American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s no secret that procurement professionals nationwide are struggling with budgets, bandwidth and staffing shortages. The procurement team from Dorchester County, South Carolina is a successful example of what you can also achieve with a cooperative strategy.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MAY 8, 2024

With less than one month to go until Meet the Buyer National 2024, now is the perfect time to plan your visit. Meet the Buyer National is coming to Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Wednesday 5 June 2024, and is set to bring Scotland’s public and private sectors together under one roof, for one day only.

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Scottish Government Procurement

AUGUST 12, 2024

Meet the Buyer North is set to bring businesses together for the largest free procurement event in the North of Scotland. The Supplier Development Programme will hold the seventh annual Meet the Buyer North event on Wednesday 11 September at The Music Hall in Aberdeen.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

On 13 November 2023, the UK Government published guidance setting out its ambitions for innovation procurement under the new Procurement Act 2023 (not yet in force, of which you can read a summary here). This further expands on the ambitions underpinning the Transforming Public Procurement project that started after Brexit.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Improving public procurement, which accounts for one in every three dollars spent by governments, is one of the core ways countries can do more with the same – or less. As theOpen Contracting Partnership, we support transformational procurement reforms in over 50 countries. How can the Bank leverage this opportunity?

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) and Scottish Borders Council are set to host the 3rd annual Meet the Buyer South event on 29 October at The Volunteer Hall, Galashiels. However, businesses of all sizes are welcome to attend Meet the Buyer South. appeared first on Public Procurement and Property.

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Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). What is Smart Public Procurement?

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Prepare your business for Meet the Buyer North 2024 With just one week to go until Meet the Buyer North, now is the perfect time to plan your visit. Look at the buyers listed on the Meet the Buyer North event page and consider who you would like to meet. appeared first on Public Procurement and Property.

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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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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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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I was invited to provide an entry on ‘public procurement’ for the forthcoming Elgar Encyclopedia of European Law co-edited by Andrea Biondi and Oana Stefan. things going on in procurement. Public Procurement I. I must say I struggled to decide what to write about, as the entry was limited to 4,000 words and there are so many (!!)

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Transparency International UK (TI-UK) just dropped a damning report on the UK’s pandemic-era procurement of PPE. But that’s exactly why the UK should’ve let its procurement professionals take the lead. This excellent book discusses the many smart, sensible ways of dealing with emergency procurement. Yes, it was chaotic.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To mark their 10 year anniversary our Central Government Procurement Shared Services (CGPSS) team have shared some of their highlights and hard work that has gone into making the team a success. Denis McFadden, Deputy Director, Procurement Services Division “CGPSS provides Redress Scotland with an invaluable service.

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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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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Challenge: Uganda’s public procurement authorities lack adequate resources and manpower to monitor many major contractors across the country’s more than 100 districts, leading to abandoned projects, missing deliverables and time and cost overruns. We only have three regional offices and hundreds of buyers.

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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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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Challenge: Despite ongoing government reforms, corruption and inefficient spending remains pervasive in Kazakhstan’s public procurement. Finally, the Anti-Corruption Agency is proactively supporting the development of civic monitoring and has agreed to cooperate with the civil society coalition to monitor procurement.

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Spend Network

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s that most wonderful time of the year again, but some buyers can’t help but play the role of Grinch with tender deadlines that steal time away from holiday festivities.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023.

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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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Art of Procurement

APRIL 4, 2024

China’s role in the global supply chain is changing right before our eyes, leaving foreign buyers to feel the discomfort. The post Even with +1, China is still #1 appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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

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USFCR

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Gain insider knowledge on upcoming opportunities and procurement trends. Network with military buyers and government decision-makers awarding contracts for defense infrastructure projects. High-level discussions with top military officials and procurement leaders focused on defense technology and innovation. Why attend?

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 10, 2025

This novel approach to contracting can help streamline government approvals of software procurement and speed up the governments access to third-party software solutions using AWS Marketplace by offering a pre-negotiated and consistent end-user license agreement (EULA) for each purchase. Who can benefit from SCMP+FA?

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I A few weeks later, the letter from the organization’s legal counsel was received and agreed with the Director of Procurement’s refusal to accept the late bid. The writing was on the wall for the Director of Procurement.

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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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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power. The post Buyer Power Score – Intermodal Container Rental appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 23, 2022

The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power. The post Buyer Power Score – Trade Show Displays appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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USFCR

JANUARY 20, 2025

Network with Agencies : Build relationships with federal buyers and contracting officers. Tools like the Advanced Procurement Portal (APP) help you identify opportunities and connect with the right people. Its a must-have for federal agencies considering your company for a sole-source award.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In his latest vlog, Nick provides an update highlighting what we’ve achieved over the last quarter, including exciting events and recent publications, as well as what’s coming up over the next few months across the Scottish procurement community. You can watch the video below. Welcome to my second vlog of 2024.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

Challenge: In Ukraine, a lack of machine-readable data about procurement appeals made it difficult for government suppliers to defend their rights and interests. At the same time, the Antimonopoly Committee received more than 10,500 procurement complaints with a total value of UAH 70.1 of all procurement appeals in Ukraine.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It all starts with procurement. Their comments are all published on the site, along with any responses from the procuring entity. For procuring officials, the pre-bidding documents module also streamlines their workload by consolidating feedback in a single, organized platform.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

South Korea has been a pioneer of green public procurement (GPP) since 2005 , when the Environment Ministry enacted legislation mandating government agencies to buy “green products” whenever possible. This allows organizations such as the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP) to analyze the impact of the reforms.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MAY 10, 2024

The current Sustainable Procurement Tools website was launched in June 2020. Alongside the 164 public bodies that are registered users of the Sustainable Procurement Tools , we are delighted that the tools are also proving useful to public and private organisations in other parts of the UK and further afield.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

John Cockerill was looking for a unified end-to-end spend management platform to be deployed across 4 business units in 22 countries, helping to reduce administrative tasks for the buyers, improve the fluidity of the procurement process and optimize collaboration between internal stakeholder and suppliers in a highly secure environment.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

Public sector agencies need to be able to access the cloud, and they do so through public procurement processes. Procurement’s role in supporting modern, digital services for governments is the subject of a report from the Open Data Institute (ODI) and Open Contracting Partnership (OCP). By 2019, the cloud supported SMEs that used £1.3

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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.

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