Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ethical procurement is becoming increasingly important in our ever more complex, interconnected, and global economy. In the past, the main focus for most companies was profit, but more and more companies now understand and value ethical procurement. In this post, we explore what ethical procurement means and why it is so important.

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Ethics Import Procurement Supply Chain 52

Federal News Network

APRIL 10, 2024

A high-level military official negotiates with a contractor. So, this fellow VK had participated in all of the work on the Navy’s behalf for the first phase of this long-term program, and while he was negotiating and dealing with Raytheon, he was also trying to get a job there, basically, and got the job. Tom Temin Right?

Government 93

Government Government Negotiation Ethics 93

Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In October 2023, the European Commission published a Non-Paper of Annotations to Model Clauses for Negotiation or Re-negotiation of Member States’ Bilateral Investment Treaties (“BITs”) with Third Countries (“Model Clauses”) (“Non-Paper”).

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Negotiation Supply Chain Education Transparency 52

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

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Procurement Tender Buyers Contract 52

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Compliance with established conduct standards per Executive Order 11222 and federal regulations ensures that the sole source justification statement is not influenced by the vendor and is conducted within legal and ethical bounds. How is fair pricing ensured in sole source procurement?

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Procurement Supplier Price Competitive Bidding 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 7, 2024

As such, it served as a useful reminder to arbitration practitioners that regulatory approaches in respect of one might well influence attitudes towards the other. Nevertheless, he confirmed that having a 50% non-negotiable cap at the beginning is going to decrease the attractiveness of funding the case in question.

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Import Ethics Influencing Negotiation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

DECEMBER 9, 2023

According to the panelists, this should be done from the outset of negotiations to ensure legal certainty for all parties involved. He began his remarks by pointing out that “ success fees are not accepted everywhere ”, emphasizing the significance of local culture and local ethics in interpreting this concept.

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Public Bidding Import Demand Bidding 52