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How Kazakhstan is combating non-competitive procurement

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Failed competitive tenderswhich previously offered a loophole for buyers to resort to direct awardshave dropped from 52% of the value of public tenders in 2018 to around 3% in 2022 to 2024. From a single source for failed competitive tenders, billion tenge 417.2 The average number of bidders per lot rose from 3.16

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Paraguay’s procurement is open for small business

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Results: A year after the new procurement law was passed, the public procurement agency (DNCP) is using machine-learning to identify tenders that are most likely to be awarded to smaller businesses. and the total value awarded to MSMEs has remained steady.