Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public procurement is like the heartbeat of public spending in most of Africa – by some estimates, it accounts for 17% of the GDP of African Countries. Procurement was long seen as a clerical administrative function, rather than a strategic lever. This was not always the case.

Public Procurement 63

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 63

VWV

MAY 23, 2024

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 public procurement reforms. Regulation 43 confirms that the Act does not apply in relation to regulated health procurement (healthcare services) and will instead be regulated by the PSR.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidder E-procurement Transparency 52

VWV

MAY 23, 2024

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 public procurement reforms. Regulation 43 confirms that the Act does not apply in relation to regulated health procurement (healthcare services) and will instead be regulated by the PSR.

Procurement 52

Procurement Bidder E-procurement Transparency 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Procurement transparency exists within the public sector because it is required by law. And yet, not all transparency is equally effective. Suppliers need bidding and contract transparency. The public needs spend and supplier selection transparency.

Transparency 45

Transparency Procurement End to End Supplier 45

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

On 13 November 2023, the UK Government published guidance setting out its ambitions for innovation procurement under the new Procurement Act 2023 (not yet in force, of which you can read a summary here). This further expands on the ambitions underpinning the Transforming Public Procurement project that started after Brexit.

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Procurement Innovation E-procurement Buyers 127

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 Collaboration Procurement 64

VWV

MAY 23, 2024

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 public procurement reforms. Regulation 43 confirms that the Act does not apply in relation to regulated health procurement (healthcare services) and will instead be regulated by the PSR.

Procurement 40

Procurement Bidder E-procurement Transparency 40

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 6, 2023

Public procurement can shape our world. On 15-16 June, together with the governments of Albania, Italy and the Netherlands, we held a conference on Open and Sustainable Procurement in Europe for about 100 procurement leaders from 25 European countries. There were many, many more great examples to share.

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Procurement Public Procurement Sustainability E-procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

At #OGPEstonia, we had the pleasure of hosting about 200 frontline reformers sharing their experiences, challenges, and successes in boosting inclusion, integrity, participation, and digital transformation in public procurement. She warned that unless we design for data and information usage right from the start, we won’t get it.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement E-procurement Contract Procurement 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Challenge : In 2020, only 5% of Lithuania’s public procurement 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.

Procurement 86

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 86

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

It is thus important to understand the shortcomings inherent to this approach and to the model AI clauses, before assuming that their use will actually ensure the ‘trustworthy, transparent, and accountable development [and deployment] of AI technologies’. Much more is needed than mere reliance on the model AI clauses.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

AZs are located far enough from each other to support customers’ business continuity, and near enough to provide low latency for high availability applications that use multiple data centres. Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India.

E-auction 76

E-auction Government Government E-procurement 76

FedInsider

MARCH 4, 2024

Meanwhile, New York City’s Office of Technology and Innovation has its own IT strategic plan , focusing on such goals as universal broadband access, simplifying online service delivery, and harnessing data to advance data-driven operations. Certificates will be e-mailed to registrants.

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Government Government Strategic Planning Data 98

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Learn the ins and outs of maintaining compliance, crafting a competitive bid, and positioning your business for growth through federal opportunities, all through the lens of SAM’s pivotal role in government procurement. Accurate entity registration is the cornerstone of a successful federal contracting strategy.

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Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Agile Procurement in Canada. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

Supplier 98

Supplier Ethics E-procurement Supply Chain 98

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. Current, closed, and awarded bids can now be found online, increasing transparency throughout the process.

Procurement 52

Procurement Sustainability IT Bidding 52

University of Bristol

DECEMBER 10, 2019

There are high economic stakes at play in public procurement—which represents around 12% of GDP and over a third of public expenditure in OECD countries , and even higher proportions in other economies. Oracles are data interfaces that connect a blockchain to a database or a source of data.

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Public Procurement Procurement Government Government 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Correspondingly, it also will increase competition and access to commercial services, solutions, and products by eliminating the significant variations in the application of the key MAS procurement rules across the program, all to the benefits of customer agencies, GSA, and industry partners. How old is the data? Is the data accurate?

Price 52

Price E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

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.

