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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

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. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3

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Smarter collaboration: How Mexico City delivers major projects through inclusive planning

Open Contracting Partnership

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. There are several benefits to this transparent discussion. It all starts with procurement. What’s next?

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Our 2030 vision: Better procurement for people and planet

Open Contracting Partnership

We set up Open Contracting Partnership to be bold: we aren’t after just a bit more transparency of public contracts, we want to transform procurement to meet the urgent needs of our time. Our world runs on public contracts. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

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Buying local, inclusive and green: How Iowa’s capital, Des Moines, is living its values through better procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

New strategies included implementing an electronic bidding platform, piloting approaches to vendor outreach for high-priority purchases, and incorporating bonus point questions for sustainability and equity in all their requests for proposals (RFPs). City buyers now also meet regularly with departments to discuss upcoming solicitations.

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Get SAM Registered: Your Guide to Easy SAM Enrollment

Select GCR

This thorough vetting process ensures that only qualified businesses can engage in government contracting, enhancing overall transparency and reliability. It also enhances your credibility among government buyers, signaling that your business is prepared and qualified to handle federal contracts.

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Public Sector eProcurement Implementation: Ways to Mitigate Risk and Ensure Success

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Embarking on an eProcurement implementation can result in more efficient government, improved compliance and increased transparency. We have optimized the end-to-end digital experience, by providing a collaboration network for citizens, buyers and suppliers resulting in full. transparency throughout the procurement lifecycle.