Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

To public sector buyers, frameworks are not just tools; they are time-saving, compliance-enhancing, and value-extracting tools from previously assessed suppliers. These critical steps can streamline the tender process, and position your business for success in the public sector market.

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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). Whichever way this goes, this puts the public buyer in a position of rule-taker.

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Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Oversight and recommendations to government bodies The Observatory plays an educational role, demonstrating good practices to buyers and suppliers as well as strategies to prevent poor practices. million relates to open tendering processes that were awarded, US$17.7 Of these, US$19.5

Procurement 62

Procurement E-procurement Tender Purchasing 62

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Such interventions should, in principle, overcome implementation gaps and make it easier to evaluate impact, supporting learning. Our tight matching estimations suggest that the reform is effective in the targeted area: it decreases corruption risks due to low competition (the share of single bidding falls from 22% to18%).

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The fundamental tenets of fairness, value for money, and transparency form the foundation of public procurement and contribute to the development of an atmosphere that benefits suppliers as well as buyers. This principle also supports economic growth by encouraging diverse suppliers to contribute to government contracts.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Their business facilitates access to procurement information, providing powerful analytics that help companies to search for new opportunities, prepare bids, and evaluate their performance on past tenders. Often prices fall, says Diegues, when a government only holds an annual tender and the products are ordered in large volumes. “As

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Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

Procureware

JANUARY 22, 2018

Where we started – manual bid management In manual systems, bid or tender responses are received via hard-copy or electronically via email, portable media, or file upload into an online site like Dropbox. Creating online forms is a new step that can be time consuming, so buyers would prefer to avoid it.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This is particularly problematic for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which often need more resources to participate in complex, bureaucratic tender processes dominated by a few more prominent competitors. As a result, the UK public sector may be missing out on SMEs’ innovation and flexibility.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Framework Agreement 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

One significant step forward is the integration of environmental evaluations into our tendering process for all products. To bolster this commitment, we’ve recently established a dedicated commercial team focused on expediting the decarbonisation of NHSScotland heating and power infrastructure.

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Supply Chain Public Procurement Procurement Sustainability 70

Mercell

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The awarded contract worth € 2,4 million was a result of an extensive European tendering procedure which took almost 1 year. The modules of the system include publishing all tender opportunities, receiving and evaluating offers, digitally signing of offers and contracts, e-Ordering, e-Catalogues, e-Invoicing, e-Payment.

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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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Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Transparent criteria for evaluating social value proposals allow for fair competition among suppliers while keeping them liable for their commitments. Together, these governance measures ensure that public sector buyers uphold the principles of fairness, ethics, and accountability.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 52

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Further details can be found here: Procurement – media planning buying and associated services: guidance – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Recruitment Ads and Pins The renewal process for Recruitment Ads and Pins is underway with tender submissions being evaluated. Work on the re-let has commenced and currently it is out to Tender.

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Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

If the amount is over the threshold, sourcing is led by the procurement team, whether through a public bid, NOI, or limited tendering option. The end goal is to drive purchase prices down for the buyer. opportunity identification worksheet, clause menu, evaluation criteria). Developing policies and strategies.

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Procurement Eprocurement Purchasing Participation 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Following our theoretical framework, we also expect transparency effects to unfold over time with many effects arising through the help of stakeholders – journalists picking up stories based on newly available data, buyers learning about procurement markets or bidder finding new opportunities more efficiently.

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Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This pro-supplier/pro-customer orientation prompted Gisele’s question/challenge, which is whether ‘there is EVER an opportunity for government (customer-buyer) to be better able to negotiate the final language with clauses like these in order to weigh the trade offs between interests?’,

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Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 75

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information and a buyers guide can be found here. Evaluations are now complete. They are also responsible for the procurement of innovation. Initial contracts meetings were held with all suppliers.

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Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 44

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information and a buyers guide can be found here. Evaluations are now complete. They are also responsible for the procurement of innovation. Initial contracts meetings were held with all suppliers.

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Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

Bonfire

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The team at Smartsheet has put together this summary of the basic government construction tender process: Bid Solicitation: The government buyer seeks bids and provides a package of material with drawings, specifications, and other scope documents. This is also known as making a request for proposal (RFP) or a request to tender (RTT).

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2025

With the Tracker Intelligence tender alerts feature, you can set up real-time alerts tailored to your industry, so youre always in the know. Getting listed on Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) and framework agreements means buyers can award contracts directly to pre-approved suppliers. What are buyers looking for beyond just price?

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 4, 2024

There are specific dashboards that analyze prices on the central e-catalog , medical procurement , buyer evaluations , Energy Services Company (ESCO) procurement, or internal auditing practices.

Public Procurement 67

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Buyers 67

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A companys procurement track record is needed to evaluate their experience and qualifications in working on a project. This system can be used to assess whether a company meets the qualification requirements set by the buyer. The qualification requirements that must be met will usually appear in the e-procurement system.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

For instance, a lack of clear, coherent tendering procedures or regulatory violations in the tender advertisement may affect the execution of government projects. Tracker Intelligence uses sophisticated procurement tools and integrates centralised systems, which decreases the time and effort needed for buyers and suppliers.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Efficiency Procurement Bid Rigging 52

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Only about 20 percent of the total procurement data is readily available and searchable at the EU level through the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) portal. A data quality analysis tool is also available, enabling users to evaluate and ensure the integrity of their data.

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Public Procurement Data Procurement Quality 69

University of Bristol

MAY 26, 2023

Given the large number of civil service data and data science unfilled vacancies, public buyers are inadequately staffed to confront and negotiate with much more knowledgeable and well-resourced tech companies—and at risk of being captured or deceived by companies selling snake oil. The answer is a resounding ‘no’.

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