The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Public sector professionals must responsibly procure goods and service contracts on behalf of the taxpayer. Seasoned practitioners in public procurement can be jaded from situations that have gone wrong, and it is common for inexperienced public buyers to experience risk aversion and fear of the unknown.

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Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Improved procurement strategies could reduce public debt by as much as 1.8% By neglecting passive waste, countries miss opportunities to fully leverage public spending, as inefficiencies in execution can render otherwise well-intentioned procurement efforts ineffective. of GDP, according to FISLAC calculations.

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Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

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.

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Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Procurement Team 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As part of Scot Climate Week 2023 , we hear from some members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) on how their organisations are embedding climate action in their procurement activities. One significant step forward is the integration of environmental evaluations into our tendering process for all products.

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Supply Chain Public Procurement Procurement Sustainability 70

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Early development work on the re-let has commenced and a Prior Information Note (PIN) will be issued shortly which will include a Request for Information (RFI) to gain views from the market and stakeholders, to inform our Procurement Strategy. The DPS is available to all Scottish public bodies including third sector bodies.

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Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2021

Responsible sourcing is the incorporation of ethical, sustainable and socially conscious principles into sourcing, procurement and overall supply chain management practices. This approach ensures that business between a buyer and its suppliers is conducted in a manner that does not negatively impact society or the environment. .

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Supply Chain Supplier Ethics Sustainability 52

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Effective procurement practices allow the establishment of a closed-loop circular supply chain that helps deliver more efficiency, from end-to-end and supports the formalisation of different services, including e-waste management, recycling, resource sharing, and supplier regulatory development.

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Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement 52