Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 6, 2024

The 15 th annual Meet the Buyer National event takes place on Wednesday, 5 June 2024 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Meet the Buyer 2024 Alongside headline partners, Scottish Government and Scotland Excel, over 55 exhibitors have already signed up to engage with suppliers on the day. However, all are welcome!

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Please join attorney John Holtz , as he heads back to his home state of Nebraska, to the Meet the Buyers Conference. This is Nebraska’s premier government contracting conference where businesses can advance their contracting knowledge, connect with other business owners, and network directly with agency representatives and buyers.

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Mercell

APRIL 2, 2019

By telephone, the buyer let me know that the offer seemed very reasonable and that she was going to ask for approval from her manager. As a seasoned buyer, she went to her manager with 2 other offers. Why would the ‘free-for-buyers’ solution care about increasing the efficiency and raising the quality of the work of buyers?

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Earlier in 2023 we hosted a series of workshops for all public sector buyers on the Single Procurement Document (SPD) module within Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Earlier in 2023 we hosted a series of workshops for all public sector buyers on the Single Procurement Document (SPD) module within Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders.

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

AUGUST 5, 2024

If federal buyers find enough qualified businesses in their own directory, they won't look anywhere else! Update your registration whenever your qualifications and other important information change. Register in the HHS Vendor Supplier Portal to rise above your competition. You need to get inside HHS!

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

JANUARY 4, 2024

When you take time to research, you will be much better prepared for quality conversations with federal agencies and get referrals toward the right buyers. Once buyers know like and trust a small business, they are likely to keep your in mind for future opportunities or as a referral for subcontracting opportunities.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The ICBSSHOW offers informational sessions featuring experts in government procurement, connection and networking opportunities, and a day of matchmaking to introduce you and your business to government decision makers. So, please stop by our table to say hello or if any questions come up after the presentation.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2019

Supplier information is typically viewed by procurement organizations as one of two things. It is either a data input, such as what we gather and use in spend analysis, or it is a process by-product, such as the information we gather from prospective suppliers during strategic sourcing. It does not tell us much about the suppliers.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Here is Colombia setting up an open framework to better connect buyers and sellers in an orderly and transparent manner. Meanwhile, Germany used buyers lists with specified maximum prices as another effective tool. The market is disrupted, buyers and suppliers urgently need to connect.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Creating a dynamic marketplace that promotes transparency of pricing, services and supply contracts, allows suppliers to continually update their offerings and prices and enables public sector buyers easier access to the latest technology and services. Colombia Compra Eficiente also introduced a process for pre-market engagement.

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Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

Changes have been made to improve the readability of SPD Module content and responses, remove duplication in the SPD Module, improve the Search Notices and Search Buyer pages and to allow Buyers to create copies of previous Quick Quotes (QQ). Updates for Buyer users include: SPD Module – The SPD Module is now available for all users.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This year, we hosted a large number of workshops for all public sector buyers on the Single Procurement Document (SPD) module within Public Contracts Scotland (PCS). The SPD is a standard questionnaire that allows buyers to identify suitably qualified and experienced bidders. The event duration will last 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Scottish Government Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for projects up to £5 million can now be used by buyers to issue calls for competition. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Collaborative Construction Team (CCT) at CCT_SPPD@gov.scot.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, the new transparency regime does not necessarily guarantee that such granular and detailed information will be available, especially as the practical level of transparency that will stem from the new obligations crucially hinges on the treatment of commercially sensitive information (which is exempted from disclosure in s.94

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Go to the following link for information on Nintex’s work with governments. Witt says he often points government buyers to the following quote as they begin any initiative: “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” – Dr. W.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

New guidance, developed to assist buyers and suppliers has now been published on both the Procurement Journey and Supplier Journey websites: Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Procurement Journey What do Buyers Need to Know About AI? If you require additional information, please email scottishprocurement@gov.scot.

