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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

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.

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

Open Contracting Partnership

According to the Center for Electronic Finances , the e-procurement system provided services to 101,000 suppliers and 20,600 government buyers who posted 856,234 tender notices and signed 1,658,540 contracts worth up to 6 trillion tenge (~US$13 billion). Increasing transparency of the quasi-governmental sector. Professionalizing procurement.

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Landscape maintenance supplies and equipment are often near the top of local government shopping lists

American City & Country

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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The Corruption Cost Tracker: Quantifying the costs of corrupt contracting and the savings to be made from reform

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

2) Unfinished, sub-standard delivery or lower than contracted quantity leading to the need for further public expenditure or lost revenue. Each of the dashboards allows users to undertake their own analysis in these areas by comparing sectors, regions, years, and buyer types.

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Requirements Contracts: Words of Exclusivity

Public Contracting Institute

The case notes that an essential element of a requirements contract is the promise by the buyer to purchase the subject matter of the contract exclusively from the seller. The 2014 contracts contain FAR 52.216-22 (indefinite quantity clause) and FAR 52.216-19 (order limitations clause) but not the FAR requirements clause.

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Providing best value through the Multiple Award Schedule

Federal News Network

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.

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How I got into SCM without even knowing it

Naomi Clews Consultancy

I made all the decisions about the chart and back catalogue (non chart) singles range I stocked and the pre-order quantities of new release singles. I was considered one of the best singles buyers in the country, based on my P&L performance alone. T rends came and went fast! This could be a very stressful activity.