Buyers Quality Quantity 
Open Contracting Partnership
APRIL 16, 2025
The number of suppliers per buyer increased from 8.0 Failed competitive tenderswhich previously offered a loophole for buyers to resort to direct awardshave dropped from 52% of the value of public tenders in 2018 to around 3% in 2022 to 2024. The data also indicates that buyers are making a concerted effort to improve their planning.
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.
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Open Contracting Partnership
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Firstly, Kazakhstan publishes relatively high-quality, real-time open contracting data. The quality of Kazakhstan’s data publication stands out in the region. But many buyers are still reluctant to use such complicated procedures because they’re unsure of how control agencies view the use of award criteria other than lowest price.
Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting
OCTOBER 5, 2020
2) Unfinished, sub-standard delivery or lower than contracted quantity leading to the need for further public expenditure or lost revenue. 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.
Federal News Network
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
It is important, however, also to consider that contract prices on an indefinite quantity indefinite delivery contract, such as the MAS, are based on unknown requirements and must cover every possible contingency, e.g. , quantity, quality, delivery, complexity, scale, location, security clearance level, etc.
The Coalition for Government Procurement
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
It is important, however, also to consider that contract prices on an indefinite quantity indefinite delivery contract, such as the MAS, are based on unknown requirements and must cover every possible contingency, e.g. , quantity, quality, delivery, complexity, scale, location, security clearance level, etc.
ivalua
AUGUST 21, 2022
First of all, we must identify the suppliers with the highest emissions either by physical quantity or amounts spent. 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.
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