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Meet the Buyer 2024 – Get live advice on how to win work on Scottish Frameworks

Scottish Government Procurement

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! What is a Framework?

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Final EU model contractual AI Clauses available -- some thoughts on regulatory tunnelling

How to Crack a Nut

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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Procuring AI without understanding it. Way to go?

How to Crack a Nut

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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The Importance of Ethical Procurement Practices in Public Sectors

The Procurement School

In conducting research for this article, I found many definitions of ‘Ethics’. For example, a Buyer was tasked with ordering scientific equipment and lab supplies for a university in Africa. Many organizations have written policies and guidelines on Ethics, but is this situation an Ethical or Moral issue? The money was sent.

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GSA Announces Legislative/Regulatory Changes That Will Impact MAS Contracts

Public Contracting Institute

Under the current CICA definition, which dates back over 30 years , the use of GSA Schedule contracts is deemed to meet competition standards when doing so results in the “lowest overall cost alternative” to the government.

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Bidding The Right Way

Tendersinfo

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. Identify the Pain Areas of the Buyer It is of utmost importance to comprehend the requirements and recognize the torment spaces of the buyer.

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Procurement tools for AI regulation by contract. Not the sharpest in the shed

How to Crack a Nut

However, to assess the (abstract) potential of procurement as a regulatory tool, it is worth distinguishing between practical and legal challenges, and to focus on legal challenges that would be present at all levels of public buyer capability. They are thus unlikely to operate as an adequate tool to support regulation by contract.