Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. A focus on integrity and transparency “When we started on Monday, 17 August 2020, the main challenge was linked to credibility and a lack of trust,” Pimentel reflects.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 26, 2024

By Torplus Yomnak, Co-Founder of HAND Social Enterprise and the Director of the Knowledge Hub for Regional Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Collaboration (KRAC) In May 2021, amid the pandemic lockdowns, a villager in Thailand took a stroll on the outskirts of their town, making an unexpected discovery that would stir the local community.

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Procureware

JUNE 28, 2018

The new Two-Way Messaging feature is just one example of how ProcureWare transforms sourcing operations to save buyers time, foster greater collaboration, reduce risk, and increase transparency. The communications are automatically associated to the individual vendor, their company, and the relevant bid or contract.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

The 2020 data strategy stressed that Public procurement data are essential to improve transparency and accountability of public spending, fighting corruption and improving spending quality. 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].

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Procurement Public Procurement Buyers Thresholds 52

Select GCR

MAY 14, 2024

For instance, FAR includes a provision at 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination, which ensures independent bids and prevents collusive pricing in government contracting. Handling Personal Conflicts of Interest The FAR takes a proactive stance when it comes to managing personal conflicts of interest.

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Ethics Procurement Procurement Contracts Price 52

Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 25, 2024

This new stage of institutional evolution of the TA is the topic we address in the study Quo vadis, administración tributaria? , which we published in collaboration with the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT). Boosting market transparency. In this blog, we will discuss some of the main conclusions.

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