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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Public procurement spending accounted for an average of 30% of total public spending across the region [1] and as much as 74% of that spending is wasted due to inefficiencies [2] , according to data from FISLAC , an analytics platform developed by the IDB’s Fiscal Management Division (FMM). of GDP, according to FISLAC calculations.

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Simplifying Public Sector Procurement: Strategies to Increase Sme Participation

The Procurement School

Mandatory bonding and the financial liquidity required to finance large projects can result in high bid cost. Buyers should examine risk management alternatives to bonding and plan to offer quicker payment terms to improve money flow and lower bid cost.

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Procurement Act 2023: What’s next and why you should act now

VWV

The Government has now launched a National Procurement Policy Statement stakeholder survey, inviting input from the public sector and suppliers regarding procurement priorities. It is also worth pointing out that the NPPS does not apply procurements by devolved authorities who will have their own procurement policy documents.