Supplier 52

Supplier E-procurement Accountability Networking 52

FedInsider

APRIL 22, 2024

Constituents must trust that their need for essential services can be met with transparency, without sacrificing their privacy and security. Employees of federal agencies seek equitable, inclusive workplaces, flexibility in where and how they work, transparent communications, and training in the latest technologies. DLA is the U.S.

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Logistics Data Management Leadership 52

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.

IT 52

IT E-procurement Innovation Participation 52

FedInsider

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Featured Experts: LT COL Benjamin Pimentel × LT COL Benjamin Pimentel USMC, FutureG, OUSD(R&E) Lieutenant Colonel Pimentel entered the Marine Corps in May 2007 through the United States Naval Academy. It must be compliant, secure data in transit, and provide the throughput, latency and reliability needed at the edge.

Networking 94

Networking E-procurement Engineering Capacity 94

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

A decade ago, very few public sector jurisdictions or agencies were concerned about the amount of disparate systems they were operating and what data-driven challenges this might lead to in the future. While each system might have met the transactional needs of a specific process very well, it kept the data about those transactions siloed.

Retail 58

Retail Transparency Bidding End to End 58

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

Public Procurement 139

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement IT 139

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%

Corruption 71

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 71

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 21, 2023

David is the founder of reAcción , a grassroots anti-corruption civil society organization that empowers young people in Paraguay to fight for government transparency and social accountability. Most e-governance technology that attempts to turn citizen feedback into actionable recommendations, is really about upward accountability.

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Accountability Education Corruption Demand 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2018

PKP Energetyka, launched the implementation of Ivalua’s state-of-the-art Procurement and Sourcing solution with the participation of OptiBuy. PKP Energetyka decided to implement a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)-based Advanced Procurement solution, delivered by Ivalua.

E-procurement 40

E-procurement Tender Supplier Buyers 40

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.

Procurement 84

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Sustainability 84

Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 5, 2023

In October, EU countries will be required to adopt eForms in a bid to improve the quality of data published on the block’s government tendering. With data excellence as one of the pillars of their mission, TenderNed has been working on creating better data within the Dutch government for several years. Transparency is key.

Data 52

Data Tender Procurement E-procurement 52

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

At the heart of the initiative lies the Prosper Africa Tech for Trade Alliance , a collaboration uniting leading American and African tech companies behind the mission of accelerating e-commerce and digital trade in Africa. These Lambda functions act as orchestrators, managing the flow of data and processes.

Public Private Partnership 61

Public Private Partnership Inventory E-procurement Supply Chain 61

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 30, 2024

The Final Rule (titled “OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance”), and OMB’s accompanying memorandum to agencies and reference guide , state that the revisions aim to streamline and clarify the grant rules and improve management, transparency, and oversight of federal financial assistance. 7101 et seq.,

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Thresholds Internal Control Evaluation 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Enormous, complex, global enterprises use procurement technology to manage their spend, suppliers, contracts and bids every day without seeming to run into the same stumbling blocks as the public sector, which operates on a smaller and more localized basis. They can determine and document their general requirements.

End to End 45

End to End Bidding Supplier Buyers 45

Open Contracting Partnership

MAY 23, 2024

Challenge: In Ukraine, a lack of machine-readable data about procurement appeals made it difficult for government suppliers to defend their rights and interests. At the same time, the Antimonopoly Committee received more than 10,500 procurement complaints with a total value of UAH 70.1 of all procurement appeals in Ukraine.

Procurement 61

Procurement Tender Buyers Public Procurement 61

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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Government Government Price Contract 40

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here, I reflect on these documents from the perspective of AI procurement as a major plank of this governance reform. Procurement in the AI Executive Order Section 2 of the AI Executive Order formulates eight guiding principles and priorities in advancing and governing the development and use of AI. Section 10.1(b) Section 10.1(b)

Risk Management 67

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 67

ivalua

JULY 1, 2021

By their nature, gig workers are tech-savvy, looking for real-time payments and payment transparency from contract through payment. . 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.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Supplier Electronics E-procurement 10

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Just 21% have plans in place for reducing carbon emissions, while there was also a lack of plans for adopting circular economy principles (22%), reducing e-Waste (20%) and adopting renewable energy (18%). Conversely, in most cases, corporates lack meaningful data beyond tier 1 of their supply chains.

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Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier E-procurement 52