How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement 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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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Transparency The government organisation must make the information on the process available to all stakeholders including suppliers, service producers, contractors, and the public. Integrity All tender documents must have clear and dependable information free of bias. ” A tender refers o the actual contract.

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University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

It should be noted that the proposal runs in parallel to the also de-regulatory approach underpinning the December 2020 green paper Transforming Public Procurement [on which see here , here , and here , while we wait for the Government’s response to the public consultation]. Comments on the ‘three route’ model Tendering optionality.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The agency consulted women-led business owners, members of civil society, government line agencies, the legislature and the governor’s office to understand what changes were needed and to ensure they were implemented successfully. Research shows that women, in particular, tend to re-invest more in their own area.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 88

Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

Of the 235 large contracts recorded on the public contracts database ' Find a Tender ' between January 2021 and January 2023, 20% of contracts that used open competition only received one bid. About the author Naomi Clews Naomi Clews is a management consultant and owner of procurement advisory firm Naomi Clews Consultancy Limited.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability. At first look, s.12(1)

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

Consulting services, textiles, food and cleaning supplies, rounded out the list of the five categories with the most women-led companies. The latest survey carried out by the procurement agency shows that training, consulting and advertising companies lead the ranking.

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Tendersinfo

DECEMBER 24, 2020

COVID has dominated all over the last 12 months and caused significant changes in the tendering business like many others. Bid Managers, Contractors and Companies were faced with an unprecedented series of events while the government had put a standstill on various projects and development ventures.

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Bidding Management Public Procurement Competitive Bidding 52

Nitrous: Public Procurement

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Adding functionality that let boroughs be more transparent about their IT requirements and existing technology partnerships is useful to both SMEs and other local authorities. Boroughs need guidance on innovative procurement practices and making tenders be more SME-friendly.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Open consultative approaches and the use of digital tools and open data have been critical to promoting and tracking the switch to sustainable procurements, as Kęstutis Kazulis, principal advisor for sustainable procurement to LPPO told us when we first wrote about the reform last year. One without the other one would have been ineffective.”

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Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Over the course of the year-long project, PKP Energetyka will implement the modules facilitating the registration of Contracts, e-Catalogs, Tender Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and finally, Invoice handling. OptiBuy , the consulting agency will be responsible for the implementation.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Arbitration clauses are suited to individual investments, included by the host State in tenders or contracts, and can be readjusted or negotiated later. In fact, the ANP inserted PCA clauses in its oil contracts only after public consultation, pre-empting legitimacy problems. Yet, BRAMIA is not a universal solution.

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Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Arbitration clauses are suited to individual investments, included by the host State in tenders or contracts, and can be readjusted or negotiated later. In fact, the ANP inserted PCA clauses in its oil contracts only after public consultation, pre-empting legitimacy problems. Yet, BRAMIA is not a universal solution.

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How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

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.

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Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

We can achieve cost confidence by utilizing progressive project delivery models that involve design and construction project partners very early, and by engaging in transparent collaboration. Collective agreements offer some predictability, but lump sum tendered bids often must guess the future and buffer to avoid loss.

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Public Procurement Total Cost of Ownership Budget Collaboration 52

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The presentation and all questions and answers are posted as an addendum in keeping with the public procurement tenets of open, fair and transparent. Construction tenders may include a mandatory site visit where attendance is required in order to bid. Step 4 Evaluation Once the procurement closes bids are evaluated.

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The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

A Request for Tender (RFT) is used for low complexity / price only solicitations for MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) such as construction, office equipment and routine maintenance. A preapproved contingency minimizes the time required to seek additional funding should the decision be made to award the procurement.

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Procurement Market Analysis Bidder Public Procurement 52

Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

If the amount is over the threshold, sourcing is led by the procurement team, whether through a public bid, NOI, or limited tendering option. Folks shared how their teams are doubling down on these priorities, including: Engaging consultants. Developing policies and strategies. Creating guidelines and tools (e.g., Enhancing RFPs (e.g.,

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Procurement Eprocurement Purchasing Participation 52

The Procurement School

MARCH 22, 2024

Yukon Government has used bid bonding as a risk mitigation tool on many procurements, particularly on construction-related tenders. Procurement service providers work closely with public sector procurement consultants to streamline processes, maintain transparency, and uphold ethical standards.

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Telles.eu

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In 2017 I voiced significant concerns about the creation of a new non-transparent procedure to partially replace direct awards. From then on, we've seen the government(s) adopting a progressive - or strategic - deviation from EU rules and particularly, transparency. I shall come back to this mantra further down.

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University of Bristol

MAY 26, 2023

AI regulation is to be left to existing regulators based on ‘five general principles to guide and inform the responsible development and use of AI in all sectors of the economy’, including accountability, transparency, fairness, safety, and contestability.

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