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Enhancing Competition in Public Procurement: Lessons from the NAO Report

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Without competitive bidding, prices go up, and the quality of goods and services languishes. This is particularly problematic for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which often need more resources to participate in complex, bureaucratic tender processes dominated by a few more prominent competitors.

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Digital procurement, PPDS and multi-speed datafication -- some thoughts on the March 2023 PPDS Communication

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However, data from only 20% of all call for tenders as submitted by public buyers is available and searchable for analysis in one place [ie TED]. prices) ’ (at 7, fn 17). As the PPDS Communication stresses To unlock the full potential of public procurement, access to data and the ability to analyse it are essential.