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Innovation procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 -- changing procurement culture on the cheap?

How to Crack a Nut

On 13 November 2023, the UK Government published guidance setting out its ambitions for innovation procurement under the new Procurement Act 2023 (not yet in force, of which you can read a summary here). This further expands on the ambitions underpinning the Transforming Public Procurement project that started after Brexit.

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Smarter collaboration: How Mexico City delivers major projects through inclusive planning

Open Contracting Partnership

It all starts with procurement. Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. Their comments are all published on the site, along with any responses from the procuring entity.

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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

But these businesses rarely take part in public procurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. It’s a “missed opportunity,” says Egghead Odewale, Director General of Ekiti State’s Bureau of Public Procurement (EKBPP).

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Industry pressure forces NASA to press pause on SEWP VI

Federal News Network

“There is a lot of ambiguity in this procurement in a number of areas. That lack of clarity is concerning to a lot of people, and it resulted in more than 6,700 questions,” said Robert Turner, president of RTurner Consulting, who is helping companies put together their proposals to bid on SEWP VI.

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Procurement Act 2023 - Go-live date and update

VWV

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) receiving Royal Assent in October of last year was the first step in the long-awaited implementation of the public procurement reforms. Regulation 43 confirms that the Act does not apply in relation to regulated health procurement (healthcare services) and will instead be regulated by the PSR.

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Procurement Act 2023 - Go-live date and update

VWV

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) receiving Royal Assent in October of last year was the first step in the long-awaited implementation of the public procurement reforms. Regulation 43 confirms that the Act does not apply in relation to regulated health procurement (healthcare services) and will instead be regulated by the PSR.

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Accelerating India’s digital future: MeitY empanels AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) Region for government workloads

AWS Public Sector

Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India. Srinivas Pendyala, director of e-government initiatives with the ITE&C Dept in the Government of Telangana, said, “We are pleased that the AWS Hyderabad Region is empaneled for government workloads.