Framework Agreement, Import and Public Procurement

Participation Framework Agreement Survey

Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Since the Christie Commission on the future of public services concluded that services must be designed and built through collaboration, the Scottish Government has committed to increasing the use of participatory approaches. ‘Participation’ describes how people get involved in decisions which affect or are important to them.

Framework Agreement

Framework Agreement Participation Supplier Public Procurement

In-Depth Analysis of Framework Agreements in Public Sector Procurement

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.

Framework Agreement

Framework Agreement Procurement Supplier Tender

The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Implementing open procurement for effective digital transformation Digital transformation is arguably the most important administrative undertaking of governments around the world. This involves breaking down larger projects into smaller, more manageable components and using iterative development processes.

Procurement

Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership

Enhancing Competition in Public Procurement: Lessons from the NAO Report

Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Competition in public procurement is not limited to financial competition; it is a key source of innovation and guarantees the fair allocation of public contracts. If not resolved quickly, these issues could lead to higher costs, less innovation and missed opportunities to improve public services.

Public Procurement

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Framework Agreement

Procurement Framework: Find The Best Solution For You

Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

federal government awarded a total of $759 billion in public sector contracts , representing a $33 billion increase from the previous year. This emphasises the importance of being on the right framework agreements for suppliers. ps://link.springer.com/ What Is A Procurement Framework And Why They Matter?

Procurement

Procurement Framework Agreement Tender Supplier

Purchasing uncertain or indefinite requirements – guest post by ?erban Filipon

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I am delighted to present to How to Crack a Nut readers an outline of my recently published book Framework Agreements, Supplier Lists and Other Public Procurement Tools: Purchasing Uncertain or Indefinite Requirements (Hart Publishing, 2023).

Purchasing

Purchasing Framework Agreement Public Procurement Public Procurement System

Our third Scottish Procurement vlog of 2023 with Nick Ford

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We’ve also launched our new framework for the supply of electricity across the whole of the Scottish public and third sector. Huge amounts of work went into this new framework agreement and it’s worth over £3.5 Make sure you’re following us for important updates. So our largest to date.

Procurement

Procurement Eprocurement Public Procurement Buyers

Scottish Procurement Vlog – September 2024

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit www.gov.scot/procurement Please email enquiries to scottishprocurement@gov.scot Follow us online: Single speaker transcript, Nick Ford: Hi everyone. Welcome to my second vlog of 2024. A really good and enjoyable event.

Procurement

Procurement Buyers Public Procurement Supplier

Procurement in the time of COVID-19

University of Bristol

APRIL 6, 2020

Public procurement is at the forefront of the response to the challenges of COVID-19. The importance of public procurement and supply chain management has rarely been so prominently in the public eye and political debate—except, perhaps, in the case of notorious procurement scandals, such as the recent Brexit-related #ferrygate.

Procurement

Procurement Public Procurement Joint Procurement Buyers

How Government Contracting (Government Procurement) Offers Opportunities for Innovation

Tracker Intelligence

JULY 20, 2022

But beyond the financial rewards, what does your business stand to gain from getting involved in public procurement with the government? And how can you stand apart from the competition to win government procurement contracts in the first place? Currently, almost one-third of public money is spent on government procurement.

Government Contracts

Government Contracts Innovation Procurement Government

Our third Scottish Procurement vlog of 2023 with Nick Ford

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We’ve also launched our new framework for the supply of electricity across the whole of the Scottish public and third sector. Huge amounts of work went into this new framework agreement and it’s worth over £3.5 Make sure you’re following us for important updates. So our largest to date.

Procurement

Procurement Eprocurement Buyers Framework Agreement

Procurement Act 2023: What’s next and why you should act now

VWV

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Transitional provisions With this delay, any procurements of new contracts, including frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems (DPS), that begin before February 24, 2025, will continue to be governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. For DPS, there is a long stop date of 24 February 2029.

Procurement

Procurement Supplier Tender Procurement Strategies

Direct Awards of PPE Contracts - What Lessons Can Be Learnt?

VWV

MAY 19, 2021

Critical and urgent procurements, together with other procurements which may not have started as urgent, have become priorities, due to the volume of additional work created by the pandemic. There have been a couple of important recent cases looking at how these rules have been applied in practice. What Does The Law Say?

Tender

Tender Contract Supplier Procurement

New publication: National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) Service Enhancement Plan

Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 10, 2025

Our National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) have published their Service Enhancement Plan. Through harnessing the collective buying power of the Scottish public sector, our NCPD have helped public sector customers to realise over 818 million in commercial savings over the last six years.

Collaboration

Collaboration Procurement Public Procurement Procurement Strategies

Public Procurement Central

Participation Framework Agreement Survey

In-Depth Analysis of Framework Agreements in Public Sector Procurement

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The four key drivers that can enable better IT procurement

Enhancing Competition in Public Procurement: Lessons from the NAO Report

Procurement Framework: Find The Best Solution For You

Purchasing uncertain or indefinite requirements – guest post by ?erban Filipon

Our third Scottish Procurement vlog of 2023 with Nick Ford

Scottish Procurement Vlog – September 2024

Procurement in the time of COVID-19

How Government Contracting (Government Procurement) Offers Opportunities for Innovation

Our third Scottish Procurement vlog of 2023 with Nick Ford

Procurement Act 2023: What’s next and why you should act now

Direct Awards of PPE Contracts - What Lessons Can Be Learnt?

New publication: National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) Service Enhancement Plan

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