How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This regulatory technique simply seeks to allow public buyers to ensure compliance with the EU AI Act by cascading the relevant obligations and requirements down to tech providers (largely on a back to back basis). Whichever way this goes, this puts the public buyer in a position of rule-taker.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

GovSpend

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I fell in love with their mission to arm buyers and sellers in the public sector with intelligence, enabling them to be more proactive and competitive in their markets and in their spending. Data is the core of the GovSpend value proposition, and increasing data coverage and quality is a top objective. Any final words?

Data 105

Data Quality Purchasing Transparency 105

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

JULY 18, 2017

Oversees the analysis of cost, performance, quality, service and delivery. Two (2) years experience as a Purchasing Manager or five (5) years as a Senior Buyer with responsibility for a wide range of buying, including consumable supplies, commodity and/or heavy equipment acquisition. Three (3) years supervisory experience.

Purchasing 100

Purchasing Management Warehouse E-procurement 100

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We only have three regional offices and hundreds of buyers. This is now changing” A vision for bottom-up participation To develop the project and engage all stakeholders, PPDA brought together government buyers (known as Procuring and Disposing Entities or PDEs) and civil society organizations together in regional meetings.

Public Procurement 134

Public Procurement Procurement Contract Collaboration 134

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Moreover, there are more than 5 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States that are able to provide valuable services to add enhanced quality and efficiency to the U.S. of the federal government’s overall annual contracting and buying goes to Hispanic-owned businesses.

Buyers 128

Buyers Procurement Contract Government Contracts 128

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.

Corruption 77

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 77

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 30, 2023

So it’s less about production quality and it’s more about addressing the questions and convincing us that I’m going to use a cyber term that you’re not selling vaporware. And then I’ve seen some really high quality videos that definitely look professionally produced. Tom Temin Sure. Tom Temin All right.

Quality 115

Quality Buyers Contract IT 115

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Working with one supplier under single-supplier systems guarantees constant quality and easier administration. The Benefits of Framework Agreements Framework agreements offer a streamlined procurement process that benefits both buyers and suppliers by simplifying the qualification and tendering stages, ultimately saving time and money.

Framework Agreement 52

Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender 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 65

Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 65

Extract Systems

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Under a NAR rule, a home seller is required to pay commissions to the agent representing the buyer, which sellers claimed forced them to pay excessive fees to the agents. Under this latest ruling sellers would no longer be required to pay their buyers’ agents, and agents would be free to set their own commission rates.

Buyers 52

Buyers Ethics Quality Collaboration 52

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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

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.

Procurement 65

Procurement IT Buyers Influencing 65

American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

City and county governments are often key buyers of landscape equipment and supplies, says Keith McGinty , director of bids and government accounts at SiteOne Landscape Supply , a firm that sells soil maintenance products, irrigation, lighting, nursery products, tools, equipment, safety items and hardscapes in addition to landscape supplies.

Government 98

Government Government Bidding Purchasing 98

ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

Buyers are expected to scrutinize every aspect of the purchasing process to identify ways to reduce their carbon footprint, source sustainable materials, and promote diversity. As the sourcing function evolves, digital procurement technologies have become crucial tools for buyers to capture and report their sustainability achievements.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Buyers Supplier E-procurement 52

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).

Strategic Sourcing 52

Strategic Sourcing E-auction Automotive E-procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

I am reading a leaflet for a contract management portal when I overhear a conversation between a buyer and a supplier. “I says a buyer. AI might be fast, but buyers cannot rely on it to be a subject matter expert. If a bid is incorrectly evaluated, the buyer can hardly hold the AI response generator accountable.

Bidder 52

Bidder Tender Buyers Bidding 52

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Buying supplies, equipment, low preference items and the latest innovations to support high-value care delivery is expensive and while it’s not an area where you want to skimp, there are certainly ways to reduce these expenses without impacting quality of care. For many it’s likely that the opportunity is much larger.

Supply Chain 87

Supply Chain Distribution Strategic Sourcing Quality 87

The Procurement School

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Allows government buyer to consider vendor feedback and make changes before issuing the solicitation. Solicitation Processes Once a government buyer has issued a solicitation, they must balance meeting the government’s needs with maintaining the interest of quality vendors. Avoid jargon and spell out acronyms.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Buyers Budget Quality 52

Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

Identify the Pain Areas of the Buyer It is of utmost importance to comprehend the requirements and recognize the torment spaces of the buyer. A tender response should be able to make you stand out from the competition and talk about how your services can add value to the buyer.

Bidding 52

Bidding Tender Buyers E-procurement 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If a supplier that was once performing well in relation to delivering excellent quality suddenly starts to present with many defects or lower quality items, this would raise concern. The results of the KPI would flag up reduced performance and allow the buyer to address this issue.

