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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

Public procurement is key to this endeavor because public institutions and state enterprises must procure vast amounts of goods, services, and works to do their jobs. A preventive maintenance program ensures equipment is kept in good working order with less frequent breakdowns and replacements. Minimize packaging and materials.

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DoD award lead times increased for higher value contracts

Federal News Network

For example, the Defense Logistics agency awards many orders for commercial goods, services and supply items on existing indefinite delivery contracts, often with the help of automation, which allows the agency to process the awards in under one day. Generally, the service branches have adopted strategies to monitor award times.

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The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

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At Ivalua, we’ve seen how a Procure-to-Pay business process ensures sustained benefits through good buying practices, improves visibility and swifter issue resolution, and enables proactive management of suppliers. A procure-to-pay platform can offer: A single place for goods, services, components, tools and travel.

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The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

ivalua

At Ivalua, we’ve seen how a Procure-to-Pay business process ensures sustained benefits through good buying practices, improves visibility and swifter issue resolution, and enables proactive management of suppliers. A procure-to-pay platform can offer: A single place for goods, services, components, tools and travel.

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A focus on people: Delivering better public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Done right – with an eye towards outcomes for people and communities – procurement can ensure that public services are effective, equitable, and responsive. Policies provide a framework, but the decisions made during the procurement process directly impact service delivery. It can support robust, inclusive economies.

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Dutch software company Negometrix to develop the national procurement system for all Bulgarian Public Entities

Mercell

Negometrix will deliver the software solution, that will be used by all public authorities such as cities, provinces, ministries, hospitals, utilities and others for purchasing goods, services and supplies completely electronically. The awarding criteria was 60% on quality and 40% on price.

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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

Results: Today, the Dominican Republic’s procurement agency monitors all procurement processes carried out using the country’s electronic procurement system in real-time using 21 targeted red flags. It has debarred more than 60 suppliers for violations, and reduced unresolved complaints and canceled tenders. in 2020 to 59.7%