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Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Go to PCS then click the Search Buyers tab. From the Buying Organisation’s page you can view information including their Current, Future and Past Notices. Buyers use Supplier Finder to search for and invite suppliers to quote for low value/low risk procurements (also known as Quick Quotes).

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We only have three regional offices and hundreds of buyers. But these organizations aren’t connected to the right government agencies, they don’t have good access to information, to the procurement plans, and the open data. Audits are post-mortems after things have gone bad. As the PPDA, we are currently doing audits on FY 2022-23.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Search Notices area allows you to search for Notices based on the information which Buyers provide when they publish a Notice. The information provided may differ across Buying Organisations. Buyer Name – You will be shown all Notices published by a specific Buying Organisation.

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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. More than 16,000 buyers and suppliers have been trained to use the BI Prozorro module to improve the efficiency of their routine procurement tasks.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. Or how could buyers minimize the very real risk of greenwashing?

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Also, our attorney-author John Holtz had a good time at the Meet the Buyers Fall 2023 Conference. If you have some down time from all that apple picking and festival going, here’s a few articles that we found very informative this week. Thanks to Daniel Kuchar for inviting us!

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit www.gov.scot/procurement Please email enquiries to scottishprocurement@gov.scot Follow us online: Single speaker transcript, Nick Ford: Hi everyone. You can find out more information about these on our Scottish Procurement blog.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

It was impossible to analyze the decisions of Ukraine’s procurement review body, the Antimonopoly Committee, in a comprehensive way to understand when the outcome favored the buyer and when it favored the vendor. percentage points more than the average success rate for appeals in Prozorro (72%), excluding Clarity App buyers.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The system is a secure and efficient way for Buyers and Suppliers to manage tender exercises online. The standard templates enable Buyers to easily create consistent tender documentation and allows Suppliers to save and reuse tender responses. All opportunities are first advertised on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS).

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This guide breaks down the crucial steps: identifying contracting opportunities, understanding procurement processes, and building relationships with government buyers. Key Takeaways Understand the unique decision-making dynamics and purchasing policies of government buyers to tailor your offerings and build strong relationships.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If veterans seek treatment at one of five sites using the department’s new Oracle-Cerner EHR, then receive care at a VA site using its legacy Vista EHR, their medication information may be incorrect. She said given GSA's role as a major federal buyer of technology, the report raises even more questions about the agency's oversight processes.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It breaks the bond between Buyer and Supplier, resulting in fragile supply chains and lots of mistrust. No PO, no Pay was born to force suppliers to add PO’s to Invoices by forcing Buyers to create PO’s. So the network providers just haven’t delivered, and only further fractured the link between buyer and supplier. .

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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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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For buyers We have been working hard to enable our public sector to harness innovation to improve public services and the lives of people in Scotland. You are also reminded to have a read SPPN 03/2023 Supporting innovation through procurement.

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

I am reading a leaflet for a contract management portal when I overhear a conversation between a buyer and a supplier. “I says a buyer. AI might be fast, but buyers cannot rely on it to be a subject matter expert. If a bid is incorrectly evaluated, the buyer can hardly hold the AI response generator accountable.

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ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

Buyers are expected to scrutinize every aspect of the purchasing process to identify ways to reduce their carbon footprint, source sustainable materials, and promote diversity. As the sourcing function evolves, digital procurement technologies have become crucial tools for buyers to capture and report their sustainability achievements.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Implements city wide policies and procedures, oversees the creation of manuals, forms, charts, informational materials, related training programs and briefings. For More Information and to Apply: Click here. Provides input and makes recommendations to City Administration on purchasing and procurement policies and procedures.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Where now when we have it in a database, in an ability to capture and use it, you have a speed to information, a speed to result that did not exist before. Charlotte Phelan: Well, I think it gives you much better management because you have access to the collective data, which then is transposed into information.

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SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The ICBSSHOW offers informational sessions featuring experts in government procurement, connection and networking opportunities, and a day of matchmaking to introduce you and your business to government decision makers. So, please stop by our table to say hello.

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