The Procurement School

AUGUST 21, 2024

Factors which influence outsourcing: Smaller public entities, in terms of budgets, typically do not fund staffing resources for procurement. Instead, departmental staff are expected to successfully manage the process, which is unrealistic. Their CFO is required to ensure value for money and compliance with competitive bid laws.

Procurement 52

Procurement Competitive Bidding Public Procurement Supplier 52

ivalua

JUNE 11, 2019

At some point, there was a need for this, a solicitation process to select a supplier, a competitive bidding process, a contract negotiation, transactions and so on. Being responsible for Procurement at the city, county or state level is a big deal and it directly impacts citizens.

Procurement 67

Procurement IT Public Procurement Supplier 67

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.

Participation 52

Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

The Procurement School

JANUARY 20, 2025

Overview The expectations on public sector procurement professionals to be up-to-speed on all of the possible issues related to risk, can be unrealistic. Competitive bids determined where to buy from but didnt address the other risks, such as the bull whip effect – too much stock in one period and not enough the next.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Contract Management Management Contract 52