How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This guest post by Dr Matthew Paris* and Dr Zack Esmail** complements some of the earlier guests posts on AI use in the public sector by focusing on the use in public procurement and, in particular, in the review of procurement decisions. Such an inflexible state of affairs may do well in the bulk of tendering processes.

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Open Contracting Partnership

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To tackle this problem, the country has proposed wide-ranging legislation , including an anti-corruption package with measures to standardize the operations of Mongolia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and ensure they follow consistent rules throughout processes like tendering and procurement, among others.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Public procurement these days is not just about acquiring goods and public services at low costs. Let us have a closer look at how social value is revolutionising procurement and paving the way for meaningful community impact and environmental benefits. What Is Social Value In Public Procurement?

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Agile Procurement in Canada. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Public sector procurement relies heavily on framework agreements as a streamlined purchasing tool for goods and services. Pre-negotiated terms are provided that reduce the complexity for contracting authorities in procurement whilst allowing suppliers to capture opportunities more efficiently. What Are Framework Agreements?

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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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The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

Author : Graham Allen Procurement planning is foundational to preparing and issuing a successful solicitation. The role of the procurement professional is to collaborate with the client to articulate what they want to buy. Sometimes the need is to assess the industry’s capacity to meet the procurement requirements.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Author: Graham Allen In the second of two parts of “Navigation the Five Steps of the Procurement Journey” we’ll be covering posting, evaluation, award and close out. Step 3 Posting Once the procurement document is developed and approved it is posted online for bidders to respond. The RFx may include a bidder information session.

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How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

This guest post by Saema Jaffer* explores the policy approaches that can be followed in the UK, and elsewhere, in relation to the use of AI in the writing and evaluation of tender documents. After all, the public sector is keen to simplify procurement for small and medium-sized enterprises. says a buyer.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. The island’s procurement agency faced more than 250 open complaints and allegations of collusion and low competition in the procurement process. in 2020 to 59.7% in 2020 to 59.7%

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The Procurement School

MARCH 22, 2024

Author : Edward Claringbold Over the past three years, I have been the Procurement Lead for the First Nation Procurement Policy at my organisation. In late 2020, we took a bold step into the unknown by releasing the First Nation Procurement Policy, [1]which was collaboratively designed and written with our First Nation Partners.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As part of Scot Climate Week 2023 , we hear from some members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) on how their organisations are embedding climate action in their procurement activities. This commitment extends to their procurement and supply chain management, which is a vital part of sector activity.

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How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Public procurement of AI between opportunities and risks Introduction In the past year, the growth in hype around AI and machine learning has been considerable. At first glance it might not appear very easy to use public procurement as a tool to delay other public sector activities (namely, adoption of AI tools).

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The paper will be published in Legal Studies in due course.(*) Public procurement is concerned with the award of contracts for the supply, for pecuniary interest, of goods, services or works to the public sector.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 29, 2024

Global sourcing usually attracts procurement professionals and other industry workers due to the perceived saving of money. Having sent out your RFQs (requests for quotations) or ITT (invitations to tender) you have received quotations and bids back. appeared first on Oxford College of Procurement and Supply.

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How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The UK’s Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has published a report on Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems (for short, the ‘AI procurement report’). Some of DRCF’s findings in the AI procurement report are astonishing, and should attract significant attention. This is extremely worrying.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

By bridging the gaps, Amrest could even start the tendering process earlier with a wider range of suppliers. Suppliers can support company growth as part of the Amrest procurement journey. Part of procurement, driven by finance–payment is a key part of the supply chain partnership. . Part of the Solution.

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ivalua

JULY 6, 2021

Agile Procurement in Canada. This foundational organization has been buoyed by action from the Canadian government, which launched a new agile procurement initiative in 2018 with the stated purpose of making its procurement process simpler and less burdensome for small and diverse businesses. . This makes the U.S.

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The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

The procurement world around us is changing rapidly. Collective agreements offer some predictability, but lump sum tendered bids often must guess the future and buffer to avoid loss. This article offers the perspective of an Owner’s Representative with training and experience in Public Sector Procurement, Risk, and Project Management.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

The provision also authorizes procurement technical assistance providers to provide education to small businesses on the requirements of DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information, and the requirements for mitigating risks related to foreign ownership, control, or influence of DoD contractors under section 847 of the FY 2020 NDAA.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fact checked by Eddie Regan, BiP Solutions Principal Procurement Consultant Almost a full third of UK businesses do not have an inclusivity and diversity strategy. There are gains that you can make here, both for the sake of ethics and to make strides in sustainability in business.

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Tracker Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2025

Public procurement is not just about ensuring a single contract; instead, it requires a long-term strategy to stay ahead of the competition. They follow public procurement best practices strategies that help you not only win contracts but keep them coming. Crafting A Winning Procurement Strategy A proactive approach gives you the edge.

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The Procurement School

MARCH 27, 2025

This means selecting the right procurement tool. If it is material or product, and I only want one evaluation criteria to be used, which is the lowest bidder, I issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Request for Tender (RFT). Team members should include procurement, finance, legal, and subject matter experts.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Public procurement plays a significant role in economic and social growth by assuring that governments deliver vital services and infrastructure to their societies. This article will focus on tackling challenges in the public procurement process and suggests practical solutions for these challenges.

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The Procurement School

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Contract Management is an essential element of the procurement lifecycle as it helps to mitigate risks, ensure compliance and achieve desired outcomes. A good practice is to ask one or two ‘non procurement professionals’ to review the contract to see if it makes sense. Finally, legal needs to sign off on the contract.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In procurement we are often working with current contracts and creating new ones. It can be made in response to an Request for Quotation (RFQ) or an Invitation to Tender (ITT), or even a supplier coming to visit and asking if you wanted to buy some of their goods. Are you interested in developing your procurement expertise?

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