Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Our Director, Nick Ford, returns with his second vlog of 2024! In his latest vlog, Nick provides an update highlighting what we’ve achieved over the last quarter, including exciting events and recent publications, as well as what’s coming up over the next few months across the Scottish procurement community.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

GSA Schedules, also known as Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), provide pre-negotiated prices for millions of commercial products and services, making procurement more efficient for federal, state, and local government buyers. Frequently Asked Questions What are NAICS codes, and why are they important? Why is DCAA compliance important?

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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. Recently, we were working on a significant deal with one of our top EdTech customers in EMEA.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Looking ahead, Nick also shares some of the events and publications you can look forward to seeing in the near future. Throughout autumn we’ve seen plenty of cross-sector engagement events. Meet the Buyer North, Meet the Buyer South, ProcureX and the National Procurement Conference, along with the GO Awards!

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Procurement Eprocurement Public Procurement Buyers 57

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Why is visibility so important? Procurement technology can also help businesses improve supplier relationships and enhance communication between buyers and suppliers. Supply chain disruptions are becoming more and more common, so it’s important for businesses to be proactive in mitigating risk.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

This emphasises the importance of being on the right framework agreements for suppliers. For suppliers, securing a position on an essential public sector frameworks list is more important than ever. Receive real-time alerts about events that impact your business, often before they are published. In 2023, the U.S.

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ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

Why is this new C2FO partnership important? 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.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 26, 2024

The platform provides information on contracts available for bidding, buyer behaviour tracking, and market data to facilitate the tendering process. Buyer and competitor tracking: The platform can track the activities of potential customers and competitors.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The buyers may feel good they have firm pricing but have little idea as to how much extra this is costing. If prices slide the buyer doesn’t gain and the advantage goes to the seller. We see this where cities host major events such as the Olympics, Grey Cup finales or annual fairs. The ice is tilted against the buyer.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

But why is this so important for business, and what does it mean for prospects and customers? How important is this partnership to both Ivalua & TransferMate? By removing the friction in global supply chains, for the first time, the payment and the sourcing event are seamlessly linked.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 25, 2024

The Coalition appreciates the efforts of FAS to maintain dialogue with industry on this important guidance. GSA’s proposed legislation would address these government buyer needs and will fundamentally improve procurement operations for agencies and the American people. Small business opportunities. Sustainability.

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The Procurement School

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Allows government buyer to consider vendor feedback and make changes before issuing the solicitation. Solicitation Processes Once a government buyer has issued a solicitation, they must balance meeting the government’s needs with maintaining the interest of quality vendors. Avoid jargon and spell out acronyms.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Initially, I was introduced to the essentials of working in government, completing ‘Data Protection’ and ‘Climate Literacy’ training and certification, educating me on the importance of maintaining data security within the organisation and helping me to understand the ways that procurement can support Scotland’s ambitious net zero targets.

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ivalua

MARCH 5, 2020

Another major development in terms of the future Procurement role is the increasing importance of the agenda around sustainability and purposeful business, which again has relevance to the collaboration imperative. . Sometimes action can be taken by the buyer that either does not affect the supplier or just requires their agreement.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Why is it important to put the sparkle back into your Supplier Relationships? This involved designing and building solutions to support the Source to Pay and Order to Cash journeys for Buyers and Suppliers. Steve has been involved in a vast number of procurement solutions and has run procurement events and won tenders.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 4, 2022

While the events of the pandemic created a number of new arguments, reckonings, and theories, one concept that was revisited for the umpteenth time was that of shorter working weeks. A reduction to four-day weeks or even five-hour days – sounds ideal, doesn’t it?

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The Procurement School

MAY 12, 2023

The answer is to develop a contract management plan that includes strategies for: Establishing a positive relationship between the owner (or buyer) and the contractor; Identifying problems early; and Adapting for unexpected. This is the most important step to help avoid issues caused by misunderstandings later.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Looking ahead, Nick also shares some of the events and publications you can look forward to seeing in the near future. Throughout autumn we’ve seen plenty of cross-sector engagement events. Meet the Buyer North, Meet the Buyer South, ProcureX and the National Procurement Conference, along with the GO Awards!

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Procurement Eprocurement Buyers Framework Agreement 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MARCH 22, 2024

The Coalition appreciates the efforts of FAS to maintain dialogue with industry on this important guidance. GSA’s proposed legislation would address these government buyer needs and will fundamentally improve procurement operations for agencies and the American people. Small business opportunities. Sustainability.

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Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the first case, the buyer is obligated to pay the minimum amount, whereas in the second case, the clause might be adapted pursuant to Articles 112 and 113 of the Brazilian Civil Code. Mr. Vasconcellos stressed the importance of carefully drafting these clauses to avoid interpretative confusion in case of disputes. Finally, Ms.

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ivalua

APRIL 6, 2021

Effective contract management is important to the success of a business and contract lifecycle management software enables digitization and automation of this critical process. Why is it Important to Manage Contracts? If you think about it, a contract is the only document that formalizes a relationship between a buyer and a supplier.

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Select GCR

APRIL 26, 2024

One key aspect of our program is teaching you how to effectively nurture relationships with government buyers and prime contractors. Through this program, participants learn about government acronyms, terminology, and important websites essential for navigating the procurement landscape. Don’t take our word for it!

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

These challenges in the direct material supply chain pose a real threat, especially in a time of crisis and let’s face it, there is no shortage of events that could jeopardize and/or disrupt a business, potentially impacting their profitability, business continuity, image, and reputation. Financial, etc.).

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ivalua

MAY 28, 2014

This is an especially important message for manufacturers’ supply chain organizations. Internally, buyers and engineers must work with quality and product; then that cross-functional group must collaborate with external suppliers. It’s the convergence of these forces that Gartner predicts will drive the business of the future.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

If you missed the event, don’t worry! When we asked participants how they’re approaching price uncertainty, they spoke about the importance of system portability. The end goal is to drive purchase prices down for the buyer. How important is planning to procurement project success?

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ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

The afternoon of the first day at the Ivalua Now event in Paris had a strong AI (artificial intelligence) flavour. Soft skills and leadership are key enablers for procurement teams and are as important as technological competence. Now there’s an interesting question – if AI had a flavour, what exactly would it be? Fresh mint, maybe?

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Public Contracting Institute

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Small Business Administration) These figures underline the importance of addressing the decline in veteran-owned businesses and supporting measures to help them thrive. By the numbers: Veteran-Owned Business Impact: Parameter Detail Number of Businesses Over 2.5 million Employment 5.8 million jobs Annual Sales $1.14 trillion (Source: U.S.

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Contract E-procurement Government Contracts Procurement Strategies 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

They implemented three core strategies: Digitizing procurement Des Moines understood that digitizing procurement would be an important part of improving the vendor experience and increasing internal efficiency. City buyers now also meet regularly with departments to discuss upcoming solicitations.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It confirms, I think, what we already knew, that Scotland has a long and effective history of supplier engagement and development and that our buyers are motivated by a real desire to support local economies and support the people of Scotland. And then, innovation has always been at the heart of what we do.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Not only does it serve as a gateway to numerous business opportunities, but it also acts as a marketing tool for showcasing your capabilities to potential government buyers. Industry days and special events, listed under ‘Special Notices,’ are particularly valuable as they allow direct interaction with government decision-makers.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

As a procurement manager, you know how important suppliers are to your organization. Among them are aggregators that bring together buyers and sellers. They host requests for bids and tenders from buyers and allow vendors to submit bids to multiple organizations. Aggregators Vendor networks come in several forms.

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Bonfire

MARCH 24, 2022

Fast-forward 10 years and Bonfire’s eProcurement platform has streamlined the process for 451,506 global users (and counting), including buyers, vendors, and evaluators. Looking to the next 10 years and beyond, we’ll continue to provide a platform to elevate procurement’s importance and enable strategic decision-making.

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Select GCR

JULY 23, 2024

The importance of an entity’s SAM account lies in maintaining accurate and updated information for federal contracts. It also enhances your credibility among government buyers, signaling that your business is prepared and qualified to handle federal contracts. The System for Award Management (SAM) serves as the U.S.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Other Upcoming Events The Coalition will have a packed calendar leading up to the Fall Training Conference! Check out the list of upcoming events and register below: October 3 : Webinar: Bid Protests and Other Recent Federal Contract-Related Litigation – and Impacts on Contractors – Click here to register.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Either through data analysis or demand from the business–there is a need to execute a sourcing event. The contracts govern the relationship between the buyer and supplier, an essential process to inform Procure-to-Pay. This rise in importance is due to the potential value that S2P initiatives can deliver.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This view seems to support the primacy of documentary evidence, particularly in the electronic era, where documents provide an almost complete record of the events that transpired. However, it is also important to keep in mind, as Dr. iur. However, further encouragement is clearly needed.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 30, 2024

In any event, Ms. Krueger Pela explained that such clauses are not a mechanism for the revision of the price, but rather for its determination , if the informational asymmetry between the buyer and the seller creates the need for part of the purchase price to become dynamic and contingent.

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