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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

A ” catalogue ” of green procurement strategies in the European Union and the United States, prepared by the European Commission and the Office of the U.S. government in April 2024 issued a final rule calling for contracting officials to plan to procure sustainable and services “to the maximum extent practicable.” In the U.S.

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Empowering auditors: Indonesia uses data-driven oversight to clean up its corruption-prone procurement sector

Open Contracting Partnership

Open contracting approach: The open contracting risk monitoring platform Opentender.net empowers auditors to prioritize which procedures to investigate, gather evidence and respond to public complaints more effectively. Challenge: Indonesia’s public procurement sector is highly vulnerable to corruption.

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Collaborative Frameworks update: June 2024

Scottish Government Procurement

Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

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Hurricane Disaster Contracting – Steps to take now

aptac

For disaster response contracting – fundamentals and follow-through are key In the aftermath of a disaster, potential contractors swarm to the site hoping for a piece of the clean-up and recover effort. At the time of a disaster, they may initially rely upon contracts already in place. What is a small contractor to do?

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The power of collaboration accelerates public sector transformation in Iceland

AWS Public Sector

Though Iceland is a small country, it now ranks fifth in the UN’s global E-Government Survey from 19th when the project started. Rather than contract a single, large vendor offering the lowest bid price, the public tender aimed to select multiple specialist teams, from multiple vendors, each offering important capabilities and knowledge.

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Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities

Mercell

Press release Utrecht & Sofia December 15, 2017 Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities On December 15, 2017 Negometrix as part of a consortium, signed a contract with the Public Procurement Agency of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

Public contracts matter, he says: “The government allocates 32% of the country’s budget towards goods, services, and public works, to secure the rights and enhance the quality of life for citizens. Open data has been available in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) since 2020. More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3