Import 59

Import Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 59

Inter-American Development Bank

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Smart public procurement refers to making optimal decisions to minimize waste and enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of public spending when purchasing and contracting goods, works and services. Better contracts and processes, for example, could reduce the risk of delays, quality problems or unexpected costs.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Strategic Planning Balance 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 18, 2022

While data quality cannot be perfected and some technological innovations aren’t quite ready for prime time, tremendous improvements are possible. Below, Improve Data Quality. Improve Data Quality. Having quality data is essential, but ultimately the decision-maker must have access to insights that drive value.

Transparency 52

Transparency Supply Chain Data Procurement 52

The Softly Spark

AUGUST 8, 2024

This misleading practice of making false green claims has left many buyers skeptical of products touted as eco-friendly. Consumer perception: There is the perception that consumers might view an environmentally friendly product as being of lesser quality, believing that a sustainable product can’t be effective.

Sustainability 98

Sustainability Transparency Buyers Quality 98

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

OCTOBER 5, 2020

3) Adverse impact on growth through lower efficiency of public investment, lower quality of public services and higher volatility in markets with substantial public presence. Each of the dashboards allows users to undertake their own analysis in these areas by comparing sectors, regions, years, and buyer types.

Corruption 52

Corruption E-procurement Public Procurement Contract 52

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 26, 2024

The platform provides information on contracts available for bidding, buyer behaviour tracking, and market data to facilitate the tendering process. Buyer and competitor tracking: The platform can track the activities of potential customers and competitors. CAG Consultants significantly reduced the time taken to identify opportunities.

Tender 52

Tender Bidding Buyers Competitive Bidding 52

ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2021

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. . So today, many leading Procurement organizations look beyond cost factors to make decisions based on quality, reliability, innovation and social and environmental practices.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Ethics Sustainability 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

In spite of such major policy developments, we still lack the specific and rigorous evidence on the impact of transparency interventions and which types of transparency matter for which actors to support desirable societal outcomes such as high quality public services, procedural justice or public sector integrity (Bauhr et al, 2019).

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

GovCon Chamber of Commerce

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sales and the Art of Persuasion Winning proposals are essentially SALES documents , so they must be compelling and persuasive to the buyers. What does the federal buyer want to achieve with their RFP? We "bring solutions that improve the quality of healthcare to all veterans across America” INTERESTING!

Buyers 52

Buyers Quality Management Influencing 52

ivalua

MAY 19, 2022

This allows for part-payments, quality or milestone-based contract terms, even payment on receipt to be visible to the supplier, finance, treasury, and the buyers. All this is transparent across the payment journey, to the buyer and supplier. How does the solution remove friction in the supply chain?

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Buyers Finance 52

ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

Supplier Data Quality & Management in Decision Making. This is where Source-to-Pay systems can help – by providing procurement teams with a system that centralizes information and ensures data quality meets a high standard. It may be the most basic level, but data management may also be the most daunting for some organizations.

Supply Chain 69

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Procurement Team 69

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 16, 2024

It is a favourite for businesses who want high-quality tender opportunities because of its comprehensive coverage and user-friendly interface. A good profile makes it easier for your clients to trust you, which will likely attract more buyers. One example is Tracker Intelligence, which stands out among other private-sector platforms.

Tender 52

Tender Bidding Competitive Bidding Buyers 52

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This pro-supplier/pro-customer orientation prompted Gisele’s question/challenge, which is whether ‘there is EVER an opportunity for government (customer-buyer) to be better able to negotiate the final language with clauses like these in order to weigh the trade offs between interests?’,

Supplier 75

Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 75

ivalua

JUNE 28, 2021

The research, conducted by Coleman Parkes, surveyed 300 suppliers across the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland, to examine supplier relationships with their buyers. According to the report, two-thirds (67%) of suppliers find buyer procurement systems a challenge to use, further limiting their ability to collaborate with organisations.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Buyers Collaboration 52

ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

This means a significant risk of low commitment rates and low-quality (and therefore unreliable) data. Decarbonization will generate a significant increase in the amount of data buyers must manage. To improve efficiency, quality, and data capitalization, the buyer must have digitized tools at their disposal.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Purchasing Buyers 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Aurélien Vépierre, Procurement Director for Viparis, explains: “We needed a flexible tool that could standardize our processes and help our buyers optimize the way they handle calls for tender. We were convinced by the quality and the extensive functional scope of the Ivalua solution.

E-procurement 53

E-procurement Procurement Tender Supplier 53

NIH NITAAC

JUNE 1, 2021

The Act was created with one mission in mind: To speed up IT purchasing so that by the time technology got to the buyer, it wasn’t obsolete. As a buyer, you strengthen your bargaining position when you give all the awardees on the contract a fair chance to compete. There are two good reasons for an agency to exercise fair opportunity.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Purchasing Buyers Electronics 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Over 9 million Mexico City residents are benefiting from better quality goods and services as a result of improved procurement processes. In October 2024, use of the pre-bidding module became mandatory for Mexico City’s buyers. What’s next?

Collaboration 57

Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57