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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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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies.

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What are the main governance opportunities and challenges for procurement digitalisation?

University of Bristol

Approximately a third of public sector spending goes to procure third-party goods, services, and works. New digital governance risks and requirements are not always recognised or understood. This can in turn result in excessive experimentation with digital technologies for procurement governance in the name of transformation.

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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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Guide to Modern Vendor Relationships

The Procurement School

Therefore, the relationships between the public sector and vendors are vital to the smooth operation of any government organization. But how can government employees ensure these positive vendor relationships while still maintaining control of the deliverables provided by contractors and the associated costs?

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Top 10 Foundational Steps To Building A Strong Procurement Strategy

The Procurement School

Author: Liz Busch Do you feel that your organization may not be strategically procuring the goods, services and construction it needs? An internal communications plan will also be needed to inform buyers of the existing arrangements they should use. You’re not alone! legacy computer system support).

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What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

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Capturing Value occurs when a contract has been established that governs the responsibilities and obligations of both supplier and buyer, and well as when the organization has the right Procure-to-Pay processes in place to ensure compliance to those agreements, goods, services and prices. .