Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2025

In the UK, public procurement is essential to providing high-quality public services. Companies wishing to work with public sector organisations must know who the key players in public procurement are. These players administer public contracts, establish procurement regulations, and influence the procurement environment.

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ivalua

APRIL 20, 2023

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and its partner Axys Consultants today announced that Hutchinson has selected Ivalua’s eProcurement software to expand the scope of its currently implemented solution and meet its evolving procurement requirements. Learn more at www.ivalua.com. Follow us at @Ivalua.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We recently caught up with our Director, Nick Ford, to hear his reflections on recent months, highlighting some key achievements and successes across the procurement community. There are also other commitments involving procurement. We’ll also be appointing a digital partner who will help us shape our future Eprocurement landscape.

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ivalua

MARCH 11, 2021

System will help improve efficiency and the purchasing experience for government employees and vendors. eVA is Virginia’s award-winning eProcurement portal, which provides a centralized, online purchasing hub for state and local agencies and more than 112,000 approved vendors who provide essential goods and services. Media Contact.

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Bonfire

APRIL 3, 2023

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have become an essential tool for complex organizations, but when it comes to procurement in the public sector, they aren’t enough. Procurement software offers a one-stop solution that covers the whole range of contract management challenges.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Last week in Rome, we brought together over 100 leaders from 26 European governments , EU institutions, global organizations like the World Bank, OECD, EBRD, and UNOPS, civil society, and the private sector for the 3rd International Open and Sustainable Public Procurement Conference 2024. This trend started long before Covid.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Government expenditure through public procurement is essential since it ensures that there are contracts available to be bid in a fair, open, and competitive manner. These public procurement principles allow businesses of all sizes to participate equitably, protect the integrity of taxpayer money, and encourage competition and efficiency.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Embarking on an eProcurement implementation can result in more efficient government, improved compliance and increased transparency. In fact, the unique complexities, and requirements of public sector procurement challenge even the best laid plans and implementation teams. transparency throughout the procurement lifecycle.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Understanding how inflation impacts procurement and then taking action to mitigate its effects is essential for any business looking to stay ahead of the game. How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects of a business, including its ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy.

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Mercell

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Current President of NPI National Procurement Institute. Mike recently committed and was not present this time) Including the Negometrix staff, the group combines tremendous hands-on procurement experience with academic insights in e-procurement and digitalization of organizations in general.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

At Bonfire, we get to work with hundreds of public procurement professionals every day. On March 15, we brought together procurement professionals from crown corporations across Canada for a virtual roundtable discussion. What general policies do crown corporations follow when it comes to procurement, POs, and contracts?

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Bonfire

JANUARY 19, 2022

Given the challenges elementary and high school students are facing right now, K-12 procurement teams have a unique opportunity to make a positive impact through their purchasing decisions. Today on the blog, we’re sharing how eProcurement can help you deliver that impact and make student-first buying decisions.

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ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

Ivalua builds momentum as technology platform of choice for public sector procurement. eMaryland Marketplace Advantage is a technologically advanced electronic procurement system designed to make state procurement and business processes more efficient, transparent, secure, and user friendly for all stakeholders.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a recent webinar, “ How to Leverage S2P Platforms to Enable Supply Chain Resilience ,” procurement experts from Forrester, Ivalua and Procurement Leaders discussed how digital transformation and the technologies that enable it can help companies mitigate risk and be more agile and resilient.

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Bonfire

MARCH 17, 2023

We recently chatted with seasoned procurement pros at our OntarioTalk event, and they had some great compliance advice that applies to all jurisdictions. Lawrence College Luca Del Grosso , Manager of Procurement at Technical Standards and Safety Authority They all shared their experiences and what worked well in their agencies.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. A Blueprint for Demonstrating the value of Strategic Procurement.

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Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We recently caught up with our Director, Nick Ford, to hear his reflections on recent months, highlighting some key achievements and successes across the procurement community. There are also other commitments involving procurement. We’ll also be appointing a digital partner who will help us shape our future Eprocurement landscape.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The National Institute for Government Procurement (NIGP) released their 2017 Public Procurement Benchmark Survey. This report provides metrics that can assist procurement professionals in everyday decision making. Enhance the use of auctions for procurement purposes. Improve the tracking “soft-cash” savings.

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Public Procurement E-auction E-procurement Procurement 40

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Change isn’t easy, especially when it comes to transforming how Procurement operates in an enterprise governmental agency or organization. In a recent webinar, Ivalua spoke with two leaders from top-performing Procurement agencies in the public sector and a subject-matter-expert practitioner: .

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ivalua

JUNE 15, 2022

At our annual Ivalua NOW event in Paris, France–Ivalua asked, “Is your procurement team prepared to respond to unexpected supplier chain issues with speed and agility?”. Automation and innovation are at the forefront of the supply chain industry with procurement acting as a key enabler in the process. Körber at a Glance….

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ivalua

JANUARY 21, 2020

What will the new year bring for public sector procurement at the city and county level? Taking steps to modernize procurement systems will increase approval rates, and processes enabled by right-fit technology also enable higher levels of value creation through increased visibility, analytical capabilities and results.

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ivalua

MARCH 1, 2019

Chief Procurement Officers stand at the precipice of change and taking the next steps towards Procurement innovation is going to require strong leadership and expert guidance. Procurement digitization is the result of having innovative leaders such as Sylvie Noel, CPO of Covéa. ” —Woodrow Wilson. Here are the key takeaways.

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ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

Last week, the Ivalua team attended an interesting CPO Round Table organized by the CIPS MENA in Dubai on the theme “Enabling Smart Procurement Today.” The question is then How can Smart Procurement help the Modern CPO to be successful and manage today’s uncertainty? Making Insights Actionable.

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ivalua

APRIL 19, 2022

We cannot wait to connect with procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues in our beautiful nation’s capital! . Anthony Long, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer and Mark Krause, Sr. Sourcing Optimization – How to rethink sourcing strategy for better product efficiency, Borgwarner.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Peter Smith, Managing Director at Procurement Excellence Ltd. If Procurement people, functions and organisations are going to be successful, it is obvious that we have to adapt to the changing wider business and social environments. Effectiveness covers what we might consider the traditional aspects of Procurement.

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DemandStar

MAY 9, 2023

These best-in-class solutions and services are proven to complement government ERP systems to increase productivity, efficiency, transparency, collaboration and compliance. “We Euna Procure – Formerly Bonfire, IonWave and DemandStar, Euna Procure is the most complete set of eProcurement solutions for the public sector.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In my previous posts, I looked at how to successfully launch a digital transformation and progress to best-in-class Procurement. Procurement was tasked with supporting a board level initiative to accelerate innovation and increase margins. The same applies to Procurement. Alex Saric, CMO, Ivalua. That is a shocking disparity.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2020

Dawn will be presenting a thought-leader keynote titled “Leadership in Uncertain Times” at Ivalua NOW , the premier virtual event for procurement leaders, on May 5. Today, procurement leaders have a seat at the table in e-staff meetings. Procurement teams were just buyers who delivered what other departments told them to buy.

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Supply Chain E-procurement Supplier Leadership 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Strong supplier relationships lead to new product development and innovation, as well as reduced costs and increased efficiencies. But procurement organizations often fall into the trap of focusing on short-term cost reduction strategies, and in doing so, fail to reap the benefits of strategic supplier relationships. Seize the moment.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

A specific application for Procurement involves contract analysis. Applying AI to understanding legal data typically faces two issues: The first is a limited amount of data to train AI algorithms, which usually require millions of data points, as opposed to humans, who are data-efficient, i.e., able to learn from a few examples.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2019

A specific application for Procurement involves contract analysis. Applying AI to understanding legal data typically faces two issues: The first is a limited amount of data to train AI algorithms, which usually require millions of data points, as opposed to humans, who are data-efficient, i.e., able to learn from a few examples.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Public procurement—the process where public authorities like government departments or local councils purchase goods or services from companies—is a vital economic driver in Europe, accounting for more than 13 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). Architectural diagram of the PPDS.

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