Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Traditional procurement approaches prioritised lowest price, which led to unintended consequences like accepting bids of lower quality, a lesser performance record or that did not adequately allow buyers to consider equity, sustainability or socio-economic objectives like creating local jobs.

Procurement 52

Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Capacity 52

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. in 2020 to 59.7%

Corruption 78

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

This guest post by Saema Jaffer* explores the policy approaches that can be followed in the UK, and elsewhere, in relation to the use of AI in the writing and evaluation of tender documents. 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.

Bidder 52

Bidder Tender Buyers Bidding 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The media organization ProTenge, which exposed tenders to buy books and publish articles about the ex-President that were subsequently canceled. Integrity Astana, who conducted monitoring of the National Railway Company and the central medicine procurement agency SK-Farmacia. million (~US$24,000) were returned to the budget.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements define terms, conditions and price for goods and services and allow authorities to procure without having to re-run lengthy tender processes. Tracker Intelligence is a great tool to help vendors precisely and easily negotiate the complexity of the tendering process.

Framework Agreement 52

Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender 52

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

However, to assess the (abstract) potential of procurement as a regulatory tool, it is worth distinguishing between practical and legal challenges, and to focus on legal challenges that would be present at all levels of public buyer capability.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Buyers Contract 52

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?

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

They publicized investigations conducted by the Observatory, to demonstrate how such procurement monitoring could contribute to improving integrity in spending taxpayers’ money. The Observatory also has a mandate to provide timely recommendations for improving efficiency and integrity so that procedures are corrected promptly.

Procurement 62

Procurement E-procurement Tender Purchasing 62

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

Strategic Sourcing 52

Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive E-procurement 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Orsay (France), September 02, 2019 – Viparis has chosen e-Procurement software vendor Ivalua and Consulting firm CKS to optimize the management of supplier relations, source-to-contract (purchase orders, calls for tender and contracts), expense analysis and measurement of Procurement performance.

E-procurement 53

E-procurement Procurement Tender Supplier 53

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

Written by Isabelle Adam and published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. Use unique standardised IDs for all tender announcements and contract-award notices to ensure that they can be linked. Use unique standardised IDs for organisations—both buyers and suppliers—in addition to their names.

Data 52

Data Procurement Tender Public Procurement 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

We analyse data points from World Bank-funded development aid tenders over 12 years in >100 developing countries, and observe the heterogeneous effects of a 2003 anti-corruption reform aimed at increasing oversight and opening up competition. Full text PDF

Corruption 52

Corruption Procurement E-procurement Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. All Dutch authorities must publish their above-the-threshold tenders via the TenderNed platform , so businesses can access all public data and documents from a single webpage.

Data 52

Data Tender Procurement E-procurement 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Written by Elizabeth David-Barrett and originally published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. Download Explainer For example, if we have all the call for tenders but cannot easily match them with contract awards, this means we cannot construct key red flags. Oh, and big data just means bigger gains, right?

Data 52

Data Public Procurement Procurement Buyers 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. One key recommendation was to require government buyers to pay advances to MSME suppliers at 20% of the full contract value.

Procurement 62

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

This policy required the inclusion of Indigenous businesses in public opportunities without requiring an overly burdensome and costly tender process. As new sources of data arise, our integration toolkit allows these sources to be integrated into the platform quickly and easily.

Supplier 98

Supplier E-procurement Ethics Supply Chain 98

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To better understand the challenges small businesses face when bidding for public tenders, and complementary to its Lift impact accelerator project, the Open Contracting Partnership engaged in conversations with entrepreneurs, public officials, and civil society actors with a stake in improving the public procurement system.

Tender 52

Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

These public procurement principles allow businesses of all sizes to participate equitably, protect the integrity of taxpayer money, and encourage competition and efficiency. How Transparency is Ensured in Procurement Transparency is achieved through open contract notices, public tenders, and clear evaluation criteria.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Transparency Procurement Tender 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

One significant step forward is the integration of environmental evaluations into our tendering process for all products. To bolster this commitment, we’ve recently established a dedicated commercial team focused on expediting the decarbonisation of NHSScotland heating and power infrastructure.

Supply Chain 70

Supply Chain Public Procurement Procurement Sustainability 70

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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Anti-corruption policies further reinforce integrity in procurement, safeguarding public funds and fostering trust in government processes. Together, these governance measures ensure that public sector buyers uphold the principles of fairness, ethics, and accountability.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain Tender 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Of course, Buyers’ time is limited. So, throughout the supplier’s lifecycle (tender, contract, goods receiving, annual review etc.), With this kind of platform, it is easy to keep valuable information stored during the tender phase and to re-use it to enrich the SRM. Tenders are an under-used source of information.

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Supply Chain Tender 52

University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

NHS commissioning takes place in a largely in-house environment where NHS buyers commission services primarily from NHS suppliers, but also with mixed private participation by both for-profit and third sector providers.

Tender 52

Tender E-procurement Procurement Transparency 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We want to unlock its power to improve economic inclusion and sustainability, rebuild integrity and trust, and deliver the quality public services that we all deserve. It is an underfunded, paper-based government chore: we want to turn procurement into a smart, user-friendly, digital public service.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

Decarbonization will generate a significant increase in the amount of data buyers must manage. To improve efficiency, quality, and data capitalization, the buyer must have digitized tools at their disposal. Integrate carbon criteria in calls for tenders. Lever 3: Use the Appropriate Digital Tools. Supporting suppliers.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Purchasing Buyers 52

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Further details can be found here: Procurement – media planning buying and associated services: guidance – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Recruitment Ads and Pins The renewal process for Recruitment Ads and Pins is underway with tender submissions being evaluated. Work on the re-let has commenced and currently it is out to Tender.

Collaboration 67

Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

Nitrous: Public Procurement

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

2020 As the project progressed, we recognised that the work LOTI was doing with City Tools was an integral part of Thirty3 and could help shape the procurement process. Boroughs need guidance on innovative procurement practices and making tenders be more SME-friendly.

Tender 52

Tender Joint Procurement Supplier Procurement 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Over the course of the year-long project, PKP Energetyka will implement the modules facilitating the registration of Contracts, e-Catalogs, Tender Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and finally, Invoice handling. The key goals are not only the safety or optimization and acceleration of the Procurement processes as such.

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Tender Supplier Buyers 40

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

Following the same rhetoric of transformation, the PPDS Communication now stresses that ‘ Integrated data combined with the use of state-of the-art and emerging analytics technologies will not only transform public procurement, but also give new and valuable insights to public buyers, policy-makers, businesses and interested citizens alike ‘ (at 2).

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

In spite of such major policy developments, we still lack the specific and rigorous evidence on the impact of transparency interventions and which types of transparency matter for which actors to support desirable societal outcomes such as high quality public services, procedural justice or public sector integrity (Bauhr et al, 2019).

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Public Procurement Contract 40

Procureware

APRIL 12, 2019

Detailed description of public bid opportunity Step 2: Provide Online Vendor Registration Publishing bid or tender solicitations is a great first step to improve transparency; today, however, vendors expect more. An integrated notification system is key and should send an email when a bid opportunity is available and when addenda are posted.

Transparency 40

Transparency Bidding Bidder Tender 40

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. One of the leading reasons organizations choose a private network is to integrate their buying decisions into a long-term supplier management effort.

Evaluation 40

Evaluation Networking E-procurement Supplier 40

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

It consisted of 20 meetings with international experts, politicians, buyers and analysts ( recordings available in Russian). An article published in Kazakhstan by Gulbarshyn Karabalina and Svetlana Garkusha prompted the social services department of the Mangystau Region to use a competitive tender for the first time in years.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Open contracting approach : The city implemented an ambitious, comprehensive reform project to digitize and open up procurement, and integrate its equity and sustainability values into processes. The city had no central online platform for identifying tendering opportunities.

Procurement 52

Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information and a buyers guide can be found here. Supported businesses are organisations whose main aim is to integrate disabled or disadvantaged people socially and professionally.

Collaboration 44

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 44

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information and a buyers guide can be found here. Supported businesses are organisations whose main aim is to integrate disabled or disadvantaged people socially and professionally.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Relatedly, the Slovak Government stated that despite containing explicit references to the tendering of the construction of the stadium, the State aid Decision cannot preempt a fresh assessment of the compliance of this legal structure with EU procurement rules. To my mind, it did so implicitly, which explains paragraph 8 of its Decision SA.46530.

Procurement 52

Procurement Finance Purchasing Public Procurement 52