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Procurement Methods vs. Solicitation Tools: What Every Procurement Professional Needs to Know

The Procurement ClassRoom

Throughout the evolution of project and public procurement management, terms and expressions in the field have increasingly been used interchangeably. Limited Competition : An RFQ may be restricted to the local market when the required goods or services are readily available locally. What is a Solicitation Tool?

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Understanding Standard Bidding Documents in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

Introduction This article is based on the review of standard bidding documents from several organizations including the World Bank , Millennium Challenge Corporation , the Public Procurement and Concession Commission of the Republic of Liberia , and Public Procurement Authority of Ghana.

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When should procurement be outsourced?

The Procurement School

Factors which influence outsourcing: Smaller public entities, in terms of budgets, typically do not fund staffing resources for procurement. Their CFO is required to ensure value for money and compliance with competitive bid laws. Outsourcing the procurement expertise is a growing option for smaller entities to consider.

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Simplifying Public Sector Procurement: Strategies to Increase Sme Participation

The Procurement School

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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Pre-Bid and Pre-Proposal Meetings: Similarities and Differences

The Procurement ClassRoom

Enhanced Submissions: By providing detailed information and addressing questions, these meetings help potential bidders or consultants prepare more accurate and competitive bids or proposals, ultimately improving the quality of submissions. The date, time, and venue are specified in these documents to inform all potential participants.

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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. Solution: Open contracting fosters competition among vendors, reducing costs through competitive bidding.

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Understanding the Procurement Cycle: From Need Identification to Contract Closure

The Procurement School

Functional Specs Defines the high-level task, function, system integrations and desired result of the service. Be careful to only select Canadian ones due to our Competitive Bidding Laws and Trade Agreement obligations for the public sector. Allows suppliers to provide different solutions to the defined expected result.