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Introduction This article is based on the review of standard bidding documents from several organizations including the World Bank , Millennium Challenge Corporation , the PublicProcurement and Concession Commission of the Republic of Liberia , and PublicProcurement Authority of Ghana.
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But these businesses rarely take part in publicprocurement due to long-standing cultural barriers, overly bureaucratic processes and the sense that to win public contracts, they must have the right connections. The bidding process was also restructured to lower the barriers for such businesses to register and submit bids.
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As we celebrate, we find ourselves at the crossroads of progress and potential, confronting the myths holding women back from participating in publicprocurement and attaining certain heights in leadership. Happy International Women’s Day! According to the World Bank, women-owned SMEs contribute 20% to the global GDP.
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As part of the Transforming PublicProcurement reform, the Government sought feedback on the secondary legislation that will sit under the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act). The Government's response to these consultations has now been published - Consultation on draft regulations to implement the Procurement Bill.
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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 publicprocurement reforms. The Cabinet Office has now confirmed the 'go-live' date of 28 October 2024. We have set out some of the key points in the Regulations.
Coming from the vendor side, I knew our eProcurement platform had the potential to transform sourcing and purchasing in the public sector. Before joining the team, I was a consulting engineer for a small firm and part of my job was submitting RFX responses to the public sector. That’s right, I was on the vendor side!
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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 publicprocurement reforms. The Cabinet Office has now confirmed the 'go-live' date of 28 October 2024. We have set out some of the key points in the Regulations.
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The UK’s Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has published a report on Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems (for short, the ‘AI procurement report’). Some of DRCF’s findings in the AI procurement report are astonishing, and should attract significant attention.
This year, we’d like to extend a thank you to our sponsors: CGI , MPC Consulting , WNS Denali , C2FO , Nitor Partners , KPMG , OJC Conseil , Consus Global , Optis Consulting , Fluxym , and The Shelby Group. Thank you to our guest speakers, Solution Consultants, and the Product Marketing team!
Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s publicprocurement spending by value used green criteria that favor environmentally friendly products and services. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023.
We cover the latest and upcoming changes in legislation surrounding procurement and how to ensure you are ready for the changes Just under 3 years ago the Green Paper on Transforming PublicProcurement was published. Anticipated Timelines What are the steps for the Procurement Act and ancillary changes to come into force?
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I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other PublicProcurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023).
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I continue exploring the use of publicprocurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.
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