Scottish Government Procurement

AUGUST 27, 2024

Only two weeks to go until the Supplier Development Programme’s seventh annual Meet the Buyer North event , on 11 September at The Music Hall in Aberdeen. The Supplier Development Programme is also delighted to introduce the first ever Health Zone at Meet the Buyer North, sponsored by NHS National Services Scotland.

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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.

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Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 8, 2024

For the first time ever, the Supplier Development Programme is pleased to announce that all four of the Procurement Centres of Expertise (CoE) are taking part in Meet the Buyer National , at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 5 June and they will be ready to talk procurement frameworks!

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 10, 2025

In 2019, AWS Marketplace worked with legal, procurement, and sales leaders from our buyer and seller communities to develop the SCMP, a pre-negotiated agreement designed to capture common ground between buyers and sellers. The SCMP has helped accelerate contract approvals by up to 80 percent.

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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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USFCR

JANUARY 20, 2025

Network with Agencies : Build relationships with federal buyers and contracting officers. Situations where only one vendor can meet the agencys needs. Example: The U.S. Army awarded a sole-source contract to Palantir Technologies for its proprietary battlefield intelligence platform, Palantir Gotham.

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Competitive Bidding Contract Bidding Buyers 105

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 18, 2024

By empowering federal buyers to act swiftly and make purchasing decisions without being tied to large, restrictive procurement platforms, the government could access innovative solutions more readily.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

We’re responsible for the marketplace’s functionality for both the seller and the buyer. The buyer is a customer of the reseller or software vendor for the SaaS product, as well as of AWS for use of our marketplace. The answer is: no, AWS is not a software reseller. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a marketplace provider.

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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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USFCR

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Network with military buyers and government decision-makers awarding contracts for defense infrastructure projects. Why attend? National 8(a) Small Business Conference Best for: Small, disadvantaged businesses. Why attend? GovCon Gold Rush Best for: Businesses ready to engage directly with federal agencies. Why attend? Why attend?

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Contract Buyers Influencing Government Contracts 71

Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The post Art of Procurement Acquires Buyers Meeting Point and MyPurchasingCenter appeared first on Art of Procurement. Art of Procurement, a media company focused on the value potential of corporate procurement and supply management, has announced its.

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GovCon Chamber of Commerce

JUNE 1, 2023

Social Selling has emerged as a powerful strategy to engage with federal agency buyers and teaming partners. Next he explains when and how to engage to become 'findable' and 'attractive' to potential buyers. So it is crucial to reach and connect with these potential buyers. It is just a process. Visibility.

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GovCon Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

RTX (NYSE: RTX) has agreed to sell its Raytheon’s cybersecurity, intelligence and services business to an undisclosed buyer for approximately $1.3 The company announced the move in its third-quarter earnings report published Tuesday. Reuters reported that private equity firm Blackstone was the prospective purchaser of the business.

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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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Buyers Procurement Bidder Electronics 40

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For example, the top products were considered those that had the highest demand among buyers, the highest supply and the greatest environmental importance (as quantified by the number of applicable certifications) ( see Table 11 ).

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 3, 2024

What are the various price analysis techniques available to the world’s largest buyer of goods and services? “It It All Adds Up” is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest government contract accounting, cost, and pricing developments.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

My short answer is that AI procurement is different because it poses technical and contextual risks that we are yet to fully understand and because public buyers cannot (yet) rely on traditional de-risking tools—which leaves them exposed to regulatory and commercial capture. So maybe this is nothing new.

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Moreover, understanding the procurement processes of government agencies can significantly enhance your marketing efforts, allowing you to tailor your strategies to meet the unique needs of these major buyers. Government agencies as major buyers The U.S. This set-aside policy translates to approximately $145.7

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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. Yes, it was chaotic.

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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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Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The post Creating Tail Spend ROI Through an Improved Buyer Experience appeared first on Ivalua. Data comes from multiple sources, such as purchasing/payment systems, purchasing card data, travel and expense systems, and often multiple ERP systems. Which supplier it was purchased from; and . Who purchased it. We’re here to help.

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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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Tender Buyers Supplier Public Procurement 62

SmallGovCon

OCTOBER 1, 2024

It also provides invaluable access to government agency buyers and policy leaders, prime contractors, and tribal procurement representatives looking to expand their vendor pools. The Indian Country Business Summit (ICBS) is hosting its annual “Diversity in Government Contracting” ICBSSHOW in Oklahoma City this month.

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Buyers Government Contracts Procurement Networking 105

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).

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Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive Total Cost of Ownership 98

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

And that is an enormous change in available information where you could come in as a government buyer and you could say, ‘I would like to see someone who has a small business doing janitorial services in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and has an active contract and is a small businesswoman owned.’ Tom Temin: Right. Tom Temin: Right.

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Data Procurement Price Efficiency 88

Government Contracts

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A Colorado state judge entered an emergency order Monday forcing a Colorado aerospace company that sold its assets to California-based Interconnect Solutions Co. for $15 million to turn over its business accounts to ISC, which said the accounts are needed to perform work for customer Lockheed Martin.

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Accountability Buyers IT 52

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

When you get to numbers like 30,40, even $60,000 in savings, that’s a buyer, that’s a contract coordinator for a lot of counties. Cooperative Purchasing Savings & Strategy “Anytime we use an OMNIA Partners contract, it saves us between $500-$1,000 in administrative cost,” says Tigert.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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. Go to the following link for information on Nintex’s work with governments. The same applies to technology.

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Total Cost of Ownership Cost of Ownership Buyers Buying Process 110

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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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 31, 2024

And the false claims recovery portion of this roughly $1 billion settlement is nearly half a billion dollars. I think it’s also worth observing for your listeners that in case you don’t know, these False Claims Act cases often don’t come to prosecution without an individual whistleblower stepping forward. Greg Williams Yeah.

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ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

Ivalua’s global reach of buyers and their suppliers helps us deliver on our mission-providing access to working capital to businesses so they can grow and thrive. C2FO: Buyers on the Ivalua platform can pay their suppliers early and proactively set goals for return on their cash. It Pays to Partner! C2FO: Unequivocally.

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Supply Chain Buyers Supplier IT 52

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Two weeks later, the Buyer and Grain Power LLC (Guarantor) – another Ukrainian agricultural company – entered into an additional agreement to the Contract under the terms as per which the Guarantor assumed all obligations of the Buyer arising from the Contract (Additional Agreement).

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Buyers Contract Purchasing Price 98

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In October 2024, use of the pre-bidding module became mandatory for Mexico City’s buyers. In large public projects, like infrastructure, transport, and delivering public services like water and social programs, the difference between success and failure often comes down to how well you plan and who you involve early on. What’s next?

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Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The guidance indicates that the changes in the Procurement Act will help public buyers in three ways: ‘ The new rules focus more on delivering outcomes (as opposed to ‘going through the motions’ of a rigid process). This further expands on the ambitions underpinning the Transforming Public Procurement project that started after Brexit.

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Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 128

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

I show how neither the presumption of superiority of the public buyer over the public contractor, nor the related presumption that the public buyer is the rule-maker and the public contractor is the rule-taker, necessarily hold in this context. Thanks in advance for those who take the time.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 26, 2024

We hope you had a very productive week and are looking forward to the weekend. We have been, and will be, receiving some much-needed rain, so outdoor weekend activities might be a bit hit or miss here. It’s wonderful weather for all those recently planted gardens, however, as long as the storms aren’t bad!

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Buyers Sustainability Government Contracts Price 105

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

AUGUST 5, 2024

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

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