Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We only have three regional offices and hundreds of buyers. As Einer Fogh of GIZ Uganda highlights, “there is a vibrant civil society in Uganda, with many organizations working on transparency and anticorruption. Audits are post-mortems after things have gone bad. We were asking ourselves how we can have real-time interventions.

Public Procurement 130

Public Procurement Procurement Contract Collaboration 130

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

APRIL 15, 2020

Written by Isabelle Adam and published on the ACE-Global Integrity blog. 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.

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Data Procurement Tender Public Procurement 52

Extract Systems

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This heightened accuracy is crucial for maintaining the integrity of land records, as even minor errors can lead to legal disputes and complications. Land records agencies deal with numerous requests from legal professionals, property buyers, and the general public.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Demand Data Buyers 52

University of Bristol

DECEMBER 5, 2022

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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Government Government Buyers 52

Select GCR

MAY 7, 2024

This marketplace is organized around the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, which classify small businesses for statistical purposes and are integral in federal contracting for procurement. SAM.gov fosters collaboration and transparency by serving as a communication platform between government agencies and vendors.

Government Contracts 98

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 98

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. The partnership with TransferMate removes this friction, creating a transparent, rapid and low-cost solution to paying suppliers anywhere in the world.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Finance Transparency 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 3, 2023

The program holds valuable lessons for others working to empower contracting monitors with different skills and backgrounds to work closely together to foster transparency and better procurement practices in their regions. Now the graduates are working on forming a coalition to ensure the transparency of public procurement.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Participation 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Additionally, the implementation of this policy has been aided by Supply Nation , certifying Indigenous businesses and maintaining a comprehensive directory to connect these suppliers with buyers in all sectors, public and private. The process of discovering and adding diverse suppliers can be reduced from weeks to minutes. .

Supplier 98

Supplier Ethics E-procurement Supply Chain 98

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2020

This is a method medium-size companies have already integrated in their supplier innovation strategy. It all starts with building up a transparent relationship. What are they transparent about? Buyers receive about a thousand forms per year and commit themselves to responding in a reasonable period of time.

Supplier 59

Supplier Management Buyers Innovation 59

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The payment process required for international trade is complex, expensive and high risk for both suppliers and buyers. The partnership with Transfermate removes this friction, creating a transparent, rapid and low-cost solution to paying suppliers anywhere in the world.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Supplier Finance Transparency 40

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. Current, closed, and awarded bids can now be found online, increasing transparency throughout the process.

Procurement 52

Procurement Sustainability IT Bidding 52

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 10, 2023

AIPSA would also absorb regulatory functions in cognate areas, such as the governance of public sector data, and integrate work in areas such as cyber security. Challenges to AIPSA’s ability to discharge such functions would be applicable to any public buyer seeking to achieve the same goals.

Procurement 52

Procurement Influencing Buyers Import 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Some of the most notable issues that emerged from our conversations with buyers included the lack of authority to curb cases of misconduct and the lack of resources for effectively designing and executing purchases. One key issue that became increasingly evident was the limited engagement between entrepreneurs and buyers.

Tender 52

Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

Select GCR

APRIL 26, 2024

One key aspect of our program is teaching you how to effectively nurture relationships with government buyers and prime contractors. To cultivate these connections effectively, contractors should prioritize transparency, reliability, and proactive communication.

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Government Government Government Contracts Media 102

ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The Company also cares about the user experience, suppliers and the transparency of Procurement operations within the entire organization. The possibility of integrating the new tool with the solutions already adopted within the organization, including SAP, is also of crucial importance. “In

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Tender Supplier Buyers 40

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. Adding functionality that let boroughs be more transparent about their IT requirements and existing technology partnerships is useful to both SMEs and other local authorities.

Tender 52

Tender Joint Procurement Supplier Collaboration 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. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3

Corruption 71

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 71

Procureware

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Q&A management Many buyers dread managing the Q&A process; phone calls are time consuming, aggregating emails is error-prone, and collaborating with internal experts is tedious. Look for features that support your typical volumes, levels of collaboration, and transparency requirements.

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Management Bidding Supplier Insurance 40

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

By using the supplier’s desire for payment, top performing organizations ensure that Invoice to Pay is an integral part of the Procurement process, creating a seamless operation, while maximizing touchless processing. If at any stage buyer interaction is required, this is provided via a low touch email or mobile friendly interface.

Supplier 52

Supplier E-procurement Accountability Networking 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. However, data from only 20% of all call for tenders as submitted by public buyers is available and searchable for analysis in one place [ie TED].

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

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.

Procurement 61

Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 61

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

When it comes to the nature of buyer-supplier relationships, we’re entering a brave, new world. To top it all off, extremely tight supply markets have further shifted negotiating leverage from buyers to suppliers. As with transparency, the key to maximizing value here is to enable broad and deep collaboration.

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Collaboration Supply Chain 52

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Farmer’s app connects farmers with reliable buyers in Botswana. The proposed idea is to digitally integrate smallholder farmers into Choppies’ supply chain, to overhaul procurement operations to allow fresh produce to swiftly reach store shelves. Africa Leaders Summit : the Digital Transformation with Africa (DTA) initiative.

Public Private Partnership 61

Public Private Partnership Inventory E-procurement Supply Chain 61

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

GTI-WP/2020:01, Budapest: Government Transparency Institute. It establishes a robust methodology to explore what impacts can be measured and also explores the channels through which transparency is indeed impactful – e.g. who are the stakeholders and enablers that are the actual drivers of change using increased transparency.

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

We set up Open Contracting Partnership to be bold: we aren’t after just a bit more transparency of public contracts, we want to transform procurement to meet the urgent needs of our time. Our world runs on public contracts. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

Procurement 84

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 84

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

New platform release features a broad set of enhancements across Ivalua’s complete Source-to-Pay suite, including deep integration with Amazon Business. The release also adds or deepens integrations with Ivalua’s growing partner ecosystem to improve decision-making and optimize the purchasing experience for users.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Innovation Supplier Collaboration 40

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Embarking on an eProcurement implementation can result in more efficient government, improved compliance and increased transparency. Integration and migration plans should be communicated months ahead of time, and may need to be repeated to make sure the core messages get through to end users. Executive Level Project Sponsors.

Eprocurement 40

Eprocurement Change Management Influencing Procurement 40

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

On TenderNed’s website, they regularly publish insights into key issues, such as the top 10 innovation-friendly public buyers , most common purchases (using CPV codes) , and the substantial increase in hiring of consultancy firms. Transparency is key.

Data 52

Data Tender Procurement E-procurement 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. Each of these criteria are explained in more detail in the proposal’s Annex.

Tender 52

Tender E-procurement Procurement Transparency 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Recent trends have increased the strategic importance of an effective, transparent Invoice-to-Pay process, managed by AP. If at any stage buyer interaction is required, this is provided via a low touch email or mobile friendly interface. Increased outsourcing has made businesses increasingly dependent on suppliers to drive innovation.

Supplier 40

Supplier Accountability Supply Chain End to End 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Specifically, the PAP states that “[t]he term “fair and reasonable” is generally considered to mean a price that is fair to both parties in a transaction , not higher than what the competitive market would bear or a price that a prudent and competent buyer would pay for a product or service under competitive market conditions.” See Section 2.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Price Contract E-procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

While the e-procurement system doesn’t include the quasi-governmental sector and sovereign wealth fund (which aren’t governed by the public procurement law) it provides full transparency on the general procurement market which accounts for at least a third of Kazakhstan’s public spending.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 113