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Understanding Standard Bidding Documents in Public Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

Introduction This article is based on the review of standard bidding documents from several organizations including the World Bank , Millennium Challenge Corporation , the Public Procurement and Concession Commission of the Republic of Liberia , and Public Procurement Authority of Ghana.

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Why Malaysia needs a new public procurement law

Open Contracting Partnership

Among the reform areas identified was the country’s public procurement system. The strategy outlined in the NACP aimed to establish a dedicated public procurement law and revamp existing procurement practices. However, the real challenge lies in translating these principles into effective practices.

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Unlocking opportunities: How Ekiti State, Nigeria is enabling women businesses through better procurement practices

Open Contracting Partnership

Results: The number of women-led businesses registered in the official state public procurement system increased by 43% from 2021 and 2022 to a total of 158 businesses, winning a total of 47 contracts, up from a mere 7 in 2020. Digitizing supplier registration and bid submission has also helped eliminate barriers to access.

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CREDERE to support Colombia’s small businesses to win business with the government

Open Contracting Partnership

Businesses also can upload additional documents, and the application is sent directly to the financial institution for review. In this way, CREDERE contributes to mitigating the risk that small companies face when applying for loans, providing banks with more information about them and their public contracts.

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Using AI for green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Yet, many governments have not introduced policies and procedures for buying greener and even where it is possible to use green criteria for purchasing, many procurement officers are unsure of how to include them. It is regularly procured across Europe and its green requirements are well documented by the EU.

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How Ukraine’s procurement appeals tool Clarity App promotes fair competition

Open Contracting Partnership

The app’s comprehensive database of procurement appeals sources data from the Prozorro public procurement system, as well as decisions on complaints made to the Antimonopoly Committee, and investigations by the State Audit Service. However, some of his documents did not meet the buyer’s requirements.

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B2Gov: Meet the open data bundlers turning binners into winners

Open Contracting Partnership

They have solutions focused on each stage of the contracting cycle, while their consulting services advise on public procurement systems, diagnostic and strategic planning, market research, strategic dashboards and regional markets. They currently service 30 clients in Latin America.

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