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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

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Procurement would thus be a set of administrative law requirements concerned with the design and advertisement of tenders for public contracts, the decision-making process leading to the award of those contracts, and the advertisement and potential challenge of such decisions.

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In Kazakhstan, opening up procurement boosts public oversight and prevents millions in wasteful spending

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The government has promoted public participation in procurement monitoring, which is vital to combating corruption and improving efficiency, but few independent civil society organizations and individuals had the information, skills and influence to track contracting effectively. million (~US$24,000) were returned to the budget.

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A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23)

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The State aid Decision also explicitly stated that ‘The construction works financed through the grant … will be subject to a competitive process, respecting the applicable procurement rules’ (para 8). Should the beneficiary decide to exercise the option, the Stadium would become a property of the State’ (para 22).

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LIDW 2024: Bank Collapse and ISDS: Arbitration Strategy and Dramatis Personae

Kluwer Arbitration

Questions ranging from how the situation may evolve into an ISDS case, whether it is possible to deal with the potential dispute inhouse or how to establish the tender procedure for outside counsel require immediate attention by the state. A quick analysis of the situation is therefore warranted.

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The Ukrainian DREAM: Making wartime reconstruction digital and accountable

Open Contracting Partnership

It includes indicators such as the population of the community affected, level of urgency, economic influence, or ecological impact. Once the project is selected for funding, it can be tracked through the full implementation pipeline: developing procurement needs, tendering, choosing suppliers, construction, and auditing.

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Buying local, inclusive and green: How Iowa’s capital, Des Moines, is living its values through better procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The city had no central online platform for identifying tendering opportunities. ” Scott Sanders Des Moines City Manager Open contracting approach In 2021, a team from the City Manager’s office and Division of Finance-Procurement began investigating how they might better fold equity and inclusion into Des Moines’ purchasing practices.

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2024 PAW: Full House for the First-Ever PAW In-House Counsel Event

Kluwer Arbitration

Although these steps largely depend on the specific circumstances of each case, the panel agreed on the fundamental importance of having a good pluridisciplinary team, i.e. including for instance finance or tax people, that can cooperate with the legal team. Lawyers need to be on top on that.

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