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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

AUGUST 28, 2024

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. This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies.

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Purchasing Sustainability E-procurement Procurement

3 Ways Procurement Can Help Grow Revenues (Part 2)

ivalua

APRIL 13, 2021

Supplier-led innovation can help increase margins, accelerate time to market and differentiate products/services to capture market share. Even in indirect purchasing, giving suppliers more flexibility in how they meet requirements can increase savings and sustainability. Unlocking Supplier-Led Innovation.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services. Purchasing is also where value is captured (i.e., Purchasing is also where value is captured (i.e.,

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Supplier E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement

The Key Pillars of Third-Party Risk Management

ivalua

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The importance of a single supplier database and a 360 degree view of all information and activity is often underestimated. Figure 2: Critical Risk Factors for Services Organizations. Figure 3: Top 3 Most Important Risk Information Types. Figure 5: Top 3 Most Important TPRM Features. Figure 4: Most Used TRPM Tools .

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Risk Management Management Supplier Supply Chain

Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 1

The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Needs analysis ensures an accurate understanding of the goods / services being procured. It is important that key subject matter experts (SMEs) are involved with the planning of the project. Effective project governance is paramount, ensuring that roles are distinctly outlined.

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Procurement Bidder Procurement Strategies Evaluation

November Bid Protest Sustain of the Month

Government Contracts Legal Forum

DECEMBER 18, 2023

the Air Force sought to purchase a software license on a lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA) basis under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) to enable its employees to use the software’s access and search capabilities relating to law enforcement, and legal and legislative content. B-421597.2, In RELX Inc. ,

Sustainability

Sustainability Bidding Goods & Services Government Contracts

Guide to Modern Vendor Relationships

The Procurement School

DECEMBER 19, 2022

When thinking about these questions, consider three different types of vendor relationships: (a) vendors wanting to do business with government; (b) vendors participating in a solicitation process; and (c) contractors providing goods, services or construction to government. The solicitation is structured to meet current needs.

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Buyers Budget Quality

What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

An organization’s Procurement function is responsible for managing spend, in other words the buying goods and services that are used to make the products sold to customers as well as the purchasing of products and services used to run the organization on a day to day basis.

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Team

what is the difference between public and private sector procurement?

The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

Since governments depend primarily on voter confidence to remain in office, avoiding such negative publicity is of paramount importance to government bodies. While many of the free trade agreements only govern nation-to-nation disputes, the latter two treaties are of particular importance to procurement at all levels of government in Canada.

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Procurement Public Procurement Thresholds Transparency

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

VWV

MAY 19, 2021

There have been a couple of important recent cases looking at how these rules have been applied in practice. A version of this article originally appeared in the London Universities Purchasing Consortium Linked Magazine Spring 2021. How Have These Rules Been Applied In Practice? Alternatively, please complete the form below.

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Tender Contract Supplier Procurement

Procurement & Contract Planning: Canadian Public Sector Guide

The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

Rated Criteria The technical evaluation criteria needs to align clearly with the scope / performance requirements of the good / service being procured. Many times, an awarded technical procurement is given to a generalist to implement and it is important that they understand the procurement requirements.

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Remedies When The Government Ceases Paying a Contractor, Grantee, or Cooperatee

Procurement Notes

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

11] If a Contracting Officer is uncertain as to the proper interest rate to apply, assistance may be obtained from the Department of Treasurys Financial Management Service (FMS) at 1-800-266-9667. [12] 12] The Bureau of the Fiscal Service also offers an online PPA interest calculatoravailable here. [13] Court of Federal Claims. [96]

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A focus on people: Delivering better public procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When procurement is treated as a back office function rather than a strategic one, the technology governments purchase ends up being functional but difficult for people to use, and often expensive to manage and service long term. trillion annually on goods, services, and labor. In the U.S., governments spend $4.4

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Public Procurement Procurement Balance Quality

6 steps for civic monitors to identify fraud risks in procurement in Indonesia

Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Civic participation can play an important role in monitoring risks in government procurement projects that may lead to uncompetitive practices, wasteful spending and project delays. Important details to check in the planning stage include the volume of work, project description, specifications, and expected completion date.

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Procurement Tender E-procurement Bidder

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

3 Ways Procurement Can Help Grow Revenues (Part 2)

Trending Sources

Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

The Key Pillars of Third-Party Risk Management

Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 1

November Bid Protest Sustain of the Month

Guide to Modern Vendor Relationships

What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

what is the difference between public and private sector procurement?

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

Procurement & Contract Planning: Canadian Public Sector Guide

Remedies When The Government Ceases Paying a Contractor, Grantee, or Cooperatee

A focus on people: Delivering better public procurement

6 steps for civic monitors to identify fraud risks in procurement in Indonesia

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