Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

And then in August, Mr McKee, the Minister for Public Finance, visited Dovetail Enterprises to hear about the important role supported businesses continue to play in boosting the Scottish economy through delivering goods and services, and providing meaningful employment, training and support, for those of us who may otherwise be excluded.

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Scottish Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

This one-day event attracts public sector buyers, heads of department and contract managers responsible for managing the national public procurement expenditure of £16 billion a year. We are delighted to bring you details of the Scottish Government 19th National Procurement Conference.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I For example, a Buyer was tasked with ordering scientific equipment and lab supplies for a university in Africa. I cannot” replied the Director. “Why Why not” asked the VP. ABC’s was late and deemed non-compliant.

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ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

As part of Ivalua’s journey to bridge the gap between Finance and Procurement, Ivalua has partnered with TransferMate to reduce the financial friction within cross-border trade. This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers.

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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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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Seasoned practitioners in public procurement can be jaded from situations that have gone wrong, and it is common for inexperienced public buyers to experience risk aversion and fear of the unknown. Relationships will benefit when buyers promptly respond to SMEs’ queries and consider them as a valuable and positive part of the job.

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Scottish Government Procurement

AUGUST 31, 2023

This one-day event, which runs alongside Procurex Scotland, attracts over 500 cross sectoral buyers, heads of department and contract managers responsible for managing the national public procurement expenditure of £14.5+ We are delighted to bring you details of the Scottish Government 18 th National Procurement Conference. billion a year.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

. #3 Look at on-time payment – Paying invoices on time is another indicator of a healthy P2P operation that’s aligned with finance. The ability to pay on time suggests procurement has negotiated good terms for the business and that finance runs its part of the payment process effectively.

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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. A buyer in a large municipality may have 20-years of procurement experience with no actual construction project experience.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

I’d like to welcome Mr. McKee as the Minister for Public Finance and as the Minister responsible for procurement. These are a rich source of information for buyers and suppliers and provide valuable information which enables us to produce the Annual Ministerial Report. Obviously we’ve got some breaking news.

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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 delivery note, time sheet, receipt or an acknowledgement from the Buyer. Improves efficiency by allowing the Supplier to flag the buyer.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. By bringing Procurement and Finance together, customers will be able to trade goods and services at the best price and guarantee on-time (or early) payment in a secure, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

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ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2021

This approach ensures that business between a buyer and its suppliers is conducted in a manner that does not negatively impact society or the environment. . Large corporations are focusing more on sustainable sourcing and sustainable finance and ethical sourcing and the integration of ESG into every day business practice.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

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. Some are financed through subscription fees paid by vendors, a model that some procurement experts feel leads to lower supplier quality.

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ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 March 27, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Steve Carter The biggest change to Accounts Payables since the introduction of double entry journals is about to hit finance departments–but are they prepared? The AP team moves from invoicing to supplier expectation management, becoming an embedded Finance team.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

Although there is a lot of guidance on green and sustainable procurement, our global research tells us that government buyers are still struggling to get started and to scale up their efforts. This is all the more urgent when we consider the huge scale up that we need in green financing to achieve our net zero goals.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

In India, according to the Ministry of Finance General Financial Rules (2017), all procuring authorities are responsible and accountable for ensuring transparency, fairness, equality, competition, and appeal rights in contracting. Use unique standardised IDs for organisations—both buyers and suppliers—in addition to their names.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

They tend to be more diversified, encompassing contract opportunities in multiple industries such as manufacturing, technology, construction, and finance. A good profile makes it easier for your clients to trust you, which will likely attract more buyers.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. By bringing Procurement and Finance together, customers will be able to trade goods and services at the best price and guarantee on-time (or early) payment in a secure, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

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ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

These are traditionally not in the realm of expertise of Procurement and would rather involve other teams from Finance. Buyers need to put aside their compliance hats and put on their entrepreneurial ones! They might come in other forms like a joint-venture, an equity investment or a licensing agreement.

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Procureware

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The development team is currently working on standard interfaces to other Bentley applications while clients are using the API to create interfaces to their third-party finance systems. With ProcureWare, buyers can send the invitation and create the account in one step. They simply add the email to the invitation list.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

” Scott Sanders Des Moines City Manager Open contracting approach In 2021, a team from the City Manager’s office and Division of Finance-Procurement began investigating how they might better fold equity and inclusion into Des Moines’ purchasing practices.

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I was considered one of the best singles buyers in the country, based on my P&L performance alone. I'd also visit the goods in department and the finance department to collect paperwork and discuss any issues they'd had with the delivery. The back catalogue, non chart singles were where the serious profit margins were made.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 26, 2024

Give that back to the finance people in each agency, and then the agency further subdivides it to get into individual spending accounts. So that puts us into or puts federal contractors and buyers into what, May before they can actually. They pass it out to a certain degree for each agency. Tom Temin Yeah. That’s the key word.

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How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The State aid Decision also explicitly stated that ‘The construction works financed through the grant … will be subject to a competitive process, respecting the applicable procurement rules’ (para 8). Rejection of authorisation may solely result in NFŠ having to put forward an alternative buyer, or deciding to keep the stadium.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 22, 2024

While the buyer had not secured financing when the term sheet was signed, the term sheet was not conditioned on obtaining financing nor does it appear that financing was in doubt.

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University of Bristol

JULY 15, 2018

The research underpinning this blog post was published as A K Gideon & A Sanchez-Graells, ‘When are Universities Bound by EU Public Procurement Rules as Buyers and Providers?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Training for Federal Buyers: The bill would also establish requirements for federal contracting personnel to receive specialized training on the acquisition of emerging technology, such as artificial technology. This is one of several SBA initiatives to invest in the development of a clean energy economy.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 29, 2024

While the buyer had not secured financing when the term sheet was signed, the term sheet was not conditioned on obtaining financing nor does it appear that financing was in doubt.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While the buyer had not secured financing when the term sheet was signed, the term sheet was not conditioned on obtaining financing nor does it appear that financing was in doubt.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 15, 2024

While the buyer had not secured financing when the term sheet was signed, the term sheet was not conditioned on obtaining financing nor does it appear that financing was in doubt.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In total, 170 million tenge (about US$400,000) was returned to the state budget and a proposal to close the loophole was submitted to the Ministry of Finance ( see full case study here ). Structured data is available via an API and token provided by the Center for Electronic Finances. platform mentioned in the case study above.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

To nudge contracting authorities to enforce differential treatment, in 2020, the European Commission issued guidance on the participation of third country bidders and goods in EU procurement markets, stressing the several ways in which public buyers could address concerns regarding unfair competitive advantages of foreign tenderers.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 19, 2025

First up, the Minister for Public Finance, Ivan McKee, recently brought together the leadership of public bodies, elected and operational leadership of Local Government. Where Ill be taking a look back at some of the recent developments and a quick look forward at what’s coming up across the public procurement community.

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