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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.

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Guide to Modern Vendor Relationships

The Procurement School

When thinking about these questions, consider three different types of vendor relationships: (a) vendors wanting to do business with government; (b) vendors participating in a solicitation process; and (c) contractors providing goods, services or construction to government. Avoid jargon and spell out acronyms.

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Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities

Mercell

Negometrix will deliver the software solution, that will be used by all public authorities such as cities, provinces, ministries, hospitals, utilities and others for purchasing goods, services and supplies completely electronically. The awarding criteria was 60% on quality and 40% on price.

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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. Public buyers seeking to procure goods, services or works from the market need to process large amounts of information to choose a responsible provider offering the best possible terms on quality, cost, experience, etc.

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What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

ivalua

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. . Direct vs Indirect Procurement.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

ivalua

It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services. Source-to-Pay is typically broken into two parts – upstream and downstream.