Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To tackle this problem, the country has proposed wide-ranging legislation , including an anti-corruption package with measures to standardize the operations of Mongolia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and ensure they follow consistent rules throughout processes like tendering and procurement, among others.

Data 123

Data Corruption Supplier Public Procurement 123

Tendersinfo

APRIL 27, 2021

Each day federal, state and local agencies release several tenders across regions and sectors. The weightage and scoring of each tender will be different in the ease case. Also ensure that you will be able to meet the capacity requirements in terms of Manpower, Technology, and Experience. 

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Bidding Tender Government Government 52

Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Advocacy campaigns have contributed to important changes to procurement laws and practices, for example, encouraging compliance with competition rules, allowing civil society to file complaints about procurement for the first time, and increasing disclosure of quasi-governmental sector procurement data.

Procurement 120

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Corruption 120

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The public procurement agency improved access to information about upcoming opportunities for women-led and small businesses and conducted training to improve their capacity to respond. The team have expanded their capacity to manage these updated processes.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. We now have to help our business adapt and innovate.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The team developed a three-pronged strategy: talk to MSMEs and build their capacity to bid on contracts; simplify the bidding process for smaller businesses; and use innovative technology to better measure and manage opportunities for small business vendors. and the total value awarded to MSMEs has remained steady.

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Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As these systems begin to play a more important role, the government needs to uncover the risks associated with using artificial intelligence in procurement, and what steps need to be taken to manage these risks effectively. Their use of AI in the tender bidding process, including responding to supplier requests.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Ethics Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

Similarly, Lithuania is now tracking the use of “green” criteria to promote the procurement of environmentally friendly products and services, and Paraguay uses machine-learning to advertise tenders suitable for small businesses. Check out our regional pages and newsletters for updates!

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Businesses must understand the key differences between the public and private procurement methods, regulations, and goals when c onsidering tender opportunities in either sector. Furthermore, private businesses have more flexibility in pursuing informal tendering procedures or direct negotiation with suppliers.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Supplier 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

We built capacity to show that there is an opportunity to change how things are done. Construction continues to be the second most important industry, and office supplies took the place of food sales. We focused on the plan, the data, and the purpose of what we want to achieve.

Government Contracts 80

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

She’s also just been elected President of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN), which convenes procurement authorities from 54 countries and she emphasizes the importance of building on existing foundations to strengthen the network’s support for public procurement in Africa. I’ve seen this argument used often.

Public Procurement 80

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

In a market where production capacity has been saturated by exponential demand, product suppliers now have the upperhand. Why is Supplier Information so important? Throughout the supplier’s lifecycle (tender, contract, goods receiving, annual review etc.),

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Tender 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In a market where production capacity has suddenly been saturated by exponential demand, these product suppliers, whether strategic or otherwise, preferred or not, are now the ones able to choose which customers to work with. So, throughout the supplier’s lifecycle (tender, contract, goods receiving, annual review etc.),

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Supply Chain Tender 52

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

On a (trite) humoristic note: a first idea to slow any task down would be to leave its implementation to a cumbersome public tender procedure. A recurrent auditing is particularly important, as the performance of the tool will evolve due its capacity to learn (and sometimes possibly even detect it is being tested ).

Public Procurement 59

Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Evaluation 59

The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

If there is a good understanding of the number of potential bidders and their capacity this minimizes the requirement for market analysis. Sometimes the need is to assess the industry’s capacity to meet the procurement requirements. Market Analysis The level of market analysis is dependent on the outcome of the requirements gathering.

Procurement 52

Procurement Market Analysis Bidder Public Procurement 52

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

It is difficult enough to have access to information on ‘live’ tender procedures. Backward-looking data as a necessary evidence base It is notorious that the public sector’s management of procurement-related information is lacking.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Procurement Public Procurement IT 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Data limitations In all 3 countries, data quality has several important problems even after combining data from multiple sources and applying a range of data cleaning procedures. Hence, we matched contacts in the before and after groups according to key characteristics such as contract value, sector, or buyer type.

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Public Procurement Contract 40

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

These developed requirements can then be embedded into public contracts by reference, and thus protect public buyers from vendor standard cherry-picking, as well as providing a clear benchmark against which to assess tenders. If nothing else, the DRCF AI procurement report gives further credence to the need to change regulatory tack.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Tracker Intelligence

JUNE 30, 2024

Occupational Health Tenders The market for occupational health services is expanding globally, fueled by a growing emphasis on worker wellbeing and regulatory adherence. These tenders allow providers to provide basic services like medical screenings, on-site clinics, and workplace safety training.

Tender 52

Tender Bidding Education Data 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the past, regions that were slow to ask for assistance were left behind, and authorities lacked the capacity to understand if spending meets the needs of the most vulnerable, or whether it is helping build resilience to cope with future floods. Over the last five years, they turned their attention to the entire cycle of public spending.

Budget 52

Budget Finance Data Tender 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 31, 2025

CivicDataLab developed a methodology to identify and measure green public procurement using tender titles. Moving forward, measures to introduce better nomenclature, clearer descriptions of tender titles and tender descriptions, and complete data availability will enable more accurate estimates of the states green performance.

Green Public Procurement 82

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Budget Procurement 82

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Sending a purchase order or a response to an RFQ can constitute a contract, as well as a verbal agreement, so it is important to understand the five main elements that are required for a contract to be valid and a legally binding document. It’s important to note an offer can be revoked at any time before acceptance.

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Capacity Supplier Procurement Supply Chain 52