green purchases. million and 4,415 new jobs created in the green economy, according to official figures.

Green Public Procurement 78

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement IT 78

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. Where to start Forrester identified AWS Marketplace as a leader in its most recent SaaS marketplaces Wave.

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Education Purchasing Procurement Networking 126

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Her passion for helping others understand government contracting led her to join forces with data scientist Marcelo Blanco and establish B2Gov. The system works by collecting public procurement data and structuring it in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format. Diegues says.

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Data Public Procurement Tender Price 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. Can everything be green?

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Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace is a centralized location that houses thousands of third-party software, data, and services that run on AWS. Despite the rapid growth of software marketplace usage in recent years, some state and local government (SLG) purchasers are holding back.

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Government Government Purchasing Negotiation 81

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The key aim of our own supported businesses Dynamic Purchase System is to provide Scottish public sector and third sector bodies with a clear path to purchase goods and services from supported businesses. The aim of the platform is to support data-driven procurement decisions. A really good and enjoyable event.

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Procurement Buyers Public Procurement Supplier 57

American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Teamwork is essential when cities and counties plan to buy new systems and equipment, says Gary Mitchell , director of SLED (state, local and education) business development at Iron Mountain Government Solutions , a company that provides secure management of data and assets; it works to protect, connect and activate high-value customer data.

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Import Competitive Bidding Price Change Management 110

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

3] TINA defines cost or pricing data to mean all facts that, as of the relevant date, a prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. [4] 4] TINA is intended to “level the playing field” by providing Government negotiators the same cost or pricing data available to contractors.

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Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

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.

Procurement 62

Procurement E-procurement Tender Purchasing 62

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

They may not consider potential issues of integrations, supplier onboarding, supply chain data management, change management and system optimization, all of which add to complexity and costs. Sustainable master data management and governance: As much as 55% of projects fail due to data management issues.

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Supply Chain Management Total Cost of Ownership Warehouse 88

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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Sustainability Buyers Supplier E-procurement 52

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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Data Tender Procurement E-procurement 52

Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

They are the primary source of federal contract opportunities, which small businesses can tap into by reviewing agency forecasts, using systems like the Federal Procurement Data System, and contacting the agency’s small business office. The old ways of a DUNS, or data universal numbering system, are over as this number is no longer required.

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Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 31, 2025

Procurement Route: Need to target Framework Agreements or Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS)? Use Competitor & Buyer Tracking to Stay One Step Ahead Wouldnt it be great if you could see what tenders your competitors are bidding on? Or track specific public sector buyers and suppliers who regularly post contracts in your industry?

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Tender Buyers Bidding Procurement 52

ivalua

JUNE 6, 2019

Everything procurement delivers – from savings to risk mitigation to value – is predicated on having access to clean, trustworthy data. They have also taken a hardline approach to supplier master data cleansing and standardization which led to a high quality supplier database they continue to work hard to maintain.

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Supplier Automotive Supply Chain Data 40

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Further information can be found here: Procurement – publishing, print and design (PPDAS) framework – 2018 – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Electronic Purchasing Card (ePC) The existing Cat B contract for the Electronic purchasing card is due to expire on 31 July 2024.

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Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Public sector procurement relies heavily on framework agreements as a streamlined purchasing tool for goods and services. Additionally, they provide flexibility through call off contracts where purchases can be placed on an ‘as needed’ basis.

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Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

– Actions on the products and services purchased. This means a significant risk of low commitment rates and low-quality (and therefore unreliable) data. Decarbonization will generate a significant increase in the amount of data buyers must manage. Part 2: Act on the products and services purchased.

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Supplier Supply Chain Purchasing Buyers 52

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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 30, 2024

Yet, many governments have not introduced policies and procedures for buying greener and even where it is possible to use green criteria for purchasing, many procurement officers are unsure of how to include them. When choosing a model, it’s important to understand its training data. 2015) and the Multi-Genre NLI (Williams et al.,

Procurement 62

Procurement Public Procurement Green Public Procurement Electronics 62

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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Supply Chain Distribution Strategic Sourcing Quality 87

Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

Identify the Pain Areas of the Buyer It is of utmost importance to comprehend the requirements and recognize the torment spaces of the buyer. A tender response should be able to make you stand out from the competition and talk about how your services can add value to the buyer.

Bidding 52

Bidding Tender Buyers E-procurement 52

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. Touchlessly matches Invoices to suppliers to master data.

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Supplier Buyers Budget E-procurement 52

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. When: Moving the Point of Data Collection. Instead, it tells us about our own purchasing habits.

Supplier 53

Supplier Management Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing 53

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The GSAR addresses the negotiation of FSS pricing based on submission of an offeror’s commercial sales practices (CSP) and, alternatively, offerors that have opted in to transactional data reporting (TDR) where no CSP is required. Business operating rules that prioritize or drive purchases through the mandatory contract(s).

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Negotiation Price Government Government 59

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Where once both hardware and software could be budgeted as one-time purchases, cloud-based solutions require ongoing contracts that need a maintenance-style budget. When software was a one-time purchase, there was little to keep track of — and little ability to track. Take Advantage of Modernization. But there were also fewer risks.

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Procurement Budget Purchasing Buyers 52

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It also prescribes and/or recommends additional data collection requests for FSS contractors. They do not require the government to purchase all its requirements from FSS program contracts. This “internal” guidance outlines a host of evaluation and negotiation directives, standards, and considerations for FSS contracting officers.

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Price Evaluation Negotiation Purchasing 66

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. Ensure emission data is readily accessible across the source-to-pay process. POs, and invoices).

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. Ensure emission data is readily accessible across the source-to-pay process. POs, and invoices).

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Category Management Purchasing 52

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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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62