Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 3, 2023

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. But at the heart of this transformation lies the principle of transparency.

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Public Procurement Procurement Corruption Transparency 123

The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

These documents communicate the intent of the procurement entity to enter into contracts with suppliers, contractors, or consultants for the provision of goods , services , or works. They form the basis for expected offers or bids by providing the market with a clear idea of what is required by the procuring entity.

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Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The public procurement agency improved access to information about upcoming opportunities for women-led and small businesses and conducted training to improve their capacity to respond. But “gathering information on women businesses already engaged in the state’s contracting was a challenge,” says Egghead.

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Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Their business facilitates access to procurement information, providing powerful analytics that help companies to search for new opportunities, prepare bids, and evaluate their performance on past tenders. The system works by collecting public procurement data and structuring it in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format.

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Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

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. These reforms improved efficiency as the decentralization of the procurement function allowed for quicker decision-making.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

To ensure all processes are run and published through the transactional system, the DGCP developed a simple module that buyers can embed on their own websites, allowing them to complete the transaction for any of their procurement procedures without double-loading the information. Efficiency is key.

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Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

In 2022, OCP published an impact story about how Indonesia’s authorities have been working with civil society to curb corruption by improving timely oversight of the public procurement system, which spans over 600 decentralized government agencies.

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