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The Procurement School
JANUARY 22, 2024
Author: Graham Allen It is often said, “… working in public procurement is akin to being in a fish bowl with the cat watching.” This is an indication of the level of transparency and accountability required by public procurement professionals. Preparation Each procurement is technically a legal case waiting to happen.
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 To accept the bid would put the organization at risk of being sued by all the other 6 compliant bidders for the value of this contract of $9 million plus up to 2 years of lost profit”, the Director replied.
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How to Crack a Nut
APRIL 4, 2023
The UK’s Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has published a report on Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems (for short, the ‘AI procurement report’). Some of DRCF’s findings in the AI procurement report are astonishing, and should attract significant attention. This is extremely worrying.
Tracker Intelligence
JULY 20, 2022
In the UK, the government spends around £284 billion on public sector contracts every year. With so much money in play, it should be unsurprising that government procurement attracts so much interest. Even big names like Amazon, Dell, and Apple hold government contracts in England. What is Government Contracting?
ivalua
MARCH 5, 2020
Last week, round 40 Procurement leaders got together in the very pleasant surroundings of the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to talk about collaboration, and to celebrate Ivalua’s increased presence in the UK. I was challenged in the questions about whether we can really move away from “savings” as perhaps the main objective for Procurement.
Inter-American Development Bank
MARCH 9, 2023
Public procurement accounts for around 13-20% of global GDP , so it has the potential to be an important tool for governments to promote gender equality. Women-led businesses are currently underrepresented in public procurement awards. It can also have benefits for governments.
ivalua
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Peter Smith, Managing Director, Procurement Excellence Ltd. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published new guidelines on outsourcing , a document that has wide-ranging implications for every banking organisation, and requires careful consideration by procurement leaders and functions. But it seemed a bit of a cheek, really.
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