Open Contracting Partnership

JUNE 3, 2024

It’s an appropriate workplace for the woman spearheading efforts to increase transparency and oversight of public spending in Rwanda, by digitalizing the platform running the country’s public procurement and professionalizing its workforce and processes. Procurement authorities become the initiators,“ says Uwingeneye.

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Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 80

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

Difference Between Procure to Pay and eProcurement. Procure-to-Pay is the sequential process we described earlier. Eprocurement or e-procurement comes from electronic procurement. Cloud-based Procure to Pay platforms are a must-have for any company that wants to become best-class in P2P.

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Eprocurement E-procurement Supplier Purchasing 94

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. in 2020 to 59.7%

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 5, 2024

Public procurement should be all about people. We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. Public procurement covers $13 trillion of spending every year, one in every three dollars spent by our governments.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 89

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A long-running program called E-verify lets employers confirm such potential employees are eligible to work in the United States. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that agencies are not consistent in checking the E-verify system, as part of their contractor oversight. This goes back quite some years.

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Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When we asked which issue areas are most important to you, we saw a deep alignment with our own increased investment in anticorruption, sustainability, and electronic procurement. Electronic procurement support continues to be a hot topic with our Africa partners , and increasingly so in the U.S.

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E-procurement Public Procurement Capacity Procurement 76

Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

3] TINA defines cost or pricing data to mean all facts that, as of the relevant date, a prudent buyer or seller would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations significantly. [4] 4] TINA is intended to “level the playing field” by providing Government negotiators the same cost or pricing data available to contractors.

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Negotiation Price Government Contracts IT 98

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

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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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2025

New opportunities in the public sector contracts and procurement process begin with finding the right tender opportunities. Public sector procurement information and contracts are available through both free and paid tender search engines. Your answer will depend on your business size, sector and procurement goals.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to announce the 2023 recipients of the Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Awards! Thank you to our members for nominating qualified candidates and continuing to support the EIP Award’s mission of establishing a collaborative and effective procurement system.

E-procurement 64

E-procurement Sustainability Procurement Collaboration 64

ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Wake Up AP, Before it’s Too Late! In addition, AP teams will need to support both Government tax systems and non-electronic invoices at the same time. Read More : Under Pressure, Will Procurement Take Performance Higher in 2023?

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E-procurement Procurement Strategies Supplier Finance 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Data is beyond critical to Procurement Operations. It’s everything, and the burden falls on procurement leaders to capture pertinent data to build good teams, track performance and show value. Now with Digital Transformation as a mandate, Procurement officers must also find ways to measure their digital progress.

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ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

Invoice to Pay sits at the end of a Procurement process that starts with a need, moves through selecting and contracting with a supplier and ends with delivery of goods or services. . At each step of this Procurement process, data is gathered, suppliers are onboarded, and deliveries are accepted. Invoice to Pay from Ivalua.

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Supplier E-procurement Accountability Networking 52

ivalua

JULY 1, 2021

In part, it is addressed by upstream digital procurement initiatives which should mean an approved Purchase Order removes the need to approve the Invoice, but the payment is still approved, once, if not twice. To compound this, the ERP master data is fragmented. These details are missing because you do not need them to cut a check.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Challenge : The City of Des Moines in Iowa wanted to leverage procurement to improve equity and sustainability, but knew its current procurement processes and tools were insufficient. City employees are now able to collaborate on procurement more efficiently, and better plan and track their aspirations around equity and sustainability.

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Procurement Sustainability IT E-procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The EIP Awards recognize individuals and organizations in the Federal procurement community who make significant contributions to the acquisition system. Prepare for 2025: Post-Election Federal Procurement Insights at the Fall Training Conference The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next?

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E-procurement Price Procurement Logistics 52

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

Fortunately, Ukraine has a world-beating open government and open data infrastructure that can be leveraged to help address that challenge: we articulated a vision for how this can be done late last year. No “brick” institution with a “paper” bureaucracy would be able to handle such a scope. Things have taken a major step forward since then.

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Accountability E-procurement Transparency Capacity 52

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

As the largest city in the United States, New York City has its own technology roadmap , focusing on universal broadband access, improving online service delivery, and using data to advance data-driven operations. And both the state and the city have open data portals to provide accessibility, transparency, and accountability.

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IT E-procurement Participation Innovation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Join us on November 20-21 as we dive into the future of the Federal procurement system post-election. Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for procurement policy and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)?

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Price Logistics E-procurement Procurement 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In fact, the unique complexities, and requirements of public sector procurement challenge even the best laid plans and implementation teams. Each process or system that is transitioned needs to be managed independently to minimize the impact to suppliers and preserve the integrity of centralized data. Executive Level Project Sponsors.

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Eprocurement Change Management Influencing Procurement 40

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Finally, the all powerful e-Invoice network emerged to magically automate all before it. The perfect vision was that by merging e-Invoicing with a hammer called ‘No-PO No Pay’ the earth would move under Accounts Payable. We needed to help clients support good procurement practices , and not build new barriers to partnerships.

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E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) India [1] has announced that it has received cloud service provider (CSP) empanelment from India’s Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology (MeitY) for cloud services provided using the AWS Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region [2].

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E-auction Government Government E-procurement 83

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

The conference begins with remarks from Christine Harada , Senior Advisor in OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), on the governmentwide Better Contracting Initiative , a four-pronged initiative to ensure that the Federal Government receives optimal terms and prices when purchasing goods and services.

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Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

First, some data points to animate the discussion. 10] Interestingly, based on the data inputs for Deltek’s study, average profits were noticeably different for small, medium, and large contractors—15%, 20%, and 18%, respectively. [11] procuring things made from a lot of steel), again, offerors arguably should have anticipated it.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Effective communication between government officials and industry partners is of paramount importance in fostering a thriving procurement landscape. 31 The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Commission has announced that EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection for 2022 opens October 31. The deadline to file the report is December 5, 2023.

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Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Contract 52

Procurement Notes

JUNE 13, 2022

36] Creating a meaningful AAP is time-intensive, particularly in gathering the needed data. 36] Creating a meaningful AAP is time-intensive, particularly in gathering the needed data. applicant tracking system (“ATS”) or AAP-customized software) to collate the needed data minimizes that burden. Hence, leveraging technology (e.g.,

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GovSpend

MARCH 21, 2025

The data indicates the limited use of WOSB set-aside programs and the concentration of awards within specific industries and agencies. While progress has been made in increasing contract awards to Women-Owned Small Businesses, it is disheartening to see that the awards languish in the 3-4% range and agencies are unable to meet the 5% goal.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Army is looking to reform processes of the software lifecycle to facilitate the agencys digital transformation, including processes related to requirements, acquisition, contracting, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, cost estimation, data management, sustainment, and talent management.

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Procurement Thresholds Data 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The four priorities of the BCI include: Leveraging Data Across Federal Agencies to Get Lower Prices and Better Terms; Negotiating Common Enterprise-Wide Software Licenses; Saving Money and Avoiding Waste by Getting Contract Requirements Right the First Time; and Getting Better Value from Sole Source and Other High-Risk Contracts.

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E-procurement Supply Chain Telecommunication Contract 52

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Four presidents, seven administrations and 13 Congresses have each left their mark, from institution of the Presidents Management Agenda to the advent of data-driven decision making. The technology components of e-commerce grafted to the service-to-the-citizen movement. Now more than 97% of personal returns come in electronically.

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Government Government E-procurement Management 55

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Front Burner GSA Listening More to Customers to Improve IAE Platforms According to Federal News Network , the General Services Administration (GSA) is looking to improve the user experience for its Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) platforms by reducing the burdens around compliance, data sharing, and functionality.

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E-procurement Budget Accountability Data 40

Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 4, 2025

You can stay updated by subscribing to Baker McKenzie’s Import and Trade Remedies blog by clicking here and entering your e-mail address. The Government of Canada is also considering non-tariff measures alongside provincial Premiers, including measures related to critical minerals, energy, procurement, alcohol sales, and partnerships.

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