The Procurement ClassRoom

MAY 19, 2024

Integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) into public procurement processes holds significant promise for enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency, potentially reducing corruption. AI’s Role in Public Procurement AI enhances procurement by improving decision-making and streamlining processes.

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Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Market Analysis 52

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Public procurement of AI between opportunities and risks Introduction In the past year, the growth in hype around AI and machine learning has been considerable. for law enforcement and essential public services), or not used at all (e.g. transparency for image manipulation), or substantial requirements (e.g.

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Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Evaluation 59

Nitrous: Public Procurement

AUGUST 27, 2020

Why are SMEs so important for public procurement? Read on as we discuss why engagement with smaller businesses in public procurement is critical. We’ll delve into how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed procurement, and how urban resilience must be central to new initiatives. But there is a subsequent loss.

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Public Procurement Import Procurement Innovation 52

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. AI compliance in public procurement remains a developing process.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. The bidding process was also restructured to lower the barriers for such businesses to register and submit bids.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 4, 2024

Public procurement needs to be more transparent, efficient, and accountable to tackle the major social and economic challenges faced by governments across the world. I have had opportunities to support more than 60 countries across the globe in reviewing and advising their e-procurement (e-GP) initiatives.

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E-procurement Procurement Public Procurement Transparency 82

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.

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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.

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Bestek Procurement

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In this episode, Marta and Willem start by discussing the role of public procurement law in addressing climate change, emphasizing its supportive capacity in mitigation efforts and how it interacts with various legal disciplines, including environmental, competition, and constitutional law.

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Public Procurement Procurement Capacity Sustainability 40

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

Public procurement should be all about people. We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. Our world runs on public contracts. It’s a means to an end, not an end in itself.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023.

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Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Whilst the Independent Review looks back at the past 20 years, we are always looking to the future to drive forward the power of procurement. Earlier this year in April, we published the first-ever Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland.

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Sustainability Procurement Supplier Public Procurement 85

Telles.eu

JUNE 14, 2023

Moreover, the CJEU in COS.MET para 58 also concluded that even statement by public officials to the media could consist a measure having an equivalent effect. Second, because those which presented themselves and complied with the criterion did so while being constrained in their decision making of what industrial capacity to use.

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VWV

JUNE 15, 2021

The Procurement Bill on transforming public procurement in England and Wales is expected to be published in the autumn. One of the core aims of the EU procurement regime was to 'level the playing field' for public sector procurement across the Member States.

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Public Procurement Procurement Procurement Team Procurement Strategies 40

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

As we celebrate, we find ourselves at the crossroads of progress and potential, confronting the myths holding women back from participating in public procurement and attaining certain heights in leadership. We built capacity to show that there is an opportunity to change how things are done. Happy International Women’s Day!

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Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Together with the global community, we were able to close out 2023 with a big advocacy win, with the UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement passed in December. Organizations we work with more as allies, advocates, or co-implementers may not be seeking capacity-building support from us in the first place.

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E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

In our 2016–17 ACE project, we focused on collecting data from development aid donors and lenders rather than from national governments, assuming that this would be a more reliable source since such agencies face a lot of pressure to be transparent, and also have the capacity to collect data.

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ivalua

JUNE 11, 2019

Public Sector Procurement has always had a fairly poor perception of being in the dark ages. However, a lot has changed in the last few years, many Public Sector Procurement organizations have woken up to the potential improvements and impact of modernizing Public Procurement and many are well down the transformation road.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2024

It is one of the biggest public procurement markets in the world, yet, as in many countries, procurement is an overlooked, underfunded, and understaffed government function.

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Procurement Public Procurement Government Contracts Collaboration 62

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Challenge: Indonesia’s public procurement sector is highly vulnerable to corruption. Open contracting approach: The open contracting risk monitoring platform Opentender.net empowers auditors to prioritize which procedures to investigate, gather evidence and respond to public complaints more effectively. billion). “We

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Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Paola Diegues is a self-proclaimed public procurement enthusiast. Their business facilitates access to procurement information, providing powerful analytics that help companies to search for new opportunities, prepare bids, and evaluate their performance on past tenders. They currently service 30 clients in Latin America.

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Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

FedScoop

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Countries are steadily moving towards digitalizing public procurement. Roughly nine out of ten countries publish open data sets for national and sector-specific budgets and expenditures. The legislative framework supporting e-government still varies significantly across regions.

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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. They tried to set the project up for success in three ways.

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AWS Public Sector

JUNE 3, 2024

Public sector agencies need to be able to access the cloud, and they do so through public procurement processes. Procurement’s role in supporting modern, digital services for governments is the subject of a report from the Open Data Institute (ODI) and Open Contracting Partnership (OCP).

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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. The most common public sector form of market analysis is a jurisdictional scan by contacting other provinces, municipalities or Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs).

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Procurement Market Analysis Bidder Public Procurement 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Why Procurement Differs Between the Public and Private Sectors Procurement in the public and private sectors has very different goals and regulatory frameworks. The fundamental goals of public procurement are to get value for money, to be open and fair in procurement processes, and to use taxpayer funds effectively.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Photo credit: Flickr While carrying out research on the impact of digital technologies for public procurement governance, I have realised that the deployment of artificial intelligence to promote sustainability through public procurement holds some promise. In my view, it should be a matter of high priority. *

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Sustainability Procurement Public Procurement IT 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Ethical Spend Toolset.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

VIGIA is a unique initiative that allows entrepreneurs to easily find public procurement business opportunities in Paraguay, as well as provide real-time high-quality feedback about irregularities. The platform was co-developed by OCP and the business community together with the government. And how could we reach those entrepreneurs?

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Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The intention is to encourage consideration of ways to simplify and open opportunities for SMEs to efficiently participate in more public procurements. The suggestions apply to all segments of competitive bidding, including the SME segments of Supplier Diversity, Indigenous and Social Procurement.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023).

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Purchasing Framework Agreement Public Procurement Public Procurement System 52

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

The research also examined the procurement agency’s processes and capacity, making recommendations for improvements and highlighting opportunities to collaborate with other agencies, civil society and other stakeholders for better procurement outcomes. PhilGEPS was such an important partner in the project,” says Abante.

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Telles.eu

JUNE 28, 2023

And it is one of those cases where the proof is on the pudding since none of the three remaining economic operators decided to manufacture abroad despite the existence of capacity to do so. As such, the main issue is one for art 34 TFEU since the measure (ie, the criterion) has an equivalent effect to a quantitative restriction.

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Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 7, 2023

All countries in the region have signed the Paris Agreement, which aims to increase countries’ resilience and adaptive capacity, as well as stabilize global warming below 2°C and as close to 1.5°C C as possible. This objective implies two major challenges for finance ministries.

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The Procurement School

JULY 24, 2023

For example, if they are not making money on their contract with you, they may prefer to end the contract so that they have the capacity to take on other clients where profits are more likely. Like many other regions, public sector procurement or government procurement in Canada requires a meticulous approach.

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Management Consulting Evaluation Public Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

We integrate data from the Treasure Ministry, the Ministry of Education, and the National Public Procurement Agency so that people can provide feedback and know whether or not the funding is reaching the neediest schools in their municipality, according to the Ministry of Education’s prioritization list.

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