Bonfire

AUGUST 19, 2022

With demands on public sector procurement teams increasing all the time, the need for effective RFP collaboration will continue to increase, too. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at why RFP collaborations tends to be so chaotic, and how Bonfire helps transform the chaos into productive teamwork.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Public procurement these days is not just about acquiring goods and public services at low costs. Social value is a transformative approach shaping how public contracts are awarded and executed. What Is Social Value In Public Procurement? Why Does Social Value Matter In Public Procurement?

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

As a result, the procurement software offered to public companies has been able to live in parallel with the private market; its evolution has been very focused on compliance with public procurement regulations. As a salesperson, the complexity of public procurement may seem daunting.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Procurement teams are now expected to manage a lot of moving parts — from supplier relations to spend, risk, compliance, contractual obligations, contingency plans and more — and a lack of visibility inhibits their ability to do any of that effectively. Focus on digital transformation and adopt procurement technology.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Cunningham notes that for cities, the goal is not just to acquire technology, but to implement solutions that enhance public services, improve efficiency and demonstrate responsible use of taxpayer funds—in both the short and long term. The firm lists a number of cooperative contracts under the keyword “technology.”

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Scottish Government Procurement

JULY 9, 2024

These awards are a unique opportunity to showcase the Power of Procurement, the innovations, initiatives and achievements of organisations that are leading the way for public procurement in Scotland. The award categories reflect the diversity of procurement requirements and initiatives across Scotland’s public sector.

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Bonfire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Getting together to share knowledge and experiences while tackling new challenges is something so fundamental to public procurement and we love to see the collaboration and passion for the profession at these events. Many of the tools procurement teams are searching for (contract management, evaluations, vendor engagement, etc.)

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These awards are a unique opportunity to showcase the Power of Procurement, the innovations, initiatives and achievements of organisations that are leading the way for public procurement in Scotland. Nick Ford, Director of Scottish Procurement and Property said “Congratulations to all of the Finalists!

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

At Bonfire, we get to work with hundreds of public procurement professionals every day. On March 15, we brought together procurement professionals from crown corporations across Canada for a virtual roundtable discussion. Vendor diversity and sustainability are becoming increasingly important for procurement teams.

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The Procurement School

MARCH 22, 2024

Author : Edward Claringbold Over the past three years, I have been the Procurement Lead for the First Nation Procurement Policy at my organisation. In late 2020, we took a bold step into the unknown by releasing the First Nation Procurement Policy, [1]which was collaboratively designed and written with our First Nation Partners.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Good commented on how the digital environment is enabling procurement teams and suppliers to collaborate more effectively than they ever have. . One of the things that we’ve always been challenged with in the public sector is acquiring . On Upcoming Trends. resources,” said Good. “The

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Bonfire

APRIL 3, 2023

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have become an essential tool for complex organizations, but when it comes to procurement in the public sector, they aren’t enough. Purpose-built procurement software provides a platform for collaboration, helping procurement teams achieve better and faster results.

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Bonfire

MAY 17, 2022

Whether the motivation is new legislation or funding requirements, increasing competition in your RFP responses, or supporting your community — there’s no wrong reason for public sector procurement teams to foster more diversity in their vendor pool. So how do you create vendor diversity initiatives in your organization?

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ivalua

APRIL 19, 2022

Kicking off the day with our first keynote, Ivalua’s Founder and CEO David Khuat-Duy will present his reimagined vision in a post-pandemic world, leveraging digital transformation to restore growth, and igniting new opportunities for procurement teams and suppliers. Evolution to Accommodate Growth, Navy Federal Credit Union.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Staffing for the core team members and project leadership must flex with the needs of the implementation effort. How will the project schedule and phases align with team members’ other work responsibilities? The same thought process should be extended to the larger procurement team.

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Bonfire

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Considering everything you do for your agencies, colleagues, and communities, there’s no question that public procurement professionals are on our “nice” list every year! It’s completely free to use for public procurement professionals everywhere. And the best part? Sign up today and see the benefits right away.

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Bonfire

MARCH 24, 2022

In that time, we’ve never stopped evolving to respond to the changing landscape of public procurement. Collaborating to find a way. Regardless of the curveballs we’ve been thrown over the years (yes, including a pandemic), our team and clients continue to evolve, innovate, and prove our value, again and again.

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Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

These awards recognise the achievement, innovations and successes that make the UK a world leader in effective public procurement. This year several new award categories have been added to the list, reflecting the diversity of procurement across the UKs public sector. appeared first on Public Procurement and Property.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 19, 2025

Where Ill be taking a look back at some of the recent developments and a quick look forward at what’s coming up across the public procurement community. First up, the Minister for Public Finance, Ivan McKee, recently brought together the leadership of public bodies, elected and operational leadership of Local Government.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This includes providing customers, especially in the public sector, with the necessary tools, guidance, and resources to get started with purpose-built AI services , such as Amazon Bedrock , Amazon SageMaker Clarify , and much more. The resulting open source solutions can then be deployed by other agencies with similar needs